Dr. Andre Nel
Operates and directs the clinic·HSW Clinic (Dr Andre Nel Hair Restoration Clinic)
Swords, Ireland
€3.75–€8 ≈ €11,500–24,000 rough estimate for 3,000 grafts Per graft · Cost detailsBackground
Dr Andre Nel operates and directs HSW Clinic, a hair transplant clinic in Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland 12. His bio says he qualified at the University of Pretoria in South Africa and started his career in emergency medicine and general practice 3. It says he is registered to practise medicine in the UK, Ireland, South Africa and Canada 3. The site gives no registration number 3. His bio says he has worked in hair restoration since 2008 3. The clinic's cost page instead says he has over 20 years of experience as a hair restoration surgeon 4. His bio says he practises in Dublin and London, and the clinic lists a second address in Putney, London 32.
Procedures and techniques
His bio names FUE and combined FUE and strip excision, with FUE from the beard below the jaw line, as his specialities 3. The clinic also lists FUT, eyebrow and beard transplants, scar repair and scalp micropigmentation 1. The clinic says Dr Nel does the hairline design and recipient incisions on the evening before surgery 5. It says he begins the harvesting on the day of surgery 5. His bio says he performs every procedure and every consultation 3. The cost page says technicians assist but must not operate 4. For FUT, the clinic says he takes a strip no wider than 1 cm 4. Patients can choose unshaven or long-hair FUE options at a premium 6.
Pricing
The clinic publishes prices per follicular unit in euros 6. It says the rate falls on a sliding scale from €8.00 per unit below 500 units to €3.75 per unit above 5,000 units 6. Its costs page says the clinic charges on average €4.00 per follicular unit 7. The same calculator page gives an approximate basic cost of €3,500 to €16,000 6. It adds a 20% premium for an unshaven recipient area and 35% for long-hair FUE with an unshaven donor area 6. The clinic says the technique does not change the price 4. Its bio says all follow-up visits are included in the procedure price 3. Finance is offered through Humm (Flexi-Fi) 7.
Booking and aftercare
Consultations are in person with Dr Nel, last about 90 minutes and cost €275 58. Each consultation is followed by a written report covering the treatment plan, cost and surgery date 8. The clinic says patients are seen the day after surgery and again at 10 to 14 days 5. It says the final result is reviewed 10 to 12 months after surgery 5. The cost page says annual follow-ups are free of charge 4. No guarantee or waiting time is published 6.
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://www.hswclinic.com/
- 2. https://www.hswclinic.com/contact/enquiries/
- 3. https://www.hswclinic.com/the-clinic/dr-andre-nel/
- 4. https://www.hswclinic.com/considering-hair-restoration/comparing-costs/
- 5. https://www.hswclinic.com/considering-hair-restoration/patient-journey/
- 6. https://www.hswclinic.com/considering-hair-restoration/hair-graft-cost-calculator/
- 7. https://www.hswclinic.com/the-clinic/costs-finance/
- 8. https://www.hswclinic.com/the-clinic/initial-consultation/
- 9. https://ishrs.org/doctor/50615
What patients say on reddit
13 people shared their experience with Dr. Andre Nel across 10 reddit threads between 2017 and 2026. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.
- NW3 2,250 grafts surgery 2026
SnooBooks348, based in Ireland, had a 2250-graft procedure at HSW clinic with Dr Andre Nel in March 2026 for EUR 9000, which they say seems steep but Ireland is expensive for everything. The procedure was split in two: recipient area punched the evening before, then extraction and insertion from 8am to 6pm. At day one they reported being in a lot of pain with swelling and had given no overall verdict; they said they were taking the doctor's word that this method produces less shock loss.
1 thread they wrote in
- male 2,300 grafts surgery 2024
- Hair transplants rule source ↗
Iwantnewhairplease posted an 18-month photo update after 2300 grafts with Dr Andre Nel in Dublin, titled "Hair transplants rule", and says it cost 8000 euro. He gives no further written detail about the experience.
