Hair transplant cost at Northwestern Hair in Chicago starts at $5 per graft through Northwestern Hair Studio and $7 per graft at Northwestern Hair Restoration — with advanced techniques available for those who want more.
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Flexible hair transplant financing — spread your cost over 12 months at 0% interest.
Schedule your free consultation today to receive a personalized hair restoration plan and learn which treatment option is right for you.
Our flagship program, where every procedure is custom designed by Dr. Vinay. It’s also home to our advanced techniques — Micro PUE®, Discreet PUE®, and Long-Hair PUE® — for patients who want hair restoration beyond FUE: the whole hair unit transferred for more natural results, with the option to keep the procedure discreet and see results immediately. Advanced techniques are priced at your consultation.
The same team and the same procedures, through our patient content program. When you help us document your journey for future patients — photos, videos, and testimonials — you save $2 per graft, making Studio the most affordable hair transplant at a physician-driven practice in Chicago.
How much does a hair transplant cost? There's no single average hair transplant cost — it depends on your graft count and technique. Select the areas you'd like to restore, and our hair transplant cost calculator shows both your Northwestern Hair Restoration ($7) and Northwestern Hair Studio ($5) price.
This is an estimate. Your exact graft count and price are confirmed in consultation.
The fear that kept Wilbur from a chair abroad is the thing we refuse to repeat. Nothing here is a black box.
Your per-graft price is the whole price — no facility fees, no anesthesia fees, no surprise charges. It includes your consultation and hairline design with Dr. Vinay, the procedure with Dr. Vinay and his team, and all of your aftercare. What we quote is what you pay.
Spread your procedure over 12 months with 0% interest. We offer flexible hair transplant financing through three options — PatientFi, CareCredit, and Cherry — and you choose whichever is best for you. All use soft credit checks.
Northwestern Hair accepts HSA and FSA payments. We provide an invoice for your procedure, and you handle eligibility with your plan administrator.
*Monthly payment through Northwestern Hair Studio ($5/graft). Financing provided by CareCredit at 20% interest for a 5-year plan. Example only; requires application and approval. A $7,500 minimum applies.
Our experienced specialists provide customized treatment plans designed to deliver natural-looking, long-lasting results.
Great results start with design, not surgery. Dr. Vinay designs your hairline and crown by hand first — and that vision sets the entire procedure, not the other way around. A natural hairline lives in five dimensions: the proportions, angles, and flow that fit your face; time, so it ages with you; and character, the artistry that makes it look grown, not drawn.
Great results start with design, not surgery. Dr. Vinay designs your hairline and crown by hand first — and that vision sets the entire procedure, not the other way around. A natural hairline lives in five dimensions: the proportions, angles, and flow that fit your face; time, so it ages with you; and character, the artistry that makes it look grown, not drawn.
A beautiful design is only as good as the hands that deliver it. Our No-Touch principles use gentle suction to lift each graft without damage — plus five other advanced No-Touch techniques — so every hair stays its healthiest and looks its most natural after transfer. We also offer more advanced techniques, such as Micro PUE®, which transplants the entire hair unit — not just the follicle — for the most natural results ever seen in hair transplant.
Standard FUE can be traumatic and damaging to hairs.
MICRO PUE uses gentle vibration to collect healthier hairs.
By limiting our schedule to one patient a day, Dr. Vinay and the same team give you their full, undivided attention — and deliver optimal results. You’re never one of several procedures crammed into a day. Your entire day belongs to your result.
A hair transplant is a genuinely reliable procedure. It should never fail — so a guarantee that jumps straight to “we’ll give you a free transplant” is answering the wrong question. A real doctor wants to know why a result fell short, and how to get you where you came to be, reliably. Our guarantee: we work to get you the result you came for, whatever modality that takes. If that means another transplant, then it’s guaranteed. Dr. Vinay backs every result personally. There’s no salesperson or corporation to argue with — just a doctor who wants to do the right thing for you, clinically.
Dr Vinay Rawlani and his team at NorthWestern Hair crew are knowledgeable and super friendly. Felt very comfortable with the entire process. It’s been over one year and it’s been outstanding results love my hair. Highly recommended. Thanks !!
Northwestern hair exceeded my expectations and made this process very easy and convenient. I appreciated Dr Vinay’s approach of handling my case with integrity and professionalism. I will be referring all my friends!
Highly recommend Northwestern Hair Restoration!
My husband has amazing results and we couldn’t be more pleased.
Staff is outstanding as well.
Meet Jim — an easy-going guy in his late 30s who took control of his confidence with a hair transplant. As a professional stylist, going through it himself gave him a new perspective — now he helps our patients style and care for their new hair.
