Hair transplant (hair restoration) in Bristol: price and key facts
Hair transplant for patients from Bristol at City Medical Centre starts at £1,700 (from $2,200). The first online consultation is free; the doctor names the final price and it is fixed in the contract.
Price
£1,700 (from $2,200)
Performed by
Anastasia A. Kolesnik, hair transplant doctor
Anesthesia
local
Stay
one day at the clinic
Final result
12–18 months after surgery
How it works
Send photos on WhatsApp or Telegram, get a free doctor assessment and the price, then confirm the plan and dates before anything is booked.
We perform graft transfer by three technologies: classic FUE, suture-free DHI and a combined protocol. Compare implantation technique, tissue trauma and graft survival to make an informed choice.
FUE
Classic technique without incisions or stitches
Discount until the end of October
$2,200
$2,700
Graft implantation technique
Forceps
Graft trauma
Minimal
Hair's natural angle
Natural
Graft survival
98–100%
Suitable for
Androgenetic alopecia
DHI
Suture-free implantation with a Choi pen
Discount until the end of October
$2,500
$2,900
Graft implantation technique
DHI pen, Choi implanter
Graft trauma
Minimal
Hair's natural angle
Natural
Graft survival
98–100%
Suitable for
Densification
Combined DHI/FUE
FUE extraction, DHI pen implantation
Discount until the end of October
$2,700
$2,900
Graft implantation technique
FUE extraction plus DHI implant
Graft trauma
Minimal
Hair's natural angle
Natural
Graft survival
98–100%
Suitable for
Densification for androgenetic alopecia
Survival and trauma figures are averages for each method, given as a guide: the precise numbers depend on the transplant area and the patient's individual features, and the doctor clarifies them at consultation.
When surgery is not needed in your case, the doctor will say so at the consultation — and you will not waste your money. Below are the conditions in which a transplant really works.
Situations that fit it
Androgenetic or diffuse alopecia
A receding hairline
Contraindications
Trichotillomania
Body dysmorphic disorder
Cancer
Under 18 years of age
A high hairline
Insufficient hair density
Genetic factors of hair growth
Results of an injury or a burn
Hair loss post-illness
A hormonal imbalance behind shedding
Intolerance to anaesthetics
Epilepsy
Serious heart conditions
Diabetes mellitus
A pacemaker
AIDS/HIV, Hepatitis B/C
Pulmonary embolism (PE)
Patchy alopecia
Your case looks unclear to you?
Leave your number for a free answer: photos in a messenger to a coordinator, and the doctor says if a transplant will help you.
From the first preparations to 12 months of follow-up.
Guaranteed lifetime growth
Instalments available
The wound care and follow-up on healing
Care rules for the donor site and the grafted zone
Guidance on washing, sleep and headwear
A plan for hair care and your return to sport
Your own coordinator stays in touch; photos show how it goes
Consultations at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months
No unexpected costs on the day of surgery.
another two zones
Beard and eyebrow transplants
One donor site, one method, several zones: grafts from the back of the head, taken by FUE.
Beard transplant
FUE method, free of cuts or stitches
Grafts are taken from the back of the head, the donor area, and moved through micro-punctures of about 1 mm, so no scars are left. The doctor discusses the shape with you before the operation, taking your facial features into account. Transplanted hair grows for life: trim and style the beard as usual.
Drawing the brow is part of the first consultation: the surgeon does it, sample images are examined with you, and the design follows the proportions of your face. Angled to match natural growth, the hairs make the brows look natural. Growth stopped by years of plucking is no barrier.
The doctor will examine your donor area, count the grafts and show what result is achievable in your case. The cost is named at the consultation and fixed in the contract.
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The first step is a free, no-obligation consultation where the doctor explains how FUE and DHI work, answers whatever you ask, and creates a plan tailored to your case.
2
Booking your surgery date
A deposit paid by card — whether at the clinic or online — secures the surgery date, with the details set out in a medical services contract.
3
Getting your scalp ready for it
You'll complete the necessary medical tests before the operation, following the list and instructions supplied by the clinic.
