Top 13 Hair Transplant Clinics in Mexico in 2021

Hair transplant is a surgical procedure when a hair technician removes hair follicles from one part of the body (called “donor area”) to the balding one (called “recipient area”). The follicles are put into the hairless skin, survive, and then start growing by usual manner. In such a way, the hair can be transplanted to the head, chest, beard, mustache, eyebrows, eyelashes.

The indispensable condition to perform hair transplant is having enough healthy hair follicles in a donor site. The good candidates for hair transplant are:

• 25-65 aged men who have male pattern baldness (when the top and front sites of the scalp are affected);
• men who intend to transplant some hair to achieve more youthful appearance;
• men and women whose hair has been lost because of traumas, burns, cosmetic procedures.

People with diffuse hair loss can expect unsatisfactory results after a hair transplant.

Before hair transplant in Mexico, a patient gets a consultation with a doctor, undergoes lab tests that include blood and urine analysis. If there are no contraindications, a hair transplant is assigned the next day.

Just before an operation, a patient washes the head with a special shampoo.

Local anesthesia is used to make a hair transplant comfortable and painless for a patient. Then, a doctor trims a donor area to a 2-4 mm length. After that, the operation starts.

The most popular hair transplant type is FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction). It consists of the following steps:

1. The donor area is anesthetized.
2. A doctor extracts the hair follicles to form grafts (a bunch of 3-4 follicles).
3. When the grafting process is over, the scalp is covered with a gauze.
4. The received grafts are placed into a special solution to maintain their quality.
5. Then, the grafts are inserted into the hairless area one by one. 

The whole procedure takes 6-8 hours. If the baldness is advanced, one more hair transplant procedure may be required.

To achieve a satisfactory result, you should follow your doctor’s advice during the postoperative period. Among the most common instructions are the following ones:

1. In the next 3-4 days you should avoid washing the head.
2. When you visit your doctor the next time after the procedure, ask him/her how to wash your head properly.
3. During 5-7 days after the procedure, you must sleep on the special medical pillows. 
4. To avoid bleeding and falling out of grafts, it is necessary to avoid physical activities, exercise, smoking, drinking alcohol, taking some medications during up to 10 days after hair transplant.
5. A doctor can also prescribe you some painkillers to take during several days after the procedure. 
6. At least 3 months you need to avoid swimming in a pool or the sea.

All the recommendations concerning the postoperative period must be discussed with your doctor.

Just after hair transplant no visible result you will see. It takes some time and your patience to estimate the final outcome.

The first new hair you will observe in 6-8 months after the procedure. The final outcome you will see in 12 months — instead of the bald area, you will see new natural-looking dense hair.

Although hair transplant is considered a low-risk operation, it is still a surgery that can cause some side effects:

• scarring (in case of FUE hair transplant, the scars may be absent or hardly visible)
• inflammation (disappears in several days)
• infections (can be easily avoided if you choose a qualified doctor and certified clinic for a procedure)
• pain and itching (are frequent side effects but disappear soon; some medications can be used to relieve symptoms)
• bleeding 
• losing sensation in the area of intervention (the sensation will recover over time).

If you experience any of the side effects or feel worse, contact your doctor and discuss the medical issue.

Hair plant can be performed to restore/improve the hair growth in the following areas:

• head
• beard
• mustache
• eyebrows
• eyelashes.

Mexico is also a well-known country globally due to high-skilled doctors that undergo internships in American and European institutions. Patients from the USA and Canada prefer treatment in Mexico to other places.

Highly developed medical centers and first-rate therapeutic services at affordable prices attract people from all over the world. Over 1 mln international patients travel to Mexico annually. So Mexico is among Top 10 countries with the most developed medical tourism sector.

Mexico is a top destination for medical tourists because of low-costs. You may save up to 60% on services compared to Canada or the USA due to the average local citizens' income and general price policy within the country.

In Mexico, hotels of different price ranges and service levels are presented. Most tourists choose 4 and 5 star hotels with all-inclusive meals. Such hotels have everything for a comfortable stay: varied food, a large well-groomed territory, animation for children and adults. Some hotels have their own water park, which guests can use for free. Budget travelers can afford to book an economical 3-star hotel with half board or no meals at all.

Visas for travel to Mexico require a number of documents. Lists of documents includes:

• ID card
• confirmation of online registration and filling out the questionnaire
• certificate of income and availability of funds
• insurance policy for a stay in Mexico (original and copy)
• 2 photos (5x6)
• visa receipt
• booking of flight and hotel
• medical opinion about the need for treatment.