There are a number of things one should include in his/her checklist before finalising on a surgeon.
One should have a clear impression of the techniques the surgeon could perform.
The two chief techniques followed across the world are Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) and Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE).
In FUT, the surgeon extracts donor strip from the back and sides of the scalp, the regions generally resistant to baldness.
Then he/she examines the strip, separates the follicular units, makes tiny incisions on the balding region and implants those units.
In FUE too, the procedure is just the same barring one factor.
Instead of strip extraction, the surgeon extracts individual follicles and harvests them in the recipient region.
The latter technique is preferred more by seekers recently owing to the fact that it leaves dotted almost invisible scars unlike the linear scar left by FUT.
Not all surgeons can perform both hair transplant procedures; many surgeons can only carry out FUT.
Thus, one should sit for a one to one appointment session with the surgeon and get a clear idea about his expertise in diverse domains.
He/she should also ask about the post and pre-operative services offered by the surgeon's team and find out the planning strategy of the surgeon so as to decipher if he actually works according to an individual's specific condition or goes by a set strategy for all.
If a surgeon promises his/her a scalp full of hair as it was before then he/she is simply lying.
Anyone should know this to the core that no transplantation surgeon across the world can supply density, the seeker had during his teenage days.
The exactitude of a surgeon depends in the way he/she redistributes the hair, which gives the scalp a fuller appearance.
In addition, it is necessary to know how many years of experience the surgeon has.
It is likely that the surgeon should have experience of at least 10-12 years in hair restoration procedures.
One should also check with the surgeon's license validity.
Besides, he is expected to perform only transplantation and no other cosmetic surgery procedures.
One should not hesitate to ask for the previous client list of the doctor.
If needed, the seeker should talk to them in person to see the outcome of the surgery and also their experience with the same.
This will give the seeker almost a real time feel of the surgery apart from ensuring the surgeon's capability.
Some surgeons are so popular that they have their hands full with multiple cases.
This might cause an undesirable outcome for the seeker as hair restoration is too delicate and needs full time dedication.
So, having a talk with the doctor about it from beforehand can save one from unhappy situations.