4
Under anaesthetic – hours without pain
Local anaesthetic means the surgery passes without discomfort of any kind.
5
Building up the store of grafts to place
Grafts are harvested from the donor area at the back of the head or the temples, without any stitches.
6
Slotting every follicle into its opening
For patients in Bristol, this step means the surgeons implant the grafts into the balding zone.
7
The mending stage of the whole thing
The clinic makes recovery straightforward, offering everything necessary and complete instructions for fast healing.
8
0-10 days — Repair
The crusts clear away, the puffiness fades, the skin repairs itself
9
2-4 weeks — Shedding of hair from grafts
Losing the shafts is normal, and the roots are not lost
10
3-4 months — Sprouting time
Hair density starts to build, and it shows
11
6-9 months — Looks fuller now
The hair is becoming thicker, the volume and contour are visible
12
12-18 months — Final picture
Thickness finishes filling and the edge looks convincing
A graft number tailored to your case is produced at the consultation, with the procedure explained
Free, before the operation and free of commitment.
I was having trouble with my hair. I came here and got a hair transplant. The results was awesome thank you
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★★★★★Илья Вячеславович
І experienced hair loss due to COVID and turned to this clinic; they helped me and performed a hair transplant, moving hair from the back of my head to my temples. Thank you.
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★★★★★ilya svyatoslavovich
I traveled to City Medical Centre, where they helped me overcome hair loss through a transplant to the balding areas of my scalp. I am grateful to the doctors for performing the procedure painlessly.
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★★★★★Мансур Касанбаев
I am sharing my experience, because before the operation I went through a pile of reviews myself and was looking for real stories.
I had a beard transplant six months ago. Honestly, in the first days after the procedure I felt a little jittery: my face looked unfamiliar, there was slight swelling and small scabs. In the first couple of months the hair partly fell out, as the doctor had warned.
But now the result truly makes me very happy) From about the 4th month active, even growth began. The transplanted hair took very well, the beard now looks as natural as possible, no bald patches are left. The beard became much thicker and denser, with the shape I had thought about for a long time.
All in all, I recommend the clinic, the doctor was polite and explained everything 👍
The result is definitely worth it!
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★★★★★Dinh Nguyen
I traveled to this clinic and do hair transplant, very good quality and cheap. Good doctors
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★★★★★Hải Cao
I do hair transplant here very good doctors!!
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Popular questions
We cover what people ask before booking
People often say hair implants, but no artificial hair is used. In a hair transplant the doctor moves your own follicles (grafts) from the donor area to thinning or bald areas using FUE or DHI.
Yes. Nothing prevents treatment for someone whose home is a long way off, and online, the doctor examines your photographs beforehand.
FUE: $2,200 (≈ £1,700). DHI: $2,500 (≈ £1,900). Combined: $2,700 (≈ £2,050). A free consultation and graft count gives you the final, contract-fixed price with no hidden extras.
One day is the whole of it, and patients go back home.
It helps with stable pattern hair loss and a receding hairline when there are enough donor grafts. Some types of alopecia need treatment first; the doctor checks this at the consultation.
Not painful. The scalp stays numb under a local anesthetic.
With FUE, grafts are taken by tweezer with no incisions. With DHI, grafts are implanted directly using a Choi pen, without pre-made channels. The combined method mixes FUE harvesting with DHI implantation.
You get the exact number once the doctor has counted, free, from your donor hair supply.
0–10 days and the scalp has healed. Between 2–4 weeks the placed hairs shed, as they should. New growth comes at 3–4 months, clear density at 6–9 months, the final picture at 12–18 months.
You get a lifetime hair growth guarantee, written into the contract.
Everything can be checked before you pay
The clinic holds a medical licence and care meets the standards and clinical guidelines
of Ministry of Health.
