Dr. Brett Bolton

Dr. Brett Bolton is the founder of Great Hair Transplants2. The clinic is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida7. He states hair restoration surgery is the only procedure he or his staff perform, practiced since 19971. The clinic traces the technique to his Tennessee practice in the late 1990s, developed after correcting transplants done elsewhere and observing the crown work of the late Dr. Constantine Chambers2. It states around 75% of his current caseload is corrective surgery on FUE patients1.

The practice centers on two branded techniques: MaxHarvest, a strip-harvest method maximizing donor tissue, and Bolton Bundles, larger slit grafts placed in the mid-scalp alongside single-hair micrografts at the hairline8. Donor tissue is closed with the Bolton Edge, a proprietary suture method said to leave little visible scar6. Harvest is said to take about half an hour, against up to two days for FUE5. The clinic says Dr. Bolton operates one patient at a time with the same staff and that surgery runs 4 to 5 hours8. A separate FAQ page cites 5-6 hours for the largest cases4. The clinic says MaxHarvest and Bolton Bundles are not offered with FUE or robotic procedures1. It says FUE instead suits patients expecting only minor future loss, wanting very short hair, or lacking donor elsewhere8. It judges results final only at 12-18 months, and recommends two procedures per area for optimal density though most patients have just one1.

Cost is stated at $12,000 to $30,000 per procedure, priced by donor tissue removed rather than graft count, which it argues can be misleading3. A separate page gives $6,000 to $12,000, not reconciled elsewhere on the site8. The clinic advertises consultations as free1. Scheduling requires a deposit, which it says is refundable only with two weeks' notice3. Financing is available from $167 a month, per the site1. Out-of-town patients are offered travel reimbursement stated elsewhere as up to $500, separately up to $1,0007.

Patients start with a free online request, uploading photos for Dr. Bolton's personal evaluation within 24 hours1. Pricing follows an in-person or virtual meeting with him3. Its longtime patient advisor says he is himself a Bolton patient1. No aftercare schedule is described in the reviewed pages.

Dr. Bolton holds a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree2. No hair-restoration society membership is listed on the clinic's site.