Galway at a glance
- People in County Galway
- 277,737CSO Census 2022, 7.6% more than in 2016
- Men and women
- 136,934 menand 140,803 women, CSO Census 2022
- Largest towns
- Galway city and suburbsGalway city and suburbs (85,910), Tuam (9,647), Ballinasloe (6,597)
- Aged 25 to 54
- 41%of the county, CSO 2022 (Ireland: 41%)
- To Dublin
- 2 hours 30 minutes210 km by road from Galway city, outside rush hour
- Nearest city for clinics
- In Galwaydermatologists and hair loss clinics in the city
Galway city serves the whole county and much of the west, though from Clifden or Ballinasloe it is still a real drive.
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 Galway
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 Galway 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.
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
Questions from Galway
Where can I get hair loss treatment in Galway?
Start with your GP, and a pharmacy for minoxidil. Galway city has dermatologists and clinics offering hair loss treatment, so most people in County Galway don't need to travel to Dublin. Most Irish hair transplant clinics are in Dublin, about 2 hours 30 minutes away.
Do I have to travel to Dublin from Galway?
No, for most treatment. Galway city has dermatologists and clinics offering hair loss treatment, so most people in County Galway don't need to travel to Dublin. Most Irish hair transplant clinics are in Dublin, about 2 hours 30 minutes away.
Is hair loss treatment cheaper in Galway?
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 Galway?
One Irish hair clinic, not five, and only if you ask us to pass your answers on. Nothing is booked until you say yes.