Verified clinic

Alvi Armani South Africa

Sandton, South Africa

Dr Kashmal Kalan

4.9 composite score 578 reviews · 1 platform low confidence

Alvi Armani South Africa is a hair-transplant clinic verified across independent sources in Sandton, led by Dr Kashmal Kalan. Cross-checked against 5 independent sources; ratings below are shown per platform, unblended.

You can't pay to be listed here 5 independent sources Honest negatives kept, not hidden

4.9 Google 578 reviews

Surgeon & safety signals

What Reddit and forum users actually argue about: who does the work, and whether it's a "hair mill". We state only what's verified; the rest is honestly marked not disclosed.

Hair-mill riskNot enough data

ISHRS / authority memberYes

Years in hair restorationNot stated

Named surgeonYes

Doctor performs incisionsNot disclosed

Doctor performs extractionNot disclosed

Surgeon involvementNot disclosed

Technician involvementNot disclosed

Procedures per dayNot disclosed

Revision rateNot disclosed

Surgeon

Dr Kashmal Kalan

MBBCh with distinction (Wits School of Medicine); trained at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital; mentored by Dr Baubac Hayatdavoudi MD (ABHRS Diplomate); Medical Director / Lead Hair Restoration Surgeon, AlviArmani SA

Verified profile ↗ (alviarmani.com official surgeon profile page)

Pricing

Not multi-source verified

Contact

Website	alviarmani.co.za
Phone	+27 10 312 6140
Google Maps	View on Maps
Accreditations	Local franchise of Alvi Armani International (US/global hair transplant brand); 'Vitruvian' FUE methodology

Notable

Suite 162, Sandton City Medical Mews; part of the international Alvi Armani brand; markets high-end 'Vitruvian' dense-packing FUE.

Sources & verification

Last verified 2026-07-12 · placed by verification, never by payment.

Editorial note: Named, CURRENT credentialed medical director (Dr Kalan), corroborated by LinkedIn (za.linkedin.com/in/kashmal-kalan-md) and the brand's surgeon profile; photo high-confidence. Reviews are genuinely MIXED — several strongly positive but a documented complaint of poor results/aftercare and a technician-performed procedure; represented honestly. verified=false: Dr Kalan was trained BY an ABHRS diplomate but is not himself listed in an ISHRS/IAHRS/ABHRS directory. medihair.com excluded (aggregator).