The professional papers of the surgeons doing the work
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AKC POMOSHCH LLC
the clinic's legal entity
1057746096924
OGRN
7728536872
INN
Why the method is easy on a patient in Bristol
People in Bristol usually ask how heavy the surgery is: FUE and DHI need no cuts and no stitches and run on local anaesthesia, and one day covers it. Graft survival is 98-100 %, with a price from $2,200 (≈ £1,700) fixed in the contract after a free graft count.
For anyone in Bristol the entry point is a free online consultation. Pictures of the thinning area are all the doctor needs in order to say whether a transplant would help you. The clinic is available 24/7.
The skin settles in 0-10 days, the transplanted hairs drop out at 2-4 weeks as part of the process, growth appears at 3-4 months, thickness at 6-9 and the final result at 12-18. Follow-ups at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months with photo tracking by a personal coordinator and a lifetime growth guarantee.
Hair Transplant in Bristol: price and what is included
Prices are in US dollars; the amount in brackets is an approximate conversion to GBP at the rate of 02.10.2026. The final price is fixed in your contract.
Hair Transplant from Bristol: what patients ask us
How do I book a hair transplant for a date that suits me?
Message the coordinator with your preferred dates. The first consultation is free, and you can start it online; the clinic then confirms which dates are open, and only after that is anything booked.
How long before an event should I have a hair transplant?
For the scalp to look healed, allow at least 10 days: healing takes 0–10 days. Transplanted hairs shed normally at 2–4 weeks, growth starts at 3–4 months and the final result shows at 12–18 months.
What should I send to get a hair transplant quote?
Photos of the thinning areas and of the donor area at the back of the head in good light, your age, and whether you have had a transplant before. The doctor names the number of grafts and the price.
How do I start planning a hair transplant from Bristol?
Write to us on WhatsApp or Telegram or leave a request on this page. The coordinator asks for the photos and health details the doctor needs, and the doctor gives you a free assessment and a price.
What should a patient from Bristol plan for after a hair transplant?
One day for the procedure, after which you leave the same day, and then healing of 0–10 days. The healing check-ups are part of the price.
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Reading your hair calendar against the Bristol seasons
A hair transplant is a one-day procedure, but the result unfolds over more than a year, so the useful question is not only when to have it but what the weather will be doing at each stage. Bristol is a mild, damp, fairly sunny part of England. Met Office averages for 1991 to 2020 at the Filton station, about 8 km from the city centre, give a mean daily maximum of 8.1 °C in January and 21.7 °C in July, with 819.0 mm of rain a year spread over 135.8 days of 1 mm or more. Nothing here is extreme, which means no single month is ruled out; it simply helps to know what each phase of healing will meet.
The first phase is healing, which lasts 0 to 10 days. The crusts fall away, the swelling settles and the treated area slowly recovers. These are the days when a clean, loose cotton cap and a plan for rain matter most. Next comes shedding at 2 to 4 weeks: the transplanted hairs fall out while the follicles stay in place, and this is a normal stage, not a setback. Growth starts at 3 to 4 months, density shows at 6 to 9 months, and the final result arrives at 12 to 18 months.
Lay that sequence over a Bristol year and the pattern becomes practical. Someone who has the procedure in late autumn will be in the shedding stage over the darkest, wettest weeks, when Filton records only 56.9 hours of sunshine in December, and will see first growth around the spring months, when sunshine climbs to 174.1 hours in April and 206.7 in May. Someone who books in spring will meet the brightest light of the year, 219.2 hours in June, while the scalp is still young. Neither is wrong. They are different plans, and your coordinator can help you choose between them.
Hats, hoods and drizzle while the grafts settle
Rain is the most Bristol part of the picture. The Filton figures show every month receiving between 47.9 mm and 90.0 mm, with October, November and December the wettest at 85.5, 90.0 and 89.9 mm. There is no dry season to wait for, so it is more realistic to prepare for drizzle than to schedule around it. During the first 0 to 10 days the donor area at the back of the head and the treated area both need to stay clean, and the care plan we give you covers washing your hair, sleeping and headwear. Ask for the exact instructions before the operation day, not after.
