The primary consultation in the hair transplant surgery is a way to plan the surgery in the most aesthetic and fruitful manner as it describes all the details related to the procedure. The procedure of hair transplant is recommended when a patient extremely needs for the same in the case of pattern baldness. The hair transplant cost is also decided during the primary consultation and let us confirm the actual state of hair loss. Around 60% of the total world population is affected by the pattern hair loss and seeking hair transplant surgery. Both men and women are affected by the hair loss problem require hair transplant surgery. The procedure is performed either by the follicular unit transplant or the follicular unit extraction that is also decided during the primary consultation, however, it has a prime role in the procedure to evaluate the scalp status. The primary consultation must be received from the expert surgeon having an outstanding sense of performing, planning as well as analysing the procedure with respect to the available Norwood grade of baldness, present donor area and the anatomical and physiological status of the patient’s scalp and hair.

The primary consultation in the hair transplant surgery has a significant role and nowadays, it is performed via both online and offline medium. Most of the reputed hair transplant clinics offer the facilities of the free offline consultation to add the benefits in the procedure by providing a free evaluation of the scalp. Usually, both online and offline way of the consultation helps a patient a lot in terms of providing mandatory information and care regarding the hair transplant surgery with both pre-and post-care advice. It is now easier to get the advanced information related to the hair transplant surgery and so that one can plan the procedure accordingly. The hair transplant surgery needs advanced information so that a patient and also a surgeon can truly meet the aesthetic requirement of the surgery in the context of feasibility, possibility and availability of the grafts, donor areas and the balding status respectively. The evaluation is mandatory prior to surgery that explains everything related to hair transplant surgery. One can know the cost, grade of Norwood baldness, the anatomical status of one’s hair and scalp that help in planning the restoration treatment effectively. Mostly, it is recommended to attach at least 5 scalp’s photos of the patients when seeking for the online consultation so that a surgeon can analyse the case with the right hair transplant technique.

The Significance of the Primary consultation in the hair transplant procedure:

1. The primary consultation helps in analysing the case with respect to the extent of hair loss that is measured on the Norwood scale of baldness. This is the evaluation session that describes the extent of baldness on the Norwood pattern and one can be guided with the best feasible technique to sort out the issue of pattern baldness.
2. The status of the donor area as well as the recipient balding status is well confirmed with the hair transplant consultation that advice the alternative method if it’s not a healthy status of the donor area.
3. The primary evaluation explains the cost of the procedure as it gets clear that how many numbers of grafts are required to perform the procedure. In India, there are facilities of providing the lump sum cost when it is required to extract a number of hair roots in a single session.

So, it is all advised to receive the primary consultation, if you are suffering from hair loss or baldness and seeking the hair transplant surgery to get the best permanent results.