Worldwide Hair Restoration Trends

Worldwide Hair Restoration Trends

2025 Practice Census Results

What’s Trending

The average number of

patients per member increased

by 20% since 2021

Female hair restoration surgical

patients treated in 2024

increased 16.5% from 2021

40% of ISHRS members reported an

increase in transgender hair transplants in 2024

67% of ISHRS members reported

performing an average of

 one procedure to achieve the

 desired hair restoration result

The average number of hair restoration

 surgeries performed per member per

 month was 15, which reflects the

 hands-on nature of ISHRS physicians

Nonsurgical patients have increased by 30% since 2021, showing more

people are seeking help for hair loss

Body Hair Transplantation Grows

The percentage of men seeking non-scalp hair restoration procedures increased to 18% in 2024, up from 13% in 2021

After scalp, the next highest percentage

 of transplantation to recipient area for

 females was eyebrows, at 12%

After scalp, the next highest percentage of transplantation to recipient area for males was moustache/beards, at 5%

Age Matters

The majority of those seeking

 surgery for the first time were

 between the ages of 26-35

80% of ISHRS members said they

 do not have a cutoff age for performing

surgery on an elderly patient. For those

 who have a cutoff age, 72 years old was

 the average maximum age reported.

73% of ISHRS members said they

 have a cutoff age for performing surgery

 on a young patient, with 22 years old

being the average minimum age reported

Over half of both male and female hair restoration

 surgical patients fell between the ages of 30-49

Impact of Black Market

What is the black market? The black market in hair restoration surgery is nuanced. It includes several scenarios. In one of its most egregious forms, a black market clinic has no physician involved in the surgery and is fraudulently misrepresenting the procedure to exploit the patient unethically and, in most cases, operating illegally in their country.

59%

 of ISHRS members reported

 there are black market hair

 transplant clinics in their cities,

up from 51% in 2021

The average percentage of

 repair cases due to a previous

black market hair transplant was

 10%, up from 6% in 2021

What Patients Are Saying

44% of hair transplant patients ISHRS

 members treated in 2024 planned to tell

 others that they had a hair transplant

The top 3 most common reasons that members

reported that their patients chose to undergo

 hair transplantation were to:

• Become/feel more attractive

• Appear younger to compete in the workplace

• Improve appearance for upcoming event

ISHRS Members Devoted to the Specialty

64% of ISHRS members devote the majority (76% or more)

 of their practice to hair restoration surgery, while 35% dedicate 100%

 of their practice to it — illustrating that the ISHRS is the go-to society for all things related to hair restoration surgery.