Dr. Alok Kumar Sahoo
Chief hair transplant surgeon of Alloroots·Alloroots Hair Restoration
Bhubaneswar, India
$2,199 Fixed package · Cost detailsBackground
Dr Alok Kumar Sahoo is the chief hair transplant surgeon of Alloroots, a clinic group with clinics in Bhubaneswar, New Delhi, Chennai and Uttarakhand 12. The clinic says he leads a team of dermatologists and hair transplant surgeons who trained at AIIMS, Delhi 1. His bio describes him as a hair transplant surgeon in Bhubaneswar and Delhi 3. He completed an MD in Dermatology and Venereology at AIIMS New Delhi from 2014 to 2017 and was a senior resident there from 2017 to 2018 3. The bio lists him as a hair restoration surgeon at Eugenix Hair Sciences in Gurgaon from 2019 to 2021 3. The site's claims about his experience vary, from more than 2,000 to more than 10,000 procedures 1345.
Procedures and techniques
The bio says he specialises in Bio-enhanced FUE, body hair transplants, and eyebrow and beard transplants 3. The clinic also lists hairline and crown work, female hair transplants, non-shave FUE, repair of failed transplants and scarring alopecia 1. The clinic calls its method Real-time or Bio-enhanced FUE 6. It says grafts are placed with an implanter immediately after each incision, and that PRP is injected into the recipient area during surgery 6. The clinic says procedures are doctor-led 71. One page also describes a dedicated team of trained technicians, so the split of tasks is not clear 5. One cost page calls him a plastic surgeon, but his listed specialist degree is in dermatology 53.
Pricing
The clinic publishes USD packages for international patients 8. They are USD 2,199 for 1,500 to 2,500 grafts, USD 2,799 for 2,500 to 3,400 grafts, USD 3,799 for 3,400 to 4,500 grafts and USD 4,199 for 4,500 grafts or more 8. The packages include one GFC session, a post-operative kit, follow-up care, airport transfers and help with hotel booking 8. The packages do not name the operating doctor 8. The clinic's rupee cost pages give India-wide ranges and say they are estimates, not quotations 9. A 0% EMI payment plan is offered to Indian patients 10.
Booking and aftercare
The process starts with a video consultation based on scalp photos 8. A partial online deposit blocks the surgery date, and full payment is due before the procedure 8. Patients visit the clinic the day before surgery for a final diagnosis and plan 8. The next day is for bandage removal and a head wash 8. The clinic recommends a week off work 8. No guarantee or waiting time is published 8.
Credentials and memberships
Sources
Facts on this page were compiled from these pages, checked October 2026. Archived copies are kept for every citation. Something wrong or out of date? Suggest a correction.
- 1. https://alloroots.com/
- 2. https://alloroots.com/contact-us/
- 3. https://alloroots.com/about-us/
- 4. https://alloroots.com/1000-5000-grafts-hair-transplant-cost/
- 5. https://alloroots.com/hair-transplant-cost/
- 6. https://alloroots.com/real-time-bio-enhanced-fue/
- 7. https://alloroots.com/team-of-worlds-renowned-surgeon-alumnus-from-aiimsdelhi/
- 8. https://alloroots.com/medical-tourism/
- 9. https://alloroots.com/cost-of-hair-transplant-in-india/
- 10. https://alloroots.com/hair-transplant-on-emi/
- 11. https://ishrs.org/doctor/alok-kumar-sahoo/
What patients say on reddit
40 people shared their experience with Dr. Alok Kumar Sahoo across 66 reddit threads between 2022 and 2026. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.
- male 4,130 grafts
- Best decision; no regrets source ↗
- Smooth surgery, great aftercare source ↗
- Day felt smooth and organized source ↗
- Dr Alok present, calm, kept checking on me source ↗
- Planning, care and results really good source ↗
- Anaesthesia shots sting a bit source ↗
rajeshhtn, who is in India, had a 4,130-graft transplant with Dr. Alok Sahoo at Alloroots in Bhubaneswar, and says the price was 60/- per graft more than a year before one of his posts. He describes a smooth, organized day in which the team explained each step and Dr. Alok was present, calm and kept checking on him. He says anaesthesia shots sting a bit but are bearable. At 6 months he was 'really happy with my results' and elsewhere said it was 'my best decision'.
