Background

Dr Emil George is the responsible doctor at Skandinavisk Hårinstitutt in Oslo 12. The clinic says he performs all of its hair transplants 3. Its Stockholm sister site, Scandinavian Hair Institute, calls him its lead physician 4. His profile says he is Swedish and trained as a doctor in Poland 1. The Saifi Hair Transplant clinic in Wroclaw, which also lists him as a physician, says he graduated in 2018 and began training in hair restoration with Dr Marwan Saifi in 2016 5. His profile says he has had a hair transplant himself 1. He speaks English, Swedish, Polish and Spanish, according to the clinic 4.

Procedures and techniques

The clinic offers FUE and FUT, and says FUE is the method it uses most 67. It also offers unshaven transplants and beard transplants 6. The clinic says he uses the Devroye WAW FUE system for extraction 1. It says he treats one patient per day, with a team of five: himself, another doctor and three surgical nurses 1. It does not say which steps the others carry out 1. The clinic says he favours an age-appropriate hairline over aggressive density 1. It says he advises against surgery when timing, donor area or expectations are not right 1. The Stockholm site says about one in five people seeking help are turned down 8. The clinic says about 20% of his work is correcting earlier procedures 9.

Pricing

The Oslo clinic publishes a range of NOK 120,000 to NOK 150,000 per transplant, including VAT 9. The Stockholm site gives EUR 13,000 to EUR 16,000 per session, including VAT, based on the number of grafts 8. Both sites say unshaven treatment costs more 68. A consultation with Dr George costs from NOK 2,700, including examination and prescription renewals 9. A first photo assessment by a patient consultant is free 9.

Booking and aftercare

The clinic says all first consultations are done by Dr George personally 2. Consultations can be in the clinic or by video 9. The Oslo clinic carries out the transplants, with consultation sites in Stavanger and Trondheim 3. The clinic says it sees patients for a follow-up check after one year 2.

Credentials and memberships

The clinic says he is an Elite Coalition Member of the Hair Restoration Network 4. It describes that network as a patient-driven community that recommends doctors 1. It also cites recommendations by Ape to Gentleman and Spex Hair 1. The site claims no medical society membership 4. We could not check Norway's register of health personnel, because its search requires a login 10.

Sources

What patients say on reddit

29 people shared their experience with Dr. Emil George across 39 reddit threads between 2024 and 2026. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.

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