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Hair loss treatment in Mayo

In shortHair loss treatment for people in County Mayo 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. Your GP and pharmacy cover the first steps close to home. For a dermatologist or a hair clinic, the nearest city to Castlebar is Galway, about 1 hour 15 minutes by car; Dublin is 3 hours 10 minutes.

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Four taps, for adults. You'll see the likely type of hair loss, the treatments that fit and what they cost. Nothing is sent unless you choose to.

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Which are you?

Mayo at a glance

People in County Mayo
137,970CSO Census 2022, 5.7% more than in 2016
Men and women
68,392 menand 69,578 women, CSO Census 2022
Largest towns
CastlebarCastlebar (13,054), Ballina (10,556), Westport (6,872)
Aged 25 to 54
37%of the county, CSO 2022 (Ireland: 41%)
To Dublin
3 hours 10 minutes237 km by road from Castlebar, outside rush hour
Nearest city for clinics
Galwayabout 1 hour 15 minutes by car from Castlebar

From Castlebar, Galway is the nearest city, about an hour and a quarter away. Dublin is over three hours.

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 Mayo

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. From Castlebar to Galway and back four times is about 10 hours in the car altogether.

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 Mayo

Where can I get hair loss treatment in Mayo?

Start with your GP, and a pharmacy for minoxidil. Your GP and pharmacy cover the first steps close to home. For a dermatologist or a hair clinic, the nearest city to Castlebar is Galway, about 1 hour 15 minutes by car; Dublin is 3 hours 10 minutes.

Do I have to travel to Dublin from Mayo?

No, for most treatment. Your GP and pharmacy cover the first steps close to home. For a dermatologist or a hair clinic, the nearest city to Castlebar is Galway, about 1 hour 15 minutes by car; Dublin is 3 hours 10 minutes.

Is hair loss treatment cheaper in Mayo?

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 Mayo?

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

Nearby counties

GalwaySligoClareRoscommonLeitrimLimerick

Find out what kind of hair loss it is

Four taps. You see the likely type, the treatments that fit and what they cost in Ireland. One clinic contacts you only if you ask, and nothing is booked until you say yes.

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