Hair Transplant

The transplanted hair is, because it comes from the back and sides where follicles are genetically resistant to the hormone that causes pattern loss. But the untransplanted hair around it can continue to thin, so the overall look changes over time unless ongoing loss is treated medically.

Most of the transplanted hairs fall out between weeks two and six — this is expected and is not the graft failing. Regrowth starts around month three to four, becomes noticeable at six, and the final result is judged at twelve to eighteen months. Anyone promising a visible result in three months is describing the shedding phase, not growth.

Under about 25, often yes. The pattern of loss is not yet established, so a hairline placed now can end up isolated in front of a receding area a decade later, and donor grafts spent early cannot be recovered. Starting medical treatment and waiting to see the pattern is frequently the better decision, even though it is not what most clinics will tell you.

The procedure itself is done under local anaesthesia; the injections are the uncomfortable part and last a few minutes. Afterwards, expect redness and small scabs for seven to ten days and some forehead swelling around day three. Most people take about ten days before they are comfortable in public, and a hat is not advisable for the first week.

In Turkey a hair transplant typically costs between EUR 2,000 and EUR 4,500, against EUR 8,000 to EUR 15,000 in Western Europe or the United States. The difference is labour cost, currency and clinic volume — not a different technique. Be careful with fixed all-inclusive packages far below this range: they usually cap graft numbers or hand the procedure to technicians.

It depends on the area and your Norwood stage: a receding hairline usually needs 1,500 to 2,500 grafts, a hairline plus mid-scalp 2,500 to 3,500, and advanced loss including the crown 4,000 or more, often across two sessions. A single session above roughly 4,500 grafts strains the donor area. Any number quoted before someone has examined your donor density is a sales figure.

This is shock loss, and it happens to almost everyone. The transplanted shaft falls out between weeks two and eight while the follicle underneath stays alive and enters a resting phase; regrowth begins around month three to four. Some of the existing thin hair around the graft area can shed at the same time and normally returns by month six. Shedding is not graft failure.

Yes, when the hairline is designed conservatively and the follicles are angled correctly. Natural results come from three things: a hairline placed slightly high with a soft irregular edge, single-hair grafts along the front row with denser groups behind, and follicles set at the same low angle as your own hair. Transplants that look obvious usually had a low straight hairline demanded by the patient and agreed to by the clinic.

Roughly a third of patients do, for one of two reasons: the area was too large for one session, or the untransplanted hair kept thinning behind the graft. Wait at least twelve months so the first result is fully grown before judging it. If you are under forty and still losing hair, plan the second session into your budget from the start rather than treating it as a failure.

Usually yes, but repair is harder than the original operation and the donor area is smaller the second time. Surgeons correct a too-low or straight hairline by extracting the offending grafts and re-implanting them further back, soften the front row with single-hair grafts, and camouflage visible donor scarring. Wait a full year after the first procedure and expect repair to cost more, not less.

Yes, but fewer women are good candidates than men. Female loss is usually diffuse, thinning the donor area as well, which removes the stable supply the operation depends on. Transplants work best for women with a defined problem: a receding temple, a wide part line, a high forehead, or scarring. Diffuse thinning needs a hormone and iron work-up and medical treatment first, not surgery.

You can fly the day after the procedure — most patients travel home on day two or three after the first wash. Light walking is fine immediately, but avoid gym, running, swimming and anything that makes you sweat heavily for two weeks, and contact sport for a month. Keep the grafts out of direct sun for three months; a loose hat is allowed only after the first ten days.