A practical kit is short. A plain, loose, clean cotton cap that does not rub the recipient area. A second cap, so one is always dry. A clean pillowcase set aside for the first nights. If your usual routine involves a long walk or a wait at a bus stop, ask the coordinator whether a lift or a few days of working from home would be easier; the answer depends on your case, and it is cheaper to ask than to guess. Send a photo of the headwear you already own and the coordinator will tell you whether it is suitable.
On a bright day the concern flips. Filton has 1,658.3 hours of sunshine a year, with July at 220.5 hours, and freshly treated skin should be kept out of strong sun while it heals. We do not name a date for sunbathing or a sunbed session. The doctor sets that for your own case, and the clinic care plan includes a return to sport and hair care. Until then, shade and a cap are the safe default.
Think about the people around you too. A colleague on the next desk, a child who likes to climb on you, a dog that jumps up at the door: each is a small risk to a scalp that is still healing. Tell the people you live with what the first days look like, and ask them to give you space on the evening you come home. A short conversation in advance is easier than an anxious one afterwards, and it lets you rest properly, which is the most useful thing you can do on the day of the procedure.
What the health service covers for hair loss, and what it does not
People in Bristol often start with the NHS, and that is a sensible first step. The NHS hair loss guidance describes finasteride and minoxidil as the main options for male pattern baldness, says minoxidil can also be used for female pattern baldness while women should not use finasteride, and notes that these treatments do not work for everyone. It also suggests speaking to a GP before turning to a commercial hair clinic, especially if the loss is affecting your wellbeing.
A hair transplant itself is a different matter. The NHS page on hair transplants describes it as moving hair to an area that is thin or bald and states that it is not available on the NHS because it is cosmetic surgery. If you decide to go ahead, you arrange it privately. We make no promise about what a health service might fund in an individual case; that is a question for your GP and the commissioners of care in your area.
What we can do is be clear about suitability. A transplant helps with stable pattern hair loss and a receding front when there are enough donor grafts, and some types of alopecia need treatment first. The doctor checks this at the consultation. If your case can be solved without an operation, you will hear it there, before anything is booked and before you spend anything.
Bring your GP into the picture if you wish, and send the coordinator the details they share with you. Blood tests for iron levels, a note about a recent illness or a change in medicines can all explain temporary shedding, and the doctor would rather see them than discover them later. Hair loss that began suddenly, in patches, or after a stressful period is worth raising with a GP first. A stable, gradual pattern of loss over several years is the picture in which a transplant most often makes sense.
A photo routine for the consultation from your own sofa
The first consultation is online, so you can begin without leaving home. Message the coordinator on WhatsApp or Telegram, where coordinators are available 24/7, and send clear photos of the front, the top, the crown and the back of the head, which is the donor area. Add your age and say whether you have had a transplant before. From those images the doctor counts the grafts you need and explains the FUE, DHI or combined method that fits you.
Light matters more than people expect. A Bristol afternoon in winter is dim, so take the pictures by a window in daylight or under one steady lamp, with dry hair, no hat and no filter. Hold the phone at the same distance for each angle. The same routine is worth repeating later: the care plan includes progress tracked by photo, with follow-up check-ups at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months, and pictures taken under the same conditions are far easier to compare.
Prepare a short list of questions before the call. Useful ones are how many grafts the doctor expects to need, which method suits your hair, how the donor area will look in the first weeks, what you may do during the first days and when you may return to sport. Write down your medicines and any health conditions as well, because the doctor needs them to judge suitability. If something is missing, the coordinator will tell you which extra photo to send.
Dates, bank holidays and the long wait for density
Because the final result takes 12 to 18 months, anyone who wants visible hair for a particular date should plan about a year ahead. A wedding, a milestone birthday or a summer holiday in 2027 is realistic only if the procedure happens well before it. The 2027 bank holidays in England and Wales fall on 26 March for Good Friday, 29 March for Easter Monday, 3 May, 31 May and 30 August. A long weekend like these can cover some of the early days of healing, but it does not shorten the 2 to 4 weeks of shedding, so do not count it as a finished result.
