Background
John P. Cole, MD founded Forhair; the clinic lists him as Founder / Hair Transplant Surgeon 1. He has performed hair restoration surgery since 1992 and opened Forhair in 1997 2. The clinic credits him as developer of CIT (Cole Isolation Technique) 1. Forhair is based in Alpharetta, Georgia, with a second, New York City location opened November 2024 2. It states approximately 40% of patients arrive seeking correction of prior transplant work done elsewhere 3.
Procedures and techniques
Forhair offers CIT, plus FUT, body hair transplant, scar grafting, plug redistribution, and scalp micro pigmentation 3. CIT comes as shaven, patch-shaved, or no-shave (C2G) 2. Dr. Cole performs all extractions and recipient-site incisions himself; techs place the grafts, per the clinic 2. The extraction punch ranges 0.8mm to 1mm, while incision needles are sized per graft 2. Most African American patients undergo a small test session of about 50 grafts first; the clinic will not proceed if it judges a patient a poor candidate 2. Consultations use Hairmes, French software, to estimate donor supply 2.
Pricing
Total procedures run $6,000 to $24,000, with per-graft pricing of $8 to $14, decreasing across sessions 5. Quotes are all-inclusive: surgeon fees, anesthesia, and twelve months of aftercare 3. An in-person consultation costs $200, credited toward the procedure if booked 4. The clinic takes cash and major cards (1% Amex fee, no personal checks) and offers Affirm, American HealthCare Lending, and CareCredit financing 4.
Booking and aftercare
Online consultations are free, per the clinic 1. Patients can submit up to six scalp photos online, or book in person 5. The clinic advises arriving a day early given Atlanta traffic; arriving late means fewer grafts, with no refund 2. It recommends waiting 48 hours before the first shampoo and sells its own aftercare line, Hair Cycle 2. One page cites follow-ups at 3, 6, and 12 months 5. A separate FAQ page instead cites a single follow-up around 10 months 2. Rare noticeable scars get free scalp micro pigmentation instead of a guarantee 2.
Credentials and memberships
Sources
Facts on this page were compiled from these pages, checked July 2026. Archived copies are kept for every citation.
What patients say on reddit
25 people shared their experience with Dr. John Cole across 60 reddit threads between 2015 and 2026. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.
- 35 yo 4,600 grafts surgery 2022
- Night and day difference source ↗
- Protecting me from myself source ↗
- Conservative recommendations source ↗
Zerafian reports two FUE procedures with Dr. John Cole, totaling 4,600 grafts, with the second in January 2022. They reported paying $20,000 USD and, at a later update, said they had more hair than in 2011–2012. They characterized Cole as highly conservative and "very very good at protecting me from myself," and called their first result a "night and day difference."
6 threads they wrote in
- Jul 2024 Failed Hair Transplant ↗
- Aug 2022 FUE updates (2 past procedures) ↗
- Mar 2022 How does a shaved donor area look several months after HT? ↗
- Jan 2022 2 procedures with Dr John Cole (forehair clinic) ↗
- Jan 2022 Reasonable Hair Transplant Candidate? ↗ removed on reddit
- Jan 2022 Famous men who’ve gotten transplants ↗
- u/u/Powerful_Tank_1894 patient750 grafts
- Pretty happy with the results source ↗
At a 10-month update, they reported 750 grafts with Dr. John Cole in Atlanta on the front hairline, mainly temples, at a cost of “A few thousand.” They described the procedure as conservative to keep a somewhat mature hairline. They said they went through a shed but “couldn’t really see it,” and were “pretty happy with the results.”
1 thread they wrote in
- u/u/No-Try-9496 patient2,774 grafts surgery 2025
- Process felt smooth and comfortable source ↗
- Healing was faster than expected source ↗
- Very happy with early progress source ↗
The reporter had 2,774 grafts placed along their hairline with Dr. Cole in 2025; their latest update was two weeks post-op. They described the process as smooth, comfortable, and seamless, and characterized Dr. Cole and his team as professional, kind, and attentive. They reported minimal discomfort and faster-than-expected healing, and said they were very happy with their early progress.
1 thread they wrote in
- Jul 2025 HAIR TRANSPLANT POST OP DAY 1-8 ↗
- 400 grafts surgery 2024
- Healing was going great source ↗
- Very excited about the result source ↗
- Dr. Cole was very professional source ↗
- Would not let another doctor touch hair source ↗
In February 2024, they reported a 508-graft FUE procedure for the frontal hairline, sideburns, and a chin scar, with $5,080 stated as paid. Six days after a later-reported FUE beard and hairline touch-up, they reported 400 grafts. They characterized healing as going great and expressed strong confidence in Dr. Cole; no complications were stated.
2 threads they wrote in
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- Calls Cole a legend source ↗
- Highly recommends Cole and his team source ↗
- Says the result was a success source ↗
The user reports post-op FUE care with Dr. Cole at ForHair, including a later beard-to-scalp procedure after donor depletion. In 2023, they said the result was a success and that neither Cole nor his team misled them. In their latest update in February 2024, they highly recommended Cole and said they still had a full head of hair at age 58.
2 threads they wrote in
- 1,800 grafts
They are considering Dr. John Cole at ForHair in Atlanta and were quoted 1,800 grafts for a fully shaved FUE at about $14,000. They said they had been seriously considering surgery, but controversial posts and an inability to find recent subreddit results made them uncertain.
1 thread they wrote in
- Jul 2025 Dr. John Cole ↗
- NW5 surgery 2023
- Hands-on throughout the process source ↗
- Consistently followed up source ↗
- Couldn’t be more pleased source ↗
The reporter states that they had two procedures with Dr. John Cole: the first in March 2021 and the second in February 2023. At 22 months after the second procedure, they describe Cole as hands-on and consistently following up throughout the process. They say, “I couldn’t be more pleased.”
1 thread they wrote in
- 1,600 grafts surgery 2021
viceroe had 1,600 FUE grafts for a conservative hairline with Dr. Cole in February 2021 and said they paid $6 per graft, or $9,600. They initially said it was too early to judge results, while characterizing the experience as very professional. At seven months, they shared after photos but gave no written assessment of the result or stated complication.
1 thread they wrote in
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- Recommends Dr Cole as the best source ↗
The commenter says they had surgery with Dr Cole; no surgery date, graft count, outcome timing, or complications are stated. They state that he charges $8 per graft. They recommend him positively, writing, “If you have money and want to go to the best, see them.”
- male 1,500 grafts
Bones4Days consulted Dr. John Cole in Atlanta roughly five years before March 2020, receiving an estimate of around 1,500 FUE grafts at $9 per graft. They had not undergone surgery and did not have savings for it, but felt the estimate was too low; despite that, they said they would still go to Dr. Cole if they had the money.
1 thread they wrote in
- 3,000 grafts
KSP585 planned a 3,000-graft FUE procedure with John Cole, quoted at $20,000, and in July 2022 said it was scheduled within weeks. They described Cole as expensive and “supposed to be a pioneer in FUE hair transplants,” while remaining uncertain: “I'm praying this is the right decision, so we will see.” No surgery outcome or complications were reported.
2 threads they wrote in
- Jul 2022 The Real Dr. John Cole. Quotes from the record. ↗ removed on reddit
- Jun 2022 Best places near east TN? ↗
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In February 2022, Ok-Sea297 identified themself as a patient and made no hair-transplant procedure details available. They said Dr. Cole used an incorrect drug and left a “horrible life long scar,” and characterized him as “horrible.” In June 2022, they said, “For Hair is the last doctor I’d go to.”
2 threads they wrote in
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