When looking for the best company for a hair transplant, people will pass through three phases before ultimately finding the right hair transplant clinic. The first phase is what is sometimes known as the, "I can do it myself" phase. The second phase is what is often known as the, "I could find it online" phase. The third and last phase is the, "let me call a professional" phase.

The 1st phase is when you first come to grips with the fact that you are loosing your hair. You have made the decision to take action and deal with it. You hit your local corner store and begin to walk the hair care isle looking for a miracle. At first impression it appears as if this is a no brainer. There are several products all claiming to be able to help.

After a couple of months of trying each over the counter product known to man you realize that nothing seems to be working. You begin looking online for a solution simply to end up further confusing yourself. You turn to the Web for the answers, and you find way to many answers to address. Everyone is making a claim to be an expert, everybody is claiming to have the correct answer. You are more lost now than you were initially.

You make a decision to find a local professional. You go to your favorite search engine and begin looking for hair transplant clinics. You're now faced with a brand new set of problems. You are astounded by all the hair loss clinics that came up in the search results. To make things worse each one of them is claiming to be the absolute best.

You are in an intensely emotional state, and you are sick and tired of living with thinning hair. Now is not the time to pick a choice based primarily on emotion. While doing your research make certain to stick to the facts. Here are a few golden rules:

- How long have they been in business?
- It is almost always preferred to get a trained professional. There are several clinics who do multiple things e.g. Cosmetic surgery, laser hair removal etc. Clinics like this may handle hair transplants a couple of times a month if that. This is not good for you.
- NEVER book a consultation where they'd like to charge you.
- When you do go to a consultation have them show you some of their before and after photos. You will be wanting to see others in situations close to yours.

It is only natural to go through the phases discussed in this article. If you're in the third phase or close to it I'd like to say congratulations. A hair transplant is the only permanent solution to growing back a natural head of hair. No matter what you read, or are told, hair transplant is the best option available on the market.