Background
Dan McGrath is founder of McGrath Medical, a hair restoration practice in Austin, Houston and Dallas, Texas.1 The clinic frames his path into the field as personal: he had male pattern hair loss in his twenties, underwent his own transplant, and later completed a year-long fellowship at Ziering Medical in Newport Beach before dedicating his practice to hair restoration.2 He is joined by Dr. Michael Hughes, whom the clinic describes as a former U.S. Air Force Major who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, returned to private practice, and after discovering hair transplantation trained in FUE including time in Beverly Hills.3 McGrath speaks Spanish, and the clinic states he underwent the same procedure himself.4
Procedures and techniques
The practice offers FUT, called Ultra-Refined Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation, FUE, and NeoGraft automated FUE, plus eyebrow, beard and facial transplants.5 Per the clinic's Spanish-language page, every transplant is performed by Dr. McGrath personally.4 Its English FUE page instead credits "our surgeons" generally.7 The clinic reviews the patient's health, healing history, age, hair loss and donor quality before surgery; the surgeon sketches the hairline with the patient's input first.6 For FUT, it performs trichophytic donor closure on every linear harvest, a technique it says lets hair grow through the donor scar so it is nearly invisible.6 For FUE, punch depth reaches the fat or fat-dermis junction, shallower than strip harvesting.7 Its NeoGraft system handles extraction and placement, which Dr. McGrath says cuts procedure time and cost.8
Pricing
Booking and aftercare
Consultations are free by phone or text, described as an in-depth evaluation followed by a treatment recommendation; a separate online form is offered for a virtual consultation.1 For NeoGraft, the clinic lists claimed benefits including no stitches, patients typically back at work the next day, and roughly double the grafts of manual FUE per session.8
Credentials and memberships
McGrath is a Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery.10 The clinic states he is also a past president of that board's Board of Directors.5 He holds Fellow status with the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery.11 He is also listed with the International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons.12
Sources
Facts on this page were compiled from these pages, checked July 2026. Archived copies are kept for every citation.
- 1. https://mcgrathmedical.com/contact-us/
- 2. https://mcgrathmedical.com/about-us/
- 3. https://texashairtransplant.com/fue-hair-surgeon-texas/
- 4. https://mcgrathmedical.com/about-us/restauracion-de-cabello/
- 5. https://mcgrathmedical.com/
- 6. https://mcgrathmedical.com/hair-restoration/hair-transplant/
- 7. https://mcgrathmedical.com/hair-restoration/fue-hair-transplant/
- 8. https://mcgrathmedical.com/neograft-automated-fue-hair-transplant-shortens-procedure-time-reduces-cost-patients/
- 9. https://mcgrathmedical.com/about-us/hair-transplant-costs/
- 10. https://abhrs.org/diplomates/
- 11. https://ishrs.org/doctor/48922
- 12. https://iahrs.org/find-a-surgeon
What patients say on reddit
29 people shared their experience with Dr. Dan McGrath across 72 reddit threads between 2015 and 2026. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.
- 2,600 grafts surgery 2024
- Extremely happy with results source ↗
- Would recommend him to anyone source ↗
- Felt like a new person source ↗
- Transplanted hair still super curly source ↗
They reported a 2,600-graft FUE hairline procedure with Dr McGrath in Austin, with the latest update in December 2025 at 12 months post-op; they reported paying 15,000 USD. Across updates from four months through one year, they said they were extremely happy, would recommend him, and felt like a new person. At one year, they said the transplanted hair was still super curly.
6 threads they wrote in
- Dec 2025 1 year update USA 2600 grafts ↗
- Jul 2025 7months USA Hair Transplant ↗
- Jun 2025 Before and after pictures 5 months ↗
- Jun 2025 Before and after pictures 5 months ↗
- Apr 2025 4 months 2600 grafts. Super surprised with results ↗
- Feb 2025 Any opinions? Am I botched? 2500 grafts, I’m 24 and got it done in America ↗
- 4,216 grafts surgery 2024
- So far very pleased source ↗
ZxchYoung reports a 2024-10 transplant with Dr. McGrath in Austin, Texas: 4,216 grafts, identified as FUT. They posted progress at day 18, 90 days, and 5 months 8 days, asking others whether they were on track or how the result looked. Their stated overall assessment was: “I used McGrath in TX, so far very pleased.”
4 threads they wrote in
- Apr 2025 How many grafts? ↗
- Apr 2025 5 months 8 days ↗
- Jan 2025 90 Days post OP how am I looking? ↗
- Nov 2024 Progress report. Looking for opinions and if I am on track? (DAY 18 IN LAST PIC) is ↗
- 3,450 grafts surgery 2023
- Expected more density at 13 months source ↗
- Grafts appeared darker than natural hair source ↗
- Hairline felt harsh, not soft source ↗
- Plans another surgeon for second surgery source ↗
Tdimi727 reported receiving 3,450 grafts from Dr. Daniel McGrath in Austin in 2023, paying about $13,000; at 13 months post-op, they posted photos. They said they expected more density and that the grafts were much darker than their natural hair despite consultation assurances. They also described their hairline as harsh and said they planned to use another surgeon for a second surgery because they were not happy with the first.