9 threads they wrote in
- Nov 2025 M29 Bangalore, India: Looking for reliable hair transplant clinics in India ↗
- Nov 2025 My Hair Transplant Journey ↗
- Nov 2025 My Hair Transplant Journey ↗
- Apr 2025 Allo Roots (India) ↗
- Apr 2025 Alloroots cost review needed ↗
- Apr 2025 Need reviews for Alloroot ↗
- Jan 2025 Consultation report - Dr. Alok Sahoo (Alloroots) ↗
- Dec 2024 My hair transplant result ↗
- Dec 2024 What’s/who’s the best hair transplant clinic/doctor in India ? ↗
- 2,240 grafts surgery 2024
- Totally worth the quality and services source ↗
- Dr Alok with me every step of the way source ↗
- Feels much better and more confident source ↗
- Super professional and transparent source ↗
- Months of anxiety about grafts falling out source ↗
amithtn had 2,240 grafts with Dr Alok Sahoo at Alloroots in Bhubaneswar in 2024 at Rs 60 per graft, about Rs 134,400 in total. They describe it as a great experience, with a professional, transparent surgeon who was with them every step of the way. At 9 months they said they feel like a different person, much better and more confident, though they lived with anxiety about the grafts falling out in the first months. They agreed it is an expensive city for a transplant but said it was totally worth the quality and services they got.
5 threads they wrote in
- Dec 2024 9 months update, feel like a different person ↗
- Dec 2024 I feel like a different person ↗
- Oct 2024 3120 grafts, Dr. Alok Sahoo - AlloRoots India ↗
- Sept 2024 Alloroots or Dr alok sahoo ↗
- Aug 2024 Allroots clinic India ↗
- male
- no hard sell, realistic graft count source ↗
- doctor made the incisions himself source ↗
- smooth day, simple aftercare, clean donor source ↗
- clear aftercare briefing before leaving source ↗
- pain mainly from anaesthesia shots source ↗
- patchy first sprouts at 3 months source ↗
M-Shivam_Tech had a transplant at Alloroots in Delhi with Dr Alok Kumar Sahoo; no graft count, price or surgery date is given. He says Dr Alok designed the hairline and made the slits himself while his team did the implantation under supervision, using a modified FUE/DHI with a SAV implanter. He describes a smooth day, simple aftercare and a clean donor, with anaesthesia shots the main pain and swelling peaking at day 2 to 3. His arc was patchy first sprouts at 3 months, a big cosmetic jump around 6 months, and at 9 months hair that looks denser and more mature, with small gains still expected until about 12 months.
4 threads they wrote in
- NW3 3,055 grafts
- surgeon performed the surgery himself source ↗
- unexpectedly good care through recovery source ↗
- clinic not rushed, limited patients per day source ↗
- couldn't be happier, confidence changed source ↗
He had 3,055 grafts with Dr Alok Sahoo at Alloroots in India (stated as Norwood 3 with a thick donor), and shared a 9-month result. He says Dr Alok did the planning, extraction and implantation himself and helped him from food to medicines before and after surgery. At more than a year he said he couldn't be happier and would strongly recommend him for a hair transplant in India, and later said Alloroots was the best choice, with a limited number of patients a day and a much more reasonable cost. No price or complications were stated.
4 threads they wrote in
- 4,230 grafts surgery 2024
Sad_Love_4531 had a transplant at Alloroots with Dr. Alok in Bhubaneswar; the thread title gives 4230 grafts at an 18 month update with temples and frontal done. They said it cost around ₹75 per graft and that Dr. Alok does the planning, design, extraction and slitting while technicians implant under his supervision. They liked his hairline design and temple work and, after speaking to him, said he is practical, no salesy. They were on finasteride and minoxidil. Crown advice was still being sought.
1 thread they wrote in
- Mar 2026 4230 grafts, 18 month update - temples+frontal done, need crown advice ↗ removed on reddit
- male 25 yo 2,810 grafts surgery 2024
- donor area not at all noticeable source ↗
Crazy-Fold-5287 had 2,810 grafts (1,910 front, 900 crown) with Dr Alok Sahoo at his Delhi clinic and says it cost about 1.2L INR (120,000 rupees). At 8 months he shared results and said the donor area looks good and is not at all noticeable. He states he is 25 and on finasteride and oral minoxidil, and says transplanting without DHT blockers is a bad idea. He gives no overall verdict on the surgeon.