1 thread they wrote in
- male 2,300 grafts surgery 2024
Nice-Form-9232 had a 2300-graft transplant with Dr Andre Nel in Dublin, Ireland in 2024. At 4 months he said he was "very happy with the progress so far", and at 8 months he wrote "Very happy with the results with some time to go until the 12 month mark." No price or technique is given.
2 threads they wrote in
- Sept 2024 8 months 2300 grafts progress ↗
- May 2024 4 Month Update, 2300 Grafts ↗
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This patient has an FUE booked with Dr Andre Nel in Ireland for August 2024 and has no results to report. They say Dr Nel thinks they need 1250 grafts for the front and 750 for the back, and asked whether that gives enough density and whether he is any good, saying they were slightly nervous. They give no price.
1 thread they wrote in
- Feb 2024 FUE Planned August ↗
- 3,300 grafts
No-Pear5980 commented positively about Dr Andre Nel's work across several Irish threads between 2022 and 2025, one row giving 3300 grafts. They wrote "Excellent job so far" in 2022, said they were healed up and over the worst of it in 2025, and in October 2025 said they were very happy so far and almost all healed except for some redness. No price or surgery date is given.
3 threads they wrote in
- male 1,480 grafts surgery 2022
- price kind of expensive source ↗
foggydew96 had a transplant in Ireland with Andre Nel in 2022, paying 7k euro for 1480 grafts after saving for 2 years. They gave no overall verdict, saying the price was kind of expensive. They chose a local surgeon wanting to be near 100% sure the result would look natural, having seen some Turkish results in person that looked unnatural.
- 2,400 grafts
In a July 2025 comment, this person says they were in with Dr. Andre Nel recently and were quoted 9600 for 2400 grafts (currency not stated). They have not had surgery with him and give no opinion.
1 thread they wrote in
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Donor_Carcy25 asked a finasteride dosing question in March 2026. They say the doctors at HSW Clinic in Dublin under Dr. André Nel told them 1.25mg every day was too much and that 1.25mg Monday-Wednesday-Friday is enough, and that the clinic was adamant they use Proscar rather than generic pills. They did not think this was an upsell, since 30 5mg pills were cheap. No surgery with Nel is described.
1 thread they wrote in
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- Expert job, no scarring source ↗
- Aftercare excellent source ↗
- He cares about the final outcome source ↗
rathbawn recommends Andre Nel in Ireland, saying they had a mixture of FUT and FUE with him. They call it an "Absolutely expert job and no scarring", say he cares deeply about the work and the final outcome, and that aftercare was excellent. No graft count, price or date is given.
1 thread they wrote in
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- pre and post care top class source ↗
- customer focused, only patient that day source ↗
- conservative, no pressure source ↗
- very expensive source ↗
This patient had a transplant with Dr. Andre Nel in Ireland and says that if you can afford it, they doubt you will do better for peace of mind. They describe him as customer focused, with the patient as his only patient that day, and as conservative: he discussed medicine-only options, SMP, FUT and FUE before surgery and did not pressure them. They warn he will be very expensive. No graft count, price or date is given.
1 thread they wrote in
- 2,000 grafts
- very happy with it so far source ↗
- got a few hundred extra grafts source ↗
- shape not identical on both sides source ↗
- about 3 months wait for consultation source ↗
AtariBigby had a transplant with Dr Nel in Ireland a few weeks before posting in February 2022, paying for 2000 grafts at 4 euro per graft and getting a few hundred extra; a consultation cost 200 euro. They say the consultation took about 3 months to get a date, with Nel's assistant doctor and about 10 minutes with Nel at the end, and surgery came 3 or 4 months after that. Early on they said "Overall I'm very happy with it so far", though the shape is not absolutely identical on both sides.
1 thread they wrote in
- Feb 2022 Any Good Doctors in Ireland? ↗
- 3,850 grafts
- Great experience with doctor and team source ↗
dublindown21 commented in February 2022, in a thread asking for good doctors in Ireland, that they had a great experience with Dr Nel and his team. The row records 3850 grafts; no price or date is given.
1 thread they wrote in
- Feb 2022 Any Good Doctors in Ireland? ↗
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