Dr. James Harris
Medical director·RESTORE Hair (formerly Hair Sciences Center of Colorado)
Greenwood Village, United States
$19,000 for 3,822 grafts ≈ €13,500 rough estimate for 3,000 grafts Patient reported, Nov 2025 · Cost detailsBackground
Dr James Harris is the medical director of RESTORE Hair, a US hair restoration group 1. His ISHRS profile lists his practice at RESTORE in Greenwood Village, Colorado, in the Denver area 2. He founded the Hair Sciences Center of Colorado, which RESTORE says is now RESTORE Denver 23. His bio says he earned his medical degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 1989 1. It says he completed a residency in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery at the same university in 1994 1. His ISHRS profile says he now limits his practice to hair transplantation and the treatment of hair loss 2. His bio lists medical licences in Colorado, California and Illinois 1.
Procedures and techniques
RESTORE offers FUE, including a method it calls No-Shave FUE 45. The clinic says it trims a selected number of donor hairs and extracts those follicles instead of shaving the head 5. It says Dr Harris developed this method and oversees it 15. His bio says he invented the Harris S.A.F.E. System, a device used to perform FUE 1. RESTORE says it does not offer DHI 6. Its procedure page says it does not use the strip method 4. Beard transplants are offered only at the Denver location 6. RESTORE says Dr Harris is supported by a team of other doctors, nurses and technicians 1. The site does not say which steps he performs himself 1. Another RESTORE doctor, Dr Shelly Lovitt, is described as leading the Denver office 7.
Pricing
RESTORE does not publish a price or a per-graft rate 8. The clinic says the final price depends on the number of grafts and the harvest method 8. Quotes are given through an online form or at a consultation 86. The pricing page advertises $1,000 off the full price and payment plans from under $150 per month 8. These are group-wide RESTORE terms 8.
Booking and aftercare
RESTORE offers a free consultation of about 30 to 45 minutes 6. It offers virtual consultations for patients who live far from an office 6. The site does not say whether the consultation is with Dr Harris himself 6. The RESTORE Pledge offers a free extra procedure of 25% of the grafts paid for if a patient is not satisfied 9. This must take place 12 to 18 months after the first procedure and is subject to conditions 9. No waiting time is published 8.
Credentials and memberships
The ISHRS lists him as a Fellow Member, a member since 1998 2. His RESTORE bio dates his ISHRS fellowship to 2013 1. His ISHRS profile lists him as a Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery 2. His bio dates this certification to 2009 1. His ISHRS profile says he is a past president of that board 2. His bio also lists the American Board of Otolaryngology (1995) and fellowship of the American College of Surgeons (1995) 1. It says he received the ISHRS Golden Follicle Award in 2014 1.
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://restorehair.com/doctors/dr-james-harris/
- 2. https://ishrs.org/doctor/37825
- 3. https://restorehair.com/hair-sciences-center/
- 4. https://restorehair.com/procedure/
- 5. https://restorehair.com/no-shave-fue-hair-transplant/
- 6. https://restorehair.com/hair-transplant-faqs/
- 7. https://restorehair.com/doctors/dr-shelly-lovitt/
- 8. https://restorehair.com/pricing/
- 9. https://restorehair.com/restore-pledge/
What patients say on reddit
5 people shared their experience with Dr. James Harris across 6 reddit threads between 2015 and 2026. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.
- male NW5-6 3,822 grafts surgery 2024
- process very smooth start to finish source ↗
- huge quality of life improvement source ↗
- free touch-up under satisfaction guarantee source ↗
He was Norwood 5-6 and had 3,822 grafts placed over two days at Restore Hair Denver with Dr. Harris in 2024, paying roughly $19,000 for 3500 grafts. At one year he said he would absolutely do it again, calling the process smooth and a huge quality of life improvement. He is returning for a frontal hairline touch-up that Dr. Harris is covering for free under his satisfaction guarantee.
1 thread they wrote in
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GeoFish18 commented in a November 2025 thread on Dr James Harris at Restore Hair Denver that they had just talked to the clinic and were getting a price out the door of about $13,000 for 2000 grafts. They had not had surgery and gave no verdict.
1 thread they wrote in
- 1,800 grafts surgery 2021
GMEHODLforever had 1,800 grafts by FUE at Hair Sciences Center in Colorado in December 2021, posting on the day of surgery. They paid $13k with a 25% discount, noting it costs more because they chose a top US doctor and the job could be done abroad for a quarter of the cost. They said "Dr James Harris and Dr Lovitt are world renowned docs and holy cow did they do a great job making me feel comfortable." No result is reported yet.
1 thread they wrote in
- Dec 2021 Just finished 1,800 grafts ↗
- NW3-4
baeyash consulted Dr James Harris of Hair Science Center of Colorado in 2018 and again around 2021, when he rated them NW3-4 and said 1500-1800 grafts would fill the temples and lower the hairline about 1cm, with a second procedure likely in 8 to 10 years. They had not had surgery and were asking whether to proceed or wait 3-5 years. They wrote "I really respect this doctor and he has a strong reputation." Their price of 10-15k for FUE is their own guess, not a quote.
1 thread they wrote in
- male
- liked the procedure source ↗
- donor still looks healthy after 2000+ grafts source ↗
- no complaints source ↗
WhitewolfKevin had an FUE with Dr James Harris in Denver, at about 8 dollars per graft and, as far as he knows, no payment plan. He says Harris uses an Artas robot for harvesting, which he knows is notorious for over-harvesting, but after 2000-plus grafts his donor area still looks healthy and he has no complaints. He wrote that he liked the result; two commenters who did not say they were Harris patients questioned his density.
1 thread they wrote in
- Feb 2021 Best places in Denver for FUE? ↗