Background
Dr. Marc Dauer is the medical director of Dauer Hair Restoration.1 The practice has offices in Los Angeles and New York City.2 The clinic says its practice is dedicated exclusively to hair restoration.1 Planning is described as deliberately conservative, treating baldness as a lifelong progressive condition and designing transplants to look natural into a patient's older years.3
Procedures and techniques
The practice offers Follicular Unit Transplantation (strip harvesting) and Follicular Unit Extraction, along with eyebrow, sideburn, and facial hair transplants and treatment for scarring hair loss.1 Dr. Dauer personally performs all FUE extractions himself, using a punch tip of about 0.8-0.9mm scored to roughly 3mm depth so the follicle separates from the surrounding connective tissue.4 The clinic says FUE is not scar-free, leaving small dot-scars that typically stay hidden only if donor hair is kept at 1-1.5mm or longer.4 Most patients complete a transplant across one to three sessions, capped around 3,000 grafts to limit donor-scar risk.3
Pricing
The clinic describes its pricing as moderate by industry standards and offers CareCredit financing.5 One FAQ page quotes $6 to $15 per follicular unit graft.5 A separate FAQ page on the same site answers the identical pricing question with a lower range of $4 to $10, an inconsistency the site does not resolve.6
Booking and aftercare
The clinic offers both in-person and virtual hair transplant consultations, reachable by phone, email, or form.1 Out-of-town patients can email photos ahead of a phone or Skype consultation.3 The clinic tells patients a transplant typically moves only 12,000 to 18,000 hairs, versus the 30,000 to 50,000 the scalp originally had.7 It recommends ongoing Propecia and Rogaine afterward to slow further progression.7 The clinic says Dr. Dauer is reachable directly by email after hours and responds in a timely manner.7
Credentials and memberships
Dr. Dauer is a Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery and a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery.1 The clinic states he is recommended by the International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons and the American Hair Loss Association, and separately that he is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners.1
Sources
Facts on this page were compiled from these pages, checked July 2026. Archived copies are kept for every citation.
- 1. https://mdnewhair.com/
- 2. https://mdnewhair.com/los-angeles-and-nyc-hair-transplant/
- 3. https://mdnewhair.com/about/
- 4. https://mdnewhair.com/follicular-unit-extraction-specialist-los-angeles/
- 5. https://mdnewhair.com/hair-transplant-frequently-asked-questions-los-angeles/
- 6. https://mdnewhair.com/transplant-procedure/transplant_faq/
- 7. https://mdnewhair.com/after-care-hair-transplant-info/
What patients say on reddit
27 people shared their experience with Dr. Marc Dauer across 29 reddit threads between 2015 and 2026. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.
- 64 yo 2,500 grafts surgery 2025
They reported a 2,500-graft procedure with Dr. Marc Dauer in Los Angeles on January 23, 2025. At 3 1/2 months, they said they were “I’m very happy.” and described the difference as “quite incredible,” while expecting full results to take a year. At their latest update, five months post-op, they said they were pleased with Dr. Dauer.
2 threads they wrote in
- Jun 2025 5 months - Happy ↗
- May 2025 My journey ↗
- 2,100 grafts surgery 2025
RattlesnakeFrank reported a 2,100-graft procedure with Dr. Marc Dauer in Los Angeles in 2025. At seven days post-op, they asked whether it looked like 2,100 grafts and said the doctor had already told them two procedures would be needed. They did not state an overall judgment of Dr. Dauer or the result.
1 thread they wrote in
- Feb 2025 Does this look like 2100 grafts? ↗
- 600 grafts surgery 2023
- Seemed overpriced source ↗
- Doctor seemed reputable source ↗
- Communication only by email seemed hard source ↗
The reporter received 600 eyebrow grafts from Dr. Marc Dauer in NYC in November 2023, paying 17000 USD. They chose an eyebrow-experienced surgeon after an earlier microblading-removal botch. At their latest update, they had no confirmed complication or growth result, but felt the price seemed overpriced and found email-only communication difficult.
- surgery 2023
- Thrilled with it source ↗
- Growth exactly as promised source ↗
- Legit shedding at month three source ↗
After a second FUE with Marc Dauer in LA in 2023, realrobcope said both procedures were in the 1,500–1,700-graft range and stated a $12,500–$17,500 cost range. At roughly six months post-op, he said growth was exactly as promised and that he was thrilled with it. He also reported substantial shedding around month three.
1 thread they wrote in
- Feb 2023 Dr. Marc Dauer in LA ↗
- female 1,200 grafts
Lowkeygirltek, a 43-year-old female, was considering Dr. Marc Dauer and reported a recent quote of $22,000 for 1,200 grafts; she had not had surgery. She said she really wanted to have transplants with him, but could not justify that price for the graft count.
1 thread they wrote in
- 2,600 grafts surgery 2025
- Very satisfied source ↗
- Valued reputation, honesty and skill source ↗
- Cited compassion and kindness source ↗
They report a 2,600-graft procedure with Dr. Marc Dauer in 2025 and say they paid 30,000 USD. They said price was not part of the equation because they wanted “reputation, honesty and skill.” They characterized themselves as “Very satisfied” and cited Dauer’s compassion, kindness, track record, and skill.
1 thread they wrote in
- Mar 2025 Dr Marc Dauer ↗
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In April 2023, paullybird45 said they consulted Marc Dauer and Mohebi in Los Angeles about a possible second hair transplant. They reported that both proposed 1,000 grafts in the front and 1,000 in the crown and said their donor was strong. They had not had surgery with Marc Dauer and gave no overall judgment of him.
1 thread they wrote in
- Apr 2023 Should I get a 2nd HT? ↗
- female
Eighties4life was considering Marc Dauer and reported speaking with him twice; no surgery, graft count, technique, or price was stated. She said prices had risen since their first discussion and that she did not feel welcome at the practice during the second chat. She described this as a “hard pass” for those two reasons.
1 thread they wrote in
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In 2023, the user reported an in-person consultation with Marc Dauer in Los Angeles and did not undergo surgery with him. They characterized Dauer as down to earth and nice, and said his results looked good.
1 thread they wrote in
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Primary_Stomach8542 attended a consultation with Marc Dauer but did not report booking or having surgery. They described a roughly $20k quote as “insane” and, based on what they had read, said the surgeons were “not that great.” They said the consultation itself seemed okay, but remained concerned about poor results and did not want to shave their head.
1 thread they wrote in
- Oct 2024 I give up looking for a Dr ↗
- surgery 2024
- most natural looking results source ↗
- painless procedure and recovery source ↗
- easy to hide afterward source ↗
They report going to Dr. Dauer in Los Angeles in 2024; at about five weeks post-op, they had gone through shedding but could hide the area with existing hair and hats. They chose him because they felt he had “the most natural looking results,” and later said they were “totally happy with the experience.” They described the procedure as painless and said Dauer gave them one of the most natural hairlines they had seen.
2 threads they wrote in
- 1,100 grafts
- Most passionate about his work source ↗
- Explained the process in detail source ↗
- Perfect results, exactly hoped for source ↗
They reported a second transplant with Marc Dauer for 1,100 grafts, paying $14,000. They selected Dauer for his passion, track record, detailed explanations, and realistic plan; afterward, they said the results were “Perfect results, exactly what I was hoping for.”
1 thread they wrote in
- Sept 2023 My search for a Los Angeles surgeon ↗
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