Is hair transplant a legitimate medical procedure?

Yes: Hair transplantation is a medical procedure where intact hair follicules are harvested from hair bearing areas on the scalp (donor site) and then the follicular units are replanted strategically into the bald areas. There are now many techniques available for hair transplantation, see a board certified plastic or dermatologic surgeon who specializes in this procedure to see if you are a candidate.

Medical but elective: If performed by a surgeon this is a medical procedure but it is not medically necessary aka elective aka cosmetic aka aesthetic aka possibly reconstructive (following burns or teauma) aka plastic surgery.

Yes: Modern hair transplantation is a letitimate surgical procedure designed to take hair from donor areas to be transplanted into recipient areas which lack hair. Check out the international society of hair restoration surgery for information and associated surgeons. Www:ishrs.Org.