Methods Used: FUE, FUT
Approach: Surgeon-Performed
Cost: £3,000 – £7,000
Finance Available
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At Harley Street Hair Transplant Clinics, we help your transition via hairline surgery designed to match your transitioning-to gender type. Whether it’s male to female (mtf) or female to male (ftm), our procedures are designed to help reshape and redesign your hairline to offer a more masculine or feminine look as we understand that hair restorations plays a vital part in gender-affirming care.
Put simply, hair transplant surgery is designed to reshape your hairline and offer hair growth to balding areas. Hair transplants are the best way for patients to gain a head of hair with a fuller and natural appearance.
Transgender hair transplants are designed with your gender reassignment surgery in mind. Whether you’re transitioning from male to female or female to male, we’re to offer the gender specific appearance you desire.
When it comes to hair transplants, the most popular method today is called Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE). During an FUE procedure, individual hair follicles are excised from your scalp and implanted (one by one) into your desired area. Your existing hair is used to treat hair loss! Whilst the surgery is underway, you will be given local anaesthetic; you shouldn’t feel anything more than a little bit of slight pressure!
One of the reasons FUE is used is because it is so fantastically versatile. Whether you’re looking to get a feminine curved hairline or grow facial hair, FUE is quick, produces minimal scarring, and takes hair individually, making it perfect for a transgender hair transplant. The only drawback is that the donor area has to be shaven.
FUT (or Follicular Unit Transplantation) is the old hair transplant methodology where a strip of skin is excised from the back and sides of the donor area. Technicians then work on that strip of skin by cutting and slivering it in order to prepare the grafts for implantation. The implantation is the same as with the FUE method.
The advantage of FUT is that you don’t need to shave the back and sides of the head, meaning that this method maybe more suitable to mtf transitioning patients that want to keep their hair long. The drawback is that this method will leave a large visible linear scar if you were to ever cut your hair at the back and sides short.
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Hair transplant surgery can cost anywhere between £3,000 and £7,000. This disparity in cost, however, is very much dependent upon a case by case basis. Different patients have different wishes, needs, and severity of balding.
Included in the cost is a free consultation session in which you will speak to a GMC qualified hair transplant surgeon. From here, your transplant method, location, and date, will be decided.
At Harley Street Hair Transplant Clinics, we believe that anyone should be able to get a hair transplant, if they desire. This is why we’ve partnered with a finance company and can now offer a helpful payment plan for those who would rather pay over the course of 12 months interest free! No one should be denied the opportunity for a hair transplant!
For a full list of prices, head over to our hair transplant pricing page!
There are two key reasons why you may be interesting in getting a hair transplant: first, to reshape the hairline in a fashion more suitable to a person’s gender, and second, to halt signs of previous hair loss and pattern balding.
One of the biggest concerns facing the transgender community is gender dysphoria; the feeling that a person’s biological sex does not match gender identity. Hair transplant procedures can, potentially, reduce these feelings in patients.
For many MTF patients, hair restoration surgery can be used to combat signs of balding that may have manifested pre-transition. One of the key hair procedures we can do is hairline lowering. This is where hair follicles are supplied into areas where hair has previously receded pre-transition.
The aim of this is to offer a more feminine appearance, in which hair new hair grows further down the head. This offers a permanent solution for those who have already experienced balding.
At Harley Street Hair Transplant Clinics, we also offer hair loss medication such as finasteride and minoxidil, which is designed to reduce androgen (DHT) level to slow down hair loss as well as encourage hair growth via a vasodilator like minoxidil. If you are looking for natural looking hair, this may also be something to consider.
For those undergoing FTM transition, we offer a number of solutions that tackle male pattern hair loss and the desire to achieve a more masculine look.
During the transition process, hormone therapy given to patients can cause symptoms of male pattern baldness. As increased testosterone is directly linked with male pattern hair loss, it is not surprising that FTM patients, post-transition, may experience signs of balding. This is caused by DHT (Dihydrotestosterone), which attaches itself to a hair follicles and causes hair to unalterably shed.
To combat this, transgender patients can be given a number of hair transplant options to combat this. Whether it’s FUE or FUT, a hair transplant offers a truly long term solution. Why not have a look at our procedure pages?
Another procedure offered is a beard transplant. Thanks to technological advancements with FUE, in which hairs can be individually extracted, beard transplants can also be offered. If you’re looking for a desirable beard, then a beard transplant may be for you! To learn about the process, please consult our beard transplant page.
Masculine and feminine hairlines differ in shape, position, and density. These differences are influenced by hormonal patterns, bone structure, and aesthetics, and are often considered in hair transplants or facial gender affirmation procedures. Understanding these distinctions is important for hairline restoration, scalp design, or gender-affirming surgery.
A masculine hairline typically features:
Ftm surgery may involve modest recession of the corners – Sometimes paired with beard transplants to enhance masculinity – Testosterone therapy may alter natural growth patterns.
A feminine hairline is naturally:
For mtf, the hairline is lowered and rounded – Temple peaks are filled in to remove M-shape – Often combined with forehead contouring.
For trans women, the goal is to reduce androgenic hair loss and possibly regrow thinning hair. Common medications include:
Our doctors are:
Depending on your location, one of our hair transplant surgeons will be performing your surgery. With years of experience performing hair restoration treatments, you are in a safe pair of hands when it comes to resting your hairline.
All of our surgeries and procedures are performed in CQC registered clinics, giving you the peace of mind when it comes to hygiene and safety.
No, your hair transplant should not hurt at all. During the procedure, you’ll be given local anaesthetic. You shouldn’t feel anything more than a little pressure. One of the best thing about FUE hair transplantation surgery is the minimal scarring and reduced recovery time. As no strip of skin is being excised, you won’t feel any tightness post-surgery.
Potentially, yes. It is possible that getting a hair transplant may help in alleviating feelings of gender dysphoria in transgender patients. However, it is also important to mention that all patients are different.
Typically anywhere between 1,000 and 3,000 hair follicles are extracted during an fue hair transplant procedure. Naturally, this depends on the severity and area of baldness.
Most likely yes! We have clinics in almost every UK major city. Head over to our clinic locations page in order to find out where you can get a hair transplant!
If you are transitioning from male to female, then it’s more likely that it is safe to take finasteride. For cisgender women, the NHS states that it’s not recommended to take finasteride. Find our more on our page: can a transgender person take finasteride.
Aside from achieving fantastic results, we believe that keeping in touch with our patients before, during and after their hair transplantation procedure is paramount – it helps to keep our patients feeling calm and in control. We’re always on hand to provide guidance, support and aftercare advice. Time and again, our patients tell us that this is what sets us apart from other clinics.
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