# Surgical Hair Restoration

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgical-hair-restoration/482019>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 19, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgical-hair-restoration/482019 "2009-01-19T18:56:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![fandango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5ac83/32.png) [@fandango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fandango)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgical-hair-restoration/482019/1 "2009-01-19T18:56:46Z")

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Two related questions regarding hairplugs:

1. My medical flexible spending account covered the cost of my Lasik, so I got it mostly tax free. Do these plans cover hair restoration as well?

2. If I am a small business owner and I find a study that bald men are less successful or earn less than men with a full head of hair, can I legitimately claim the procedure as a business expense?

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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgical-hair-restoration/482019/2 "2009-01-19T18:59:06Z")

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No  
No

But cosmetic and plastic surgery travel expenses are tax deductible.

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**Author:** ![fandango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5ac83/32.png) [@fandango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fandango)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgical-hair-restoration/482019/3 "2009-01-19T19:38:33Z")

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> [@Philster](#):
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> But cosmetic and plastic surgery travel expenses are tax deductible.

Even if I travel abroad?

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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgical-hair-restoration/482019/4 "2009-01-19T21:12:44Z")

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I am not sure about travel abroad, but I got a hunch it is for all US states and territories, as the tax break is meant to benefit U.S. surgeons.