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Hair loss treatment in Cork

In shortHair loss treatment for people in County Cork costs the same as elsewhere in Ireland: a consultation €50 to €250, minoxidil €50 to €85 for three months, PRP €225 to €400 a session and most transplants €3,500 to €9,500. Cork city has dermatologists and clinics offering hair loss treatment, so most people in County Cork don't need to travel to Dublin. Most Irish hair transplant clinics are in Dublin, about 3 hours away.

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Which are you?

Cork at a glance

People in County Cork
584,156CSO Census 2022, 7.6% more than in 2016
Men and women
288,845 menand 295,311 women, CSO Census 2022
Largest towns
Cork city and suburbsCork city and suburbs (222,526), Carrigaline (18,239), Cobh (14,148)
Aged 25 to 54
41%of the county, CSO 2022 (Ireland: 41%)
To Dublin
3 hours254 km by road from Cork city, outside rush hour
Nearest city for clinics
In Corkdermatologists and hair loss clinics in the city

Cork city has dermatologists and hair clinics of its own, so most people in the county can be seen without a trip to Dublin.

What it costs

A consultation costs €50 to €250. Minoxidil is €50 to €85 for three months and finasteride €79 for 12 weeks. PRP is €225 to €400 a session, and a hair transplant €1,500 to €10,000, with most at €3,500 to €9,500. Our price guide shows what moves each price.

Where you'd be seen from Cork

Minoxidil comes from any pharmacy and finasteride from your GP or an online doctor, so the medicines need no travel at all. A course of PRP is three or four visits, a month apart. With clinics in Cork city, those visits stay inside the county for most people.

A transplant is a consultation, one long day under local anaesthetic, and a check a week or two later. Ask whether the consultation can be by video and the check by photos. Arrange a lift home on the day: it runs four to eight hours and you'll be tired.

A doctor listening to a patient across a desk in a consulting room

Start with the cause

The right treatment depends on the type of hair loss. Slow thinning in a pattern is treated one way, sudden shedding another, and patches another again. Our guides for men and women set out the options, and your GP and the blood tests explains the first visit.

Choosing who treats you

Every doctor practising in Ireland must be on the Medical Council's register, and you can search it by name. Hair restoration has no specialty of its own on that register, so ask what training the doctor has and how many of these procedures they do in a year.

Hair loss is never an emergency sale. If a clinic pushes you to pay a deposit on the day, walk away and take your time.

Is a clinic the right step?

Paying a clinic isn't the right first step if:

  • you're under 18
  • the hair loss started suddenly, in the last few weeks or months, and nobody has looked at why
  • it's patchy, or your scalp is sore, scaly or scarred, and a GP hasn't seen it
  • you've just had a baby, been ill, lost a lot of weight or started a new medicine: shedding like that usually settles

Guides

Treatment for menTreatment for womenWhich treatment works?FinasterideMinoxidilPRP for hair lossHair transplantLaser therapyScalp micropigmentationNatural treatmentsWigs and the grantMale pattern baldnessFemale pattern hair lossAlopecia areataSudden sheddingAfter pregnancyMenopauseCauses of hair lossReceding hairlineScalp problemsOur price guideYour GP and blood testsWho treats hair loss?Choosing a clinicReading reviewsTurkey or Ireland?

Questions from Cork

Where can I get hair loss treatment in Cork?

Start with your GP, and a pharmacy for minoxidil. Cork city has dermatologists and clinics offering hair loss treatment, so most people in County Cork don't need to travel to Dublin. Most Irish hair transplant clinics are in Dublin, about 3 hours away.

Do I have to travel to Dublin from Cork?

No, for most treatment. Cork city has dermatologists and clinics offering hair loss treatment, so most people in County Cork don't need to travel to Dublin. Most Irish hair transplant clinics are in Dublin, about 3 hours away.

Is hair loss treatment cheaper in Cork?

Not really. Prices around the country sit in the same ranges: a consultation €50 to €250, PRP €225 to €400 a session, and most transplants €3,500 to €9,500.

Can the first consultation be by video?

Many clinics offer one, and it's a fair way to hear the options. Someone still has to examine your scalp in person before any treatment starts.

Who contacts me if I use the check from Cork?

One Irish hair clinic, not five, and only if you ask us to pass your answers on. Nothing is booked until you say yes.

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Find out what kind of hair loss it is

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