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Medihair Transplant

Melbourne, Australia

Dr Mario Marzola ✓ verified

4.9 composite score 41 reviews · 1 platform low confidence
Dr Mario Marzola
medihairtransplant.com.au /our-team

Medihair Transplant is a hair-transplant clinic with an authority-verified surgeon in Melbourne, led by Dr Mario Marzola (verified in an authority-body directory). Indicative pricing: AUD 8,000–20,000. Cross-checked against 6 independent sources; ratings below are shown per platform, unblended.

You can't pay to be listed here 6 independent sources Honest negatives kept, not hidden

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 riskLow
ISHRS / authority memberYes, directory-verified
Years in hair restoration40+ yrs
Named surgeonYes
Doctor performs incisionsNot disclosed
Doctor performs extractionNot disclosed
Surgeon involvementNot disclosed
Technician involvementNot disclosed
Procedures per dayNot disclosed
Revision rateNot disclosed

Surgeons

Dr Mario Marzola
Dr Mario Marzola verified

MBBS; FFMACS; Diplomate ABHRS; ISHRS member. ISHRS Golden Follicle Award (2006) & Manfred Lucas Award (2019). ~40 years in hair restoration; pioneered Trichophytic Closure. AHPRA-registered.

Verified profile ↗ (medihairtransplant.com.au /our-team)
Dr Vik Jayaprakash
Dr Vik Jayaprakash verified

MBBS; Diplomate ABHRS; FRACGP; FRNZCGP; ISHRS member. Practice focused exclusively on hair restoration. AHPRA-registered.

Verified profile ↗ (medihairtransplant.com.au /our-team)
Dr Russell Knudsen
Dr Russell Knudsen verified

MBBS(Hons); Diplomate ABHRS; FISHRS; FACCSM. Past-President ISHRS. Also operates The Knudsen Clinic, Sydney.

Verified profile ↗ (medihairtransplant.com.au /our-team (filename flags it as a temporary photo))

Surgeon experience & credentials

Sourced E-E-A-T signals for the lead surgeon. Self-reported figures are marked; everything else is cited below.

Fellowship / board
ISHRS Fellow (FISHRS) — confirmed on ISHRS directory (Mario Marzola, MBBS, FISHRS)
Publications
Contributed articles to Hair Transplant Forum International and developed the Trichophytic Closure donor-site technique; founded the Marzola School of Hair Surgery International (1992)
Conference / society roles
Past President of the ISHRS (2003-2004) and serves on the ISHRS Board of Governors
Awards
ISHRS Golden Follicle Award (2006) and ISHRS Manfred Lucas Award (2019)

Pricing

AUD 8,000–20,000 (indicative band only) · source: Secondary search summary (medihair.com aggregator listing) — NOT a published clinic price list; indicative only

Contact

Websitewww.medihairtransplant.com.au
Phone+61 1300 355 325
Google MapsView on Maps
AccreditationsABHRS Diplomate surgeons (Marzola, Jayaprakash, Knudsen), ISHRS members, AHPRA-registered doctors

Notable

Concentrates three of Australia's most credentialed hair-restoration surgeons (Marzola: ISHRS Golden Follicle 2006 + Manfred Lucas 2019; Jayaprakash + Knudsen: ABHRS diplomates). Clinics in Melbourne and Adelaide.

Sources & verification

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

Editorial note: VERIFIED — principals confirmed via ISHRS/ABHRS credentials plus the independent Australian Independent Hair Reviews (aihr.com.au) and releasemysuper.com.au editorial coverage, in addition to the clinic's own team page. CORRECTION to candidate data: Dr Marzola's awards are Golden Follicle 2006 and Manfred Lucas 2019 (candidate said 2018) per ISHRS/clinic records. Independent corroboration for the Medihair Transplant BRAND itself is thinner than the surgeons' individual authority-body credentials — most brand-level hits are aggregators (medihair.com, whatclinic = excluded). Overlap with The Knudsen Clinic (shared surgeon Knudsen) noted — do not treat as fully independent operators. Price band is a rough indicative figure from a secondary summary, NOT verified pricing. Do NOT confuse with 'medihair.com' (commission aggregator) or with 'Hair Transplants Melbourne' (separate Coburg practice).