Frequently asked questions

Choose a clinic where a qualified surgeon examines your scalp, tells you which options suit you — including when surgery does not — and gives you a written plan and total cost before you commit. Ask who will perform the extraction and implantation, look at before-and-after photographs of patients whose hair loss is similar to yours, and check what follow-up is included. At DR HAIR® India the consultation is free and is with Dr. Jai Bansal, at Mansarovar in Jaipur or Rajouri Garden in Delhi.

Hair is usually taken from the back and sides of your own scalp, because those follicles are generally resistant to pattern hair loss. If scalp donor hair is limited, hair from the beard or chest can sometimes be added, although body hair grows less predictably once transplanted. Only your own follicles are transplanted; synthetic fibre implants are a different procedure with a high risk of infection and rejection, and are widely discouraged.

Most people go home the same day and are back at desk work within a few days to a week. Swelling, redness and tenderness are common for the first few days, and the small scabs on the grafts usually fall away within 7 to 10 days. FUT takes a little longer to heal than FUE because the donor area is stitched.

At DR HAIR® India a hair transplant generally costs around ₹30,000 to ₹1,50,000, depending mainly on the number of grafts you need. The graft count depends on how much hair you have lost and the area to be covered, and the technique (FUE, FUT or DHI) also affects the price. You are given a total figure in writing after your scalp has been examined, before you commit to anything.

For suitable candidates with a well-planned procedure, most transplanted grafts grow and the result is usually long-lasting, but outcomes vary between individuals. Success depends on your donor supply, the pattern and stage of your hair loss, the surgeon's planning and technique, and aftercare. Transplanted follicles are generally resistant to pattern hair loss, but the native hair around them can keep thinning, so medical treatment is often advised alongside surgery.

No — PRP (platelet-rich plasma) is a non-surgical injection treatment, not a hair transplant. A small amount of your blood is drawn, spun to concentrate the platelets, and injected into thinning areas of the scalp, where the growth factors may help weakening follicles produce thicker hair for longer. It works best for early thinning, needs a course of sittings and maintenance, and cannot grow hair where follicles have already been lost.

A hair transplant is generally safe in suitable patients, but like any surgery it has side effects and some risks. Common, temporary effects include swelling of the forehead, scabbing, redness, numbness of the scalp, pimple-like bumps (folliculitis) and shedding of existing hair near the grafts (shock loss), which usually regrows. Infection, poor growth and noticeable scarring are uncommon, and the result is limited by your donor supply, so tell your surgeon your full medical history and medicines beforehand.

Yes, some women are good candidates, although fewer women than men are suitable. Female hair loss is often diffuse and can affect the donor area too, so the cause is diagnosed first and medical treatment, PRP or GFC is often tried before surgery. Women with stable, well-defined thinning or a high hairline and a healthy donor area may benefit, and the technique is the same as for men.

You go home the same day with a care routine to follow, and the result develops gradually over about a year. The first week is about protecting the grafts: sleeping with your head raised, washing gently as instructed and not picking the scabs. Most transplanted hairs shed at two to four weeks; new growth usually starts at three to four months, is most visible at six to nine months, and reaches its final result at around twelve months, or longer for the crown.

Neither is better for everyone; the right technique depends on your hair loss, your donor area and how you wear your hair. FUE takes follicles one at a time, leaves tiny dot scars that are usually hidden by hair, and usually heals faster. FUT removes a strip of scalp, leaves a single linear scar usually covered by hair of moderate length, and can yield more grafts in one session. Both are done under local anaesthesia, discomfort is usually mild, and some plans combine the two.

Yes, every hair transplant leaves some scarring in the donor area, but it is usually hidden by surrounding hair. FUE leaves many tiny dot scars that are hard to see at normal hair lengths but can show if the head is shaved very close. FUT leaves a single linear scar across the back of the head, usually covered by hair of moderate length, and the area where grafts are implanted normally heals without visible scarring.

It can look natural when the hairline is designed to suit your age and face and the grafts are placed at the right angle, direction and density. Transplanted hair grows, and can be cut and styled, like the rest of your hair. Growth is gradual — it usually starts at three to four months and reaches its final result at around twelve months — and the final density depends on your donor supply, so results vary between individuals.