Matthew McConaughey Hair Transplant

[Speegs]

I think McCoughnahey probably went to Arvi Alamani, a Beverly Hills based surgeon that has been known to be quite liberal with his grafting and for a premium if not overpriced rate, many people consider him somewhat unethical for packing density into young men's front and depleting their donor areas for the future should their hair loss progress.

In other words he might get you through your youth looking good but it will cost you top dollar and leave you looking ridiculous if your hair loss progresses beyond the frontal scalp.

[JimmyG]

Speegs, when you say top dollar, how much do you think McConaughey's procedure may have cost, having seen the before and after pictures?

For the docs here, if he was your patient, how many units would you normally transplant in a patient with his amount of hairloss (looks like somewhere around Norwood 3 in the before pic?), and how do you think your recommendation would compare with the actual procedure he got, in terms of units transplanted (assuming Speegs' theory is correct)?

I'm so happy I've found this forum and can even ask such questions!

Cheers,

Jim

[Speegs]

Speegs, when you say top dollar, how much do you think McConaughey's procedure may have cost, having seen the before and after pictures?

For the docs here, if he was your patient, how many units would you normally transplant in a patient with his amount of hairloss (looks like somewhere around Norwood 3 in the before pic?), and how do you think your recommendation would compare with the actual procedure he got, in terms of units transplanted (assuming Speegs' theory is correct)?

I'm so happy I've found this forum and can even ask such questions!

Cheers,

Jim

The doctor i brought up is well known for charging about two times what a skilled surgeon of equal talent should and sacrificing short term goals for instant gratification.

You have approximately 5000 to 7,000 donor grafts in most men realistically and the surgeon I mentioned is willing to put them all in a Norwood 3 with no consideration for future needs the client may have.

That is an unethical practice in the eyes of many.

You may achieve a good look short term but you had better hope your hair loss does not progress further otherwise you'll look plum goofy with a teenager's hairline and a bald head behind it.

Starting prices for the before mentioned are also preposterously high in that you'll spend 20,000 for the same amount of grafts a skilled surgeon on this forum would likely do for half that amount if not less and on top if it you'll have this before mentioned physician lobbying you to over do it, selling you on the idea of a youthful hairline at the expense of future coverage considerations.

He also only offers FUE and not FUT and has been known to exaggerate the survival success of FUE extraction, claiming that 95 percent of the donor hair comes to fruition, an assertion which doctors here will undoubtedly challenge.

I recommend you investigate and then stay clear from the likes of Alvi Armani for this very reason.

Here are his rates based on his website, a very slick sales pitch catered to young men that are suffering from hair loss with the promise they'll look young again... but at what price both financially and long term aesthetically is the question.

Alvi Armani Doctors

1-DAY PROCEDURE

2500 grafts at $8 / graft = $20,000
3000 grafts at $7.50 / graft = $22,500
3500 grafts at $7 / graft = $24,500
* The maximum number of grafts for a 1-day procedure is 3500 based on individual assessment

2-DAY PROCEDURE

4000 grafts at $9 / graft = $36,000
4500 grafts at $9 / graft = $40,500
5000 grafts at $9 / graft = $45,000
* The maximum number of grafts for a 2-day procedure is 5000 based on individual assessment.



VIP

VIP rate is $20 / graft
Only 1 case per day
1 year medical/cosmetic supplies
VIP Services

[TeeJay73]

Interesting ... I was very curious what happened to Alvi Armani, and always slightly suspicious of his website and marketing schemes. This is NOT to say that he isn't an excellent surgeon with awesome results and happy patients. This is only to say that this thread confirms my intuition that he's probably not the doctor for me (if I had to do it all over again).

[JimmyG]

Thanks for the info. Certainly is expensive, the VIP rate is rediculous!

I see what you mean about the slick website. Great before and after shots, and the calculator was kinda neat.

[Jotronic]

I'm telling you guys, I still think it's a piece. It's not that difficult to keep the same look with a quality piece. Besides, I saw a pic of him very recently, with a much shorter cut, and his temples were recessed again. I'll try to find it.

[Spex]

Good one. I saw him make that claim on TV a few years back. What a crock!
It's either a incredible hair transplant or a wig. End of story.

Have to agree!

I think i can help..