The procedure takes one day and you go home afterwards, so the practical need is a quiet few days rather than a long absence. Tell the coordinator what your working week looks like, whether you meet clients, wear a helmet or work outdoors, and the coordinator will help you set the date. Dates are confirmed by the clinic only after the consultation, and nothing is booked until you agree the plan.
Remember that shedding is normal. Many people feel worried when the transplanted hairs fall out at 2 to 4 weeks, and the answer is to expect it: only the hairs shed, the follicles stay where they are, and growth begins at 3 to 4 months. A message to your coordinator with a photo is always welcome if you are unsure whether what you see is normal.
A last practical point is the working calendar. Some jobs in Bristol have their busy seasons, when taking a few quiet days is harder than in the slower weeks. If you know that autumn or the run-up to Christmas is your busy time, ask the coordinator how that fits with the stages of healing, and consider whether a quieter week in late winter or early spring would suit you better. Better to choose the week that costs you the least stress than to fit the procedure into the one that happens to be free.
Getting back outdoors: walks, work and sport in the first months
Bristol has plenty of open ground, from the wooded sides of the Avon Gorge to the protected land of The Downs and Leigh Woods, and for many people the wish to get back to a regular walk is part of why they ask about recovery time. The care plan includes a plan for returning to sport and hair care, which the doctor adjusts to your case. In the first days the answer is a gentle one: short, unhurried time outside, a cap, shade and no rubbing of the treated area.
Sport needs its own conversation. A run, a gym session, a football match or a swim each puts different demands on the scalp, through sweat, impact, helmets or chlorinated water. Tell the coordinator which of these you do and how often, and ask the doctor when each may restart. Do not take a general answer from a friend who had a transplant; the extent of the work, the method and your healing all differ.
Hair care is part of the same plan. The clinic gives advice on washing your hair, on sleep and on headwear, together with all the dressings and healing checks that are needed. If you sleep restlessly or share a bed with pets, say so. It sounds small, but the first nights are when a pillow, a hat or a hand can cause the most accidental rubbing, and a calm plan made in advance prevents it.
Does Bristol's damp weather affect a hair transplant?
Rain itself does not change the result. It does change the practical side of the first 0 to 10 days of healing, when the treated and donor areas should stay clean and covered with a suitable cap. Plan a lift, a spare cap and a few quiet days.
Is a hair transplant available on the NHS in Bristol?
The NHS states that a hair transplant is not available on the NHS because it is cosmetic surgery. For thinning hair, the NHS suggests starting with a GP. If you choose a transplant, it is arranged privately.
Which months suit a transplant best if I live in Bristol?
There is no wrong month. Winter brings dim light and constant drizzle during the shedding stage, while spring and summer bring strong sun that a healing scalp should avoid. Choose the season that fits your calendar and discuss it with the coordinator.
Can I have the first consultation from home in Bristol?
Yes. Send photos of the front, the top, the crown and the back of the head to the coordinator on WhatsApp or Telegram. The doctor counts the grafts you need and explains the method.
How far ahead should I plan if I want hair for a summer event?
About a year. Healing takes 0 to 10 days, shedding 2 to 4 weeks, growth starts at 3 to 4 months, density shows at 6 to 9 months and the final result takes 12 to 18 months.
What should I ask my GP before a transplant?
Ask whether your hair loss has a medical cause that needs treatment first, and whether finasteride or minoxidil is suitable. Tell the clinic doctor about any medicines you take.
What if I am unsure whether my hair is shedding normally?
Send a photo to your coordinator. Shedding at 2 to 4 weeks is a normal stage, and the coordinator can pass your picture to the doctor if anything looks different.
Can I wear a cap on my way to work in the rain?
A plain, loose, clean cotton cap is the sensible choice during the first days, as long as it does not rub the treated area. The coordinator confirms when a cap may be worn and how it should be washed.
Can a transplant be combined with eyebrow or beard work?
The same grafts and the same FUE method can be used for the beard and the eyebrows; only the area changes. The doctor discusses the shape with you at the consultation.
Forceps
Minimal
