A hairline that suits the face you have today.

Yes. Hair transplanted from the DHT-resistant donor region behaves like donor hair for the rest of your life — it does not fall under the same hormonal influence that produced your pattern loss. What can change is the surrounding native hair, which may continue to thin under androgenetic influence; this is why an age-appropriate plan and, in some cases, ongoing medical maintenance are part of the long-term strategy.

Neither is universally better. FUE produces no linear scar, allows short hair, and is preferred for smaller-to-medium sessions. FUT permits higher single-session yields and preserves donor density more efficiently in advanced loss. The right choice for you depends on your hair length preference, donor density, and the size of the planned session — and is decided during consultation.

There is no single number. Graft requirement depends on the area to be covered, the desired density, your donor-area capacity, and the loss-progression trajectory we plan around. Frontal-only restorations frequently use 1,500 to 2,500 grafts; mid-scalp adds 1,000 to 2,000; full top-of-scalp restoration in advanced loss can require 3,000 to 4,500. The number is decided after diagnostic assessment, not in the first email.

The recipient area shows small scabs for 7 to 10 days. The transplanted hairs shed at 2 to 6 weeks — this is normal, the follicles remain alive and re-grow. Regrowth becomes visible at 3 to 4 months, and the result matures over 9 to 12 months. Most patients return to social activity in the second week and to all normal activities by week three; specific timelines depend on your role and exposure.

After FUE, the donor area can be shaved short — the dot scars are usually inconspicuous, but they are not invisible at extreme lengths in patients with high contrast between hair and scalp. After FUT, shaving the back of the head exposes a fine linear scar. If your long-term style preference is a shaved or buzzed head, this is a genuine factor in the FUE-versus-FUT decision and we discuss it openly.

A transient shock loss of pre-existing native hairs around the recipient sites is common and recovers fully in three to six months. Permanent loss of native hair from the procedure itself is uncommon with good technique. Continuing native loss from the underlying androgenetic process is a separate and ongoing matter, which is why medical maintenance is often part of the long-term plan.

These are evidence-based medical treatments for androgenetic alopecia and are frequently part of the long-term plan, both before and after surgery — not as alternatives to surgery, but as protective treatment for the native hair that surgery does not transplant. The benefits, side-effect profile, and the decision to use them are reviewed during consultation, with respect for your choice. We do not pretend surgery alone solves a continuing biological process.

Yes. Female-pattern hair loss differs from the male pattern and requires a different diagnostic workup — specifically to exclude hormonal, thyroid, and nutritional contributors and to rule out scarring alopecias, which contraindicate surgery in active disease. When the diagnosis is stable androgenetic loss with adequate donor density, surgical results in women can be excellent.

Follicular-unit grafting works well for eyebrow restoration (typically 150 to 400 grafts per brow, designed direction by direction), beard restoration (typically 1,000 to 3,000 grafts depending on goals), and into scars or burn areas (planned according to vascularity and graft survival expectations in the specific scar). Each of these is a planning conversation distinct from scalp restoration.

Cost depends on the technique, graft number, and case complexity. After your diagnostic consultation, once a plan has been agreed, you receive a written, itemised estimate. We do not negotiate on price and do not run promotions on hair surgery — the work is the work, and the result must look right at sixty.