What you won’t see in the procedure video but what every patient notices when they meet Jim is how personally he relates to this work. As a professional stylist, he knows the power of a good hairline. But going through this transformation himself gave him a new perspective. He didn’t just restore his own confidence, he now helps our patients style and care for their new hair with empathy, skill, and a deep understanding of what it means to reclaim your look.
Northwestern performed my transplant, and after care via topical medication. the level of interaction, instructions, follow up videos and care was exceptional and very personal. I think much better and considered care than going with a big chain.
I had my second hair transplant with northwestern hair and I couldn’t be happier. From consultation to procedure Dr. Rawlani set expectations and told you exactly what to be prepared for. I was happy with my first round of FUE but my second round I went with Micro FUE after Dr. Rawlani suggested it based on my desired goal and it exceeded my expectations beyond imaginable. If you are in the market this is the place to go, you will not be disappointed.
My top experience with any medical practitioner. Dr. Rawlani is expertly knowledgeable yet easy to understand, quickly responsive to contact and questions, and committed to desirable outcomes, standing fully behind quality of work done and client satisfaction. His leveraging of technology is especially notable in a care practice, including available microPUE options, an effective system of reminder messages and instructional videos, and frequent updates to the newest maintenance treatments. Follow-up support after a procedure is outstanding.
“It’s my job to have great hair, and it’s my pleasure to give you the same.”
I want you to be thrilled with the results for the rest of your life. That’s why I don’t approach this as another procedure. It’s an artistic commission that allows me to apply the best science has to offer.
When I had my own transplant, I thought I was chasing density. In hindsight, ACS alone could have given me the results I wanted. But going through the surgical process myself changed everything. I experienced every decision, every doubt, every healing milestone that my patients now face—and it gave me a sharper lens for what matters most. Since then, I’ve made it my mission to refine each step of the journey, from graft survival to design language. My hair grew back—but more importantly, so did a whole new standard for care.
“It’s my job to have great hair, and it’s my pleasure to give you the same.”
Whether you're experiencing early hair loss or advanced thinning, our team is here to help you achieve fuller, natural-looking hair.
A hair transplant shouldn’t put your life on hold. Here’s exactly what to expect — how it feels, how you’ll look, and how fast you get back to everything.
Most patients are surprised by how little a hair transplant hurts. During the procedure, discomfort comes in just two short periods of about five minutes each, and most patients rate it around a 4 out of 10. Afterward, any soreness fades fast — 95% of our patients are off all pain medication by noon the next day. You’ll leave tired but elated, not wrecked.
You’ll wear a bandage for the first day or two. From then through about day 10, you’ll have small scabs where the grafts were placed and a short haircut along the donor sides — unless you choose a Discreet procedure, which needs no haircut at all. Fewer than 1 in 5 patients get mild, temporary swelling around the forehead or eyes. None of it lasts, and a cap covers most of it if you’d rather keep things private.
Most of your routine comes back in days, not weeks:
By day 10 you’re back to normal life — and sooner for most things. Your new hair then grows in over the following months.
Yes. The only requirement is that you participate in Northwestern Hair Studio, our patient content program. In the Studio, we capture video, photographs, and written testimonials of your journey — publicly displayed, with a signed release from you. You’ll also post your own testimonial publicly, and we ask that it be genuine: the positives and the negatives of your experience. That’s the entire trade. Same physician, same team, same procedure — $5 per graft instead of $7.
Yes — the minimum for any procedure at Northwestern Hair is $7,500, which equals 1,500 grafts. You’re not required to use all 1,500 grafts. If your case needs fewer, you can apply the remaining amount toward advanced techniques on the day of your procedure, so nothing goes to waste.
Yes — a $500 deposit reserves your surgery date. It’s fully refundable up to one week before your procedure.
No. Pricing is the same regardless of where on the body the transplant goes: $7 per graft at Northwestern Hair Restoration, or $5 per graft at Northwestern Hair Studio. The same $7,500 minimum applies (about 1,500 grafts). Note that some areas call for advanced techniques, which carry an additional cost — Dr. Vinay will walk you through any of these at your consultation.
In the vast majority of cases, no — hair transplantation is considered cosmetic and isn’t covered by insurance. Some exceptions may qualify, such as restoration after an injury or for gender affirmation. In those cases, you pay Northwestern Hair directly, and we provide documentation that the procedure was completed along with an invoice you can submit to your insurance. Please note that Northwestern Hair isn’t staffed to assist beyond providing that paperwork.
Schedule your consultation now and discover the transformative power of our PUE techniques.
With Dr. Vinay’s personal commitment to your satisfaction and his deep understanding of the hair transplant journey, you can trust that you’re in the best hands.
