Background

Dr Sandeep Mahapatra is a dermatologist and hair transplant surgeon in Bangalore 1. He is the founder and director of Neo Follicle Hair Transplant Clinic in Marathahalli, which describes itself as a doctor-led hair transplant and hair loss clinic 1. His bio lists an MBBS from MGM Medical College in Jamshedpur and an MD in dermatology, venereology and leprosy from the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi 2. The clinic says he has "over two decades of experience in advanced hair restoration" 2.

Procedures and techniques

The clinic offers FUE, DHI and a method it calls NFT for receding hairlines, frontal baldness and the crown 1. It also offers unshaven FUE and body-to-scalp grafting when scalp donor hair is limited 1. Other procedures include female hair transplants, beard and eyebrow transplants and repair of earlier transplants 1. His bio says he is a certified DHI specialist, with the certificate from DHI Global in Greece 2. The clinic says every case is led by Dr Mahapatra and that he plans and performs each stage, from the first scalp evaluation to follow-up 1. It does not describe the role of technicians 1. Non-surgical treatments include PRP, GFC, exosome therapy, QR678 and scalp micropigmentation 1.

Pricing

The clinic says its pricing is graft-based, at ₹60 to ₹100 per graft 1. It gives the example of a 2,000-graft procedure costing roughly ₹1,20,000 to ₹2,00,000 1. The final cost is shared after a scalp evaluation 1. The clinic says EMI (instalment) options are available and that there are no hidden charges 1.

Booking and aftercare

A consultation covers a scalp examination, a donor assessment and a hair density evaluation before a plan is discussed 3. International patients have their scalp assessment, graft count and donor mapping confirmed on a video call before they travel 1. The clinic is on the first floor of Scorpio House near Marathahalli Bridge in Bengaluru 4.

Credentials and memberships

The Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons, India (AHRS India) lists him as a member, under number P/112/2019 at Neo Follicle in Bangalore 5. His bio says he was conference faculty at HAIRCON 2025 in Kashmir and HAIRCON 2019 in Indore, the AHRS India meetings 2. The clinic's site lists the ISHRS among his memberships and calls him an "ISHRS Gold Member" 1. It also lists the Association of Cutaneous Surgeons of India and the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists 2.

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