Considering a Hair Transplant? Here Are Four Clinics Offering It Locally

If your hairline is receding and you're exploring solutions, you're not alone. Male pattern baldness affects 30 to 50 percent of men by age 50. Fortunately, Metro Manila and Cebu have become reputable destinations for hair restoration, offering techniques on par with overseas clinics.

Key Hair Transplant Techniques

The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery recognizes only two main transplant methods:

Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT)

A surgeon removes a strip of scalp from the back of the head.
The strip is dissected into individual follicular units under a microscope.
These units are transplanted into balding areas.
This method leaves a linear scar at the donor site, often very thin and hidden by surrounding hair.
Allows harvesting a large number of grafts in a single session.

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)

Individual hair follicles are extracted one by one using small punch tools (around 0.8 to 1.0 mm diameter).
The follicles are implanted into recipient areas.
Leaves tiny, scattered dot-like scars instead of a linear one.
Popular with patients due to less downtime.
Not scarless, but scars are less visible than FUT.

Some clinics advertise Direct Hair Implantation (DHI) as a different technique, but it is considered a variation rather than a separate method.

Male pattern baldness affects 30 to 50 percent of men by age 50.

"FUE is not scarless; it just produces different, less visible scarring."

When choosing a clinic, research their expertise with both FUT and FUE, and prepare questions about recovery, expected results, and the experience of the medical team.

Author's Summary

Hair transplant options in Metro Manila and Cebu now offer advanced FUT and FUE techniques comparable to global standards, providing effective solutions for male pattern baldness.

Esquire Philippines — 2025-11-07