3 threads they wrote in
- Jul 2025 2810 Grafts with Dr. Alok Sahoo — 8 Month Results ↗ removed on reddit
- Jul 2025 2810 Grafts with Dr. Alok Sahoo – 8 months Results ↗ removed on reddit
- Jul 2025 2810 Grafts with Dr. Alok Sahoo – 1910 Front, 900 Crown | Before & After Results ↗
- 3,120 grafts surgery 2024
- excellent patient care from Dr Sahoo and team source ↗
- aftercare has been great source ↗
- team answered all questions on WhatsApp source ↗
Nightcrawler_52 had 3,120 grafts with Dr Alok Sahoo at AlloRoots in Delhi in 2024, at $0.76 per graft including GST (about $2,371). Two weeks in he said the surgery went well, praised the patient care and aftercare, and highly recommended him. In a later update at about one year he said the result was the same as at the end of one year, with a few strands falling here and there but no significant change in the look.
2 threads they wrote in
- Sept 2025 Latest Update - Dr. Alok Sahoo ↗
- Oct 2024 3120 grafts, Dr. Alok Sahoo - AlloRoots India ↗
- male surgery 2024
- very supportive staff source ↗
- doctor actively involved throughout source ↗
- happy with the result, no regrets source ↗
- surgeon designed hairline and did slits himself source ↗
derickhtn had a transplant with Dr Alok Sahoo at Alloroots in Delhi, and posted a 10 month result in January 2025 saying his hair is well and thriving. He says it cost 60/- per graft (currency not stated), with no graft count given. He describes a great experience with very supportive staff and a doctor actively involved all the time, and later said he was happy with the result and has no regrets. One commenter said his post sounded promotional.
4 threads they wrote in
- 3,470 grafts surgery 2025
- work was very detailed source ↗
- aftercare dos and don'ts explained source ↗
- about half the work done by technicians source ↗
- procedure called painless but wasn't source ↗
The poster had 3,470 grafts over two days, 15 and 16 July 2025, with Dr Alok Sahoo at Allo roots in Bhubaneswar and paid 1,600 euros, including PRP, 5 days of medicine and hair caps. They say the work was very detailed, but about half was done by technicians with the doctor going in and out, and that it was not painless as promised. Overall they say they are satisfied, with realistic expectations; results photos were promised later.
2 threads they wrote in
- male 27 yo 2,640 grafts surgery 2025
- overall the experience was good source ↗
- not painless, brief pain at injections source ↗
- worried hairline might be too high source ↗
- price could be negotiated source ↗
Don2_Badmosh (M27) had 2640 grafts at Alloroots in Delhi with Dr Alok Sahoo in September 2025, paying about 1.6 lakhs (160,000 INR) and saying the price can be negotiated. He wrote "Overall the experience was good", that it was not painless though the pain is brief, and that he was a bit concerned the hairline might be too high, which the doctor said a lower one would look unnatural. This was only 2-3 days post-op, so no results yet.
1 thread they wrote in
- NW2 1,960 grafts surgery 2024
- hairline looks very natural source ↗
- surgeon explained African hair differences patiently source ↗
- surgery was smooth source ↗
- donor clean, surgeon did hairline design source ↗
- shedding was hard in first months source ↗
Inevitable-Shirt-643 had 1960 grafts (Grade 2 baldness) with Dr Alok at Alloroots in Bhubaneswar, India, in 2024, chosen after checking Reddit, Quora and reviews because of concerns about treatment of African hair. They describe a smooth surgery, hard shedding in the first months and baby hairs after 4 months. At one year they say the hairline looks natural, the donor is clean, and the before and after is like two different persons. They say Dr Alok did planning, design, extraction and slitting, with technicians doing implantation.
2 threads they wrote in
- male 3,800 grafts surgery 2022
- happy with result and progress source ↗
- front looked good by 8-10 months source ↗
- surgeon advised against lowering hairline source ↗
Happy-Scheme-963 had around 3,800 grafts in October 2022 (front and mid-scalp) and around 1,860 more, mostly crown, in January 2024 with Dr Alok at Alloroots in Bhubaneswar; no price or technique is stated. He says the front looked good by 8-10 months and that he is happy with the result and progress. At a follow-up Dr Alok advised against lowering the hairline, and he later decided not to proceed.
1 thread they wrote in
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