Background
William Lindsey is founder and lead surgeon of Lindsey Medical, PC, with locations in McLean and Richmond, Virginia.1 He moved to Northern Virginia in 2000 to practice hair transplantation.2 The clinic states its technicians work in-house exclusively and are never "visiting" or "traveling" staff.3 The IAHRS directory lists the McLean practice as "Nova Hair Center," while Lindsey's own site calls it Lindsey Medical, PC; neither site explains the discrepancy.4
Procedures and techniques
The practice offers both FUT (strip) and FUE hair transplantation.1 For FUT, Lindsey personally removes the donor strip and creates the recipient incisions, said to rarely exceed 1 millimeter.5 The donor area is then closed with a trichophytic closure meant to let hair grow through the scar and soften its appearance, per the clinic's FAQ page.9 For FUE it uses a custom punch stated to never exceed 0.9mm, and the clinic advises against sessions above roughly 1,500 to 2,500 grafts, citing lower FUE yields from added graft trauma.6 Megasessions are defined as exceeding 2,000 grafts up to 5,000, with single-hair grafts at the hairline and thicker 2- and 3-hair grafts placed behind.3
Pricing
Strip (FUT) pricing is tiered by graft count, from $7,500 for 800 grafts or fewer up to $18,000 for a 4,000-graft session, and FUE is priced separately at $9 per graft, per the clinic's price table.7 The clinic's FUE page states this runs roughly three times the per-graft cost of strip because of the difficulty and time of removing intact grafts.6
Booking and aftercare
The clinic says consultations are free and without obligation, speaking directly with Dr. Lindsey rather than sales staff.8 Surgery day is described as an early-morning arrival to review hairline design, then donor-area anesthesia and harvest while the patient listens to the radio or uses an iPad.9 Afterward the clinic offers a free scar check at 4 weeks and free visits around 6 months and a year, and advises vitamin E oil or Mederma on the scar line twice daily for 6 weeks.9
Credentials and memberships
The clinic states Lindsey is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (1996) and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (1999), and holds fellow status with the American College of Surgeons and two related academies.2 The homepage lists membership in the International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons and a recommendation from the American Hair Loss Association.1
Sources
Facts on this page were compiled from these pages, checked July 2026. Archived copies are kept for every citation.
- 1. https://drwilliamlindsey.com/
- 2. https://drwilliamlindsey.com/why-dr-lindsey/
- 3. https://drwilliamlindsey.com/techniques/
- 4. https://www.iahrs.org/hair-transplant/william-lindsey
- 5. https://drwilliamlindsey.com/fut/
- 6. https://drwilliamlindsey.com/fue/
- 7. https://drwilliamlindsey.com/costs/
- 8. https://drwilliamlindsey.com/hair-transplant-consultation
- 9. https://drwilliamlindsey.com/faqs/
What patients say on reddit
13 people shared their experience with Dr. William Lindsey across 21 reddit threads between 2015 and 2025. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.
- u/u/fuefuefut patient1,500 grafts surgery 2022
- Near-perfect reputation drove his choice source ↗
The user reported a ~1,500-graft FUT repair with Dr. William Lindsey in McLean, Virginia in March 2022, costing about $8,700 including $900 for PRFM. After two earlier FUE procedures elsewhere had poor growth, he said Lindsey’s near-perfect reputation led him to choose him; at the 30-day update, virtually all repair-case hairs had shed.
1 thread they wrote in
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In October 2022, Dude8080 was considering whether a transplant was possible and sent photos to William Lindsey’s Hair Transplant office. They report that the office rejected them; they did not have surgery with William Lindsey and gave no overall assessment of him.
1 thread they wrote in
- NW4 2,500 grafts surgery 2020
- Really liked him after meeting source ↗
Redbubble89 scheduled a 2,500-graft FUT with Dr. William Lindsey in 2020, initially described as around $11k; they later said 2,500 grafts would be like $12k and reported having surgery the prior week. They characterized Lindsey positively after meeting him, saying they “really like him.” At their latest update they were on day 4 post-op, with no reported result, complications, or overall post-surgery assessment.
3 threads they wrote in
- Jul 2020 Hair Transplant surgeon near NYC or surrounding area? ↗ removed on reddit
- Jun 2020 Considering a transplant ↗ removed on reddit
- Jun 2020 Long time struggle looking into some form of hair transplant options ↗
- 1,500 grafts surgery 2022
- Did everything differently for repair source ↗
- More growth by three months source ↗
- Did not regret choosing FUT source ↗
They reported a 2022 FUT repair with Dr. William Lindsey of around 1,500 grafts, completed in four hours. At three months, they said they had more growth than from their prior procedure with Dr. Burka, did not regret choosing FUT, and immensely regretted not going to Dr. Lindsey first.
1 thread they wrote in
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- Great surgeon; ethical, honest, straight shooter source ↗
SpexHair says he had an FUE procedure with Dr. Lindsey, without stating the date, graft count, price, photos, recovery timing, or complications. He characterized Lindsey as “a great surgeon” and an “Ethical honest and straight shooter,” while disclosing that he works in association with Lindsey and is paid a monthly flat fee.
1 thread they wrote in
- Mar 2023 The Best Hair Transplant Doctors in the world 2023 ↗ removed on reddit
- NW4
The user is a Norwood 4 considering surgery with William Lindsey; no procedure, graft count, price, results, or photos are stated. They said his content and reviews are outstanding, but characterized him as seeming “old school.”
1 thread they wrote in
- Feb 2024 FUT vs FUE ↗
- u/u/Jkappeler patient1,600 grafts
u/Jkappeler reported a 1,600-graft FUT repair with William Lindsey. They said, “I’m very happy with the results” and characterized him as a “Reliable doctor.”
1 thread they wrote in
- female 1,300 grafts surgery 2018
In August 2018, she underwent a 1,300-graft FUT temple procedure with Dr. William Lindsey; no price was stated. One day into recovery, she described Lindsey and his team as “highly professional, capable, and supportive” and strongly recommended him, with no longer-term outcome reported.
1 thread they wrote in
- u/u/Robyypoolguy patientsurgery 2019
- Great amazing result source ↗
They report having surgery with Dr. William Lindsey in 2019 and say they had another procedure done later. They characterized the earlier result as “really great amazing natural dance” and said the practice’s post-operative approach avoids vigorous washing.
1 thread they wrote in
- u/u/HelloJoeyJoeJoe patient
- Thought the result pretty good source ↗
- Found him honest source ↗
- Would choose him again source ↗
- Did not consider it perfect source ↗
In a March 2022 post-op comment, the user reported being 15 months out. They said the job was not perfect but was “pretty good,” characterized Lindsey as honest, and said they would go with him again if they needed a second procedure.
1 thread they wrote in
- 2,700 grafts surgery 2015
He reported a 2,700-graft FUT with Dr. William Lindsey in June 2015, costing $11,500. At six months post-op, he said he was “Very happy with the front thus far” and expected one or two further procedures. He also said Lindsey's linked statement mistakenly said he received PRFM, which he had declined.
1 thread they wrote in
- 1,200 grafts
TheDude35d reported a prior consultation with Dr. William Lindsey in McLean, Virginia about filling in the edges of his hairline. He said Lindsey considered him a NW1 with thick hair, advised that he did not need a transplant, but agreed to hairline enhancement and recommended 1,200 grafts. No procedure, cost, technique, photos, or outcome was reported.
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