2 threads they wrote in
- 2,800 grafts surgery 2022
- Extremely satisfied with second transplant source ↗
- Not fully satisfied with crown growth source ↗
- Blackout after inadequate food and liquids source ↗
- Healing was easier than first procedure source ↗
The reporter had a second, crown-focused FUT with Dr. Dan McGrath in 2022, reporting around 2,800 grafts and a paid cost of around $10,000. At 18 months post-op, they said they were extremely satisfied overall, while also saying they were not 100% satisfied with crown growth. They reported briefly blacking out after surgery and attributed it to not receiving enough food and liquids; they described healing as easier than their first procedure.
1 thread they wrote in
- Aug 2023 Second Hair Transplant on crown ↗
- 2,500 grafts
Gr33nGuy123 reported pre-operative discussions with Dan McGrath: 2,500 grafts at about $6 per graft in September 2023, and an FUE quote of about $16,000 in June 2024. They did not report booking or undergoing surgery with McGrath, and stated no overall assessment, result, or complication.
2 threads they wrote in
- u/u/ZxchYoung patient4,200 grafts surgery 2024
u/ZxchYoung reported about 4,200 grafts with Dr. McGrath in Austin, TX, performed October 29, 2024. At 43 days (1.4 months) post-op, they asked how the result looked and whether they were on track; they did not state an overall verdict.
1 thread they wrote in
- 28 yo 2,263 grafts surgery 2021
- Team was very professional source ↗
- They helped calm his nerves source ↗
- Right-side gap was disappointing source ↗
- Doubted gap would blend source ↗
- Pleased with recent growth source ↗
WildBillMuschamp had a 2,263-graft FUE with Dr. Dan McGrath in Austin in January 2021; no price was stated. At three weeks and one month, he was disappointed by a noticeable right-side gap and felt the area could have used more grafts. By 4.4 months, he said growth had pleased him and the procedure was “turning out fine so far,” though he remained doubtful the gap would fully blend.
5 threads they wrote in
- May 2021 Day 133 Post-FUE (2263 grafts) ↗
- Feb 2021 1 Month Post-Op (2263 grafts) ↗
- Jan 2021 3 Weeks Post Op - FUE 2263 Grafts ↗
- Jan 2021 One Week After FUE (Photos) ↗
- Jan 2021 Hair Transplant In The Morning ↗
- Probably Nor 2,570 grafts surgery 2023
- Hairline was straight, not Asian source ↗
They reported being five days after a 2,570-graft FUT procedure with Dr. McGrath in January 2023, with pre- and post-op photos; they described their pre-surgery loss as “Probably Norwood 3-4.” They said they were neither endorsing nor denouncing him yet, and agreed the hairline was straight and not “Asian.”
1 thread they wrote in
- surgery 2024
They reported a 2024 procedure with Dr. McGrath and were four months post-op at their latest update. They described 2,800-3,000 grafts and said McGrath Medical gave them $1,000 toward travel expenses. They were “so far happy with my choice,” but said they could not yet speak on density.
1 thread they wrote in
- Oct 2024 Debate: hair transplant in the USA ↗
- 1,600 grafts
- Very patchy growth by month ten source ↗
- Right temple still had a bald spot source ↗
- FUE scars visible with short buzz source ↗
- Felt misled by Dr. McGrath source ↗
The reporter describes two FUE procedures in the prior two years with Dr. McGrath; the second used about 1,600 grafts, and the initial quote was around $15,000 for 2,500 grafts. At eight months after the second procedure, they reported some improvement but still patchy growth and a bald spot at the right temple. They also reported visible FUE scars when buzzing their hair short and said they felt misled by Dr. McGrath.
1 thread they wrote in
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- Scar could not be found source ↗
engineeringwriter reports having had an FUT procedure with Dan McGrath; no surgery date, graft count, price, photos, or recovery timing is stated. They characterized the scar result positively, saying it “literally can't be found” even when others were asked to spot it.
1 thread they wrote in
- u/u/Ok_Novel_7919 patientNW6
- Aggressive, asymmetric hairline with gaps source ↗
- Requested top-middle coverage was not implanted source ↗
- Wide FUT scar continued to stretch source ↗
- No one reversed the reported damage source ↗
u/Ok_Novel_7919 reports having an FUT procedure at McGrath Medical as an NW6; no surgery date, graft count, price, or photos were stated. Across August through December 2023, they characterized the outcome as severely negative, reporting an aggressive asymmetric hairline, gaps, missing requested top-middle coverage, and a widening FUT scar. They said that after several years, substantial expense, and more than six procedures, no one had reversed the reported damage.
3 threads they wrote in
- Dec 2023 Recommendations for surgeon in Austin, TX? ↗
- Nov 2023 Your view on McGrath medical ↗
- Aug 2023 Dan Mcgrath hair transplant? ↗
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