The first thing to do is to decide on the type of hair loss treatment that you are going to undertake.
The level of cost and amount of surgery will determine how seriously you need to look into your choice of hair clinic.
Clearly if surgery is involved there is a need to be very careful in the selection process as these procedures can't be reversed, poor surgery remains with a person for the rest of their life and as with all surgery there is ultimately a risk to the patient's life.
Other treatments may not be life threatening but they certainly can cost a lot of money.
This is particularly the case where patients have to visit the clinic on a regular basis for continuing treatment.
  You should start by finding out about the particular hair clinics that you want to decide between.
Just going to the clinic's web page or reading their advertisement literature will only tell you what they want you to know.
While this information is nice to see it will not tell you of any problems that there have been.
The easiest thing to do next is to search for the particular clinic on the internet followed by words such as complaints or problems.
People who have had real problems will often post their stories on the web to try and get the information out and to warn other potential customers.
If you find anything that looks discouraging it is best to move on and research the next clinic.
  You need to try and find out how state of the art the equipment used in the clinic is.
A visit to the clinic to view the facilities is a good idea.
Equipment that is being used on a regular basis should be clearly visible.
During this time you can also check on the cleanliness of the facilities.
  The most important element in the treatment is the hair specialist or surgeon involved and you need to find out as much information about them as you can.
You should try to find out how many years the surgeon has been specialising in hair transplantation.
Clearly somebody with little experience in this area might not be the best choice.
Like wise, if the specialist only works in this field part time then experience may be limited.
Work out how many procedures the surgeon carries out in one day.
If a lot of different patients are seen, it may be that you won't get the individual attention you need.
Each surgeon will have a reputation for their work and finding out how they are regarded by other specialists is an essential piece of information.
There is also the case that, specialists may delegate certain procedures to other less experienced staff in the clinic.
You want to know how hands on the specialist will be.
  The most important information can be found out by consulting past patients of the clinic.
You should ask for a list of patient's names and contact numbers.
These should all be willing to provide details personally of their experiences during their treatment.
You should also ask for, and view, a set of clinical before and after photos.
It is important that these show sufficient detail and are of a good quality.
  Joining hair loss forums on the internet can be a valuable source of information.
You can post enquiries and search for any previous posting concerning a particular clinic.
  Choosing a hair clinic can be a hit and miss thing, unless you are prepared to put some work in doing the necessary research.
The information is out there, you just have to spend some time searching for it.
People are always willing to share there experiences, if they have been particularly good or bad, you just have to find them.