Check out MathewM's aftershave advert billboard for DG.(Face shot)

Saw one walking through an airport recently - Its a given in my book!

[JimmyG]

I'm telling you guys, I still think it's a piece. It's not that difficult to keep the same look with a quality piece. Besides, I saw a pic of him very recently, with a much shorter cut, and his temples were recessed again. I'll try to find it.

Why use a piece when you can have such fantastic permanent results with a pretty simple surgery? I'm sure cost wouldn't be a factor in the decision for him, either.

[lios28]

Did you ever get a response?

[Lefty76]

Why do we put so much importance on celebrity when at the core of everything they are just like you and I?

Yes, they have a voice and influence people but isn't that our own fault for allowing that to happen?

I am going to guess that at the very minimum 75% of hair transplant patients don't discuss their surgery publicly and we shouldn't expect it from a person whose profession includes appearing "attractive" to the public eye.

Just thought I'd share my thoughts.

[juiceman]

For anyone still interested in this, I was checking out some of Matthew McConaughey's old pics:

http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&family=editorial&p=matthew%20mcconaughey&assetType=image#69

On this page you'll notice that in the photos dated December/January he has his head completely shaved. Then there are no photos between January and April, when he appears again with a much fuller head of hear than he had previous to shaving it.

Seems possible that he shaved his head to accommodate a transplant around this time, and then gave it three months to heal. Although I really don't care enough to look elsewhere for pictures of him between Jan 2001 and April 2001, so I could be wrong!

[mlao]

So Big deal he got a hair transplant and a great one at that. More power to him.
I don't care if he got one and dwelling on it makes us sound like gossip girls.
All the actors who deal with hair loss have to because it's part of their job to look perfect.


I remember when actors where commended when they refused to where a hair piece.
A lot of people on this forum are probably too young to remember the film Chinatown
but Jack Nicholson was 36 when he made that film and he was a NW3 and a little overweight but it still stands as one of the best performances of all time and a lot of young women thought he was dead sexy in that movie.

Don't get me wrong I will do all that I can to keep my hair and keep abreast of new therapies that work. Lets face it even if you are a film star with hair loss you've obviously got other things going for you that the regular guy can't touch. So I'll take all the help I can get.

That said the media has made it a sin to age and in doing so has surely killed the careers of some great actors. So lets allow actors who have hair loss to deal with it in private or if they choose not at all.

[juiceman]

Yeah fair enough, he's perfectly entitled to deal with it in private and no-ones critiscising him for having a hair transplant. I guess it would just be nice to know the details of it as it looks great, but he's certainly under no obligation to reveal anything.

[mlao]

Yeah fair enough, he's perfectly entitled to deal with it in private and no-ones critiscising him for having a hair transplant. I guess it would just be nice to know the details of it as it looks great, but he's certainly under no obligation to reveal anything.

I think if you are an actor you have to keep it private. No celebrity wants to tell an interviewer that they had any cosmetic surgery done and no doctor is going to reveal his list of famous clients. I think it's just like any regular person who has a transplant they don't want anyone to know what they had done they just want to feel better about themselves.

If TMZ is following them around all the time trying to out their cosmetic surgery that's just plain lame. The public is not entitled to know things about a celebrity's private medical procedures and if you do any research about hair restoration surgeons you know it can only be one of a select few doctors.

But quite honestly I thought his hair looked alright before he had it done. It gave him a lot of character.

[CIT_Girl]

I am going to guess that at the very minimum 75% of hair transplant patients don't discuss their surgery publicly and we shouldn't expect it from a person whose profession includes appearing "attractive" to the public eye.

Just thought I'd share my thoughts.

We actually have a lot of patients (those who opt for non-shaven CIT) who don't even tell their wives or live-in girlfriends that they have had a procedure done. This baffles me but Dr. Cole is extremely supportive and understanding of these men and of the philosophy that, once you've had this sort of work done, you should be able to just forget it and get on with your life without having to talk, or even think much, about it.

On the other hand, I think it's wonderful when men are willing to discuss a HT procedure openly (even if somewhat anonymously, such as on this site). It's amazing how little the general public knows about advancements in hair restoration surgery and how natural modern-day results can be. Often, when I tell people what industry I work in, they say "hair transplants, does that really work?" or "oh those look awful, the hair looks like a toothbrush bristles".