Did Adrian Mutu have a hair transplant? Yes, and he joked about it himself

Gazeta Sporturilor quoted him: “Your hair starts to leave you, and other things too. It doesn't work any more. Time forgives no one. I put in a bit of hair, on the sides. Haven't you seen in interviews how it shows when the light hits? It's as if I had Robert Niță and Messi on the wings. Time has passed. It isn't painful. I slept. It takes a few hours. It's painstaking work. It isn't all that easy.”

In August 2024, five months after the procedure, he posted a photo collage showing the progress. A1.ro reported that he said he was very happy with how things were going.

That is all we rely on here. Mutu did not give the technique or the number of grafts in those statements, so this article does not guess at them. Where the text below explains methods and timelines, it describes hair transplantation in general, not his treatment.

That kind of relaxed openness helps other men treat hair loss as an ordinary medical question rather than a source of embarrassment.

His words also contain two realistic details. He said the procedure was not painful, and at the same time that it takes hours and is painstaking work. Both are true of hair transplantation in general: it is done under local anaesthesia, but moving thousands of follicles one by one takes time and precision.

• DHI — grafts are implanted with a special pen (Choi implanter) without pre-made channels, which gives fine control over angle and direction.
• Combined DHI+FUE — FUE extraction with DHI implantation.

Which option fits depends on the extent of hair loss and on the donor area, which is why the choice is made at a consultation, not from a celebrity story.

There are also contraindications, including patchy (focal) alopecia, age under 18, trichotillomania, body dysmorphic disorder, cancer, severe heart disease, diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, a pacemaker and intolerance to anaesthetics. The surgeon checks these before a date is booked.

For patients in general, the transplanted hairs shed in weeks 2–4 — that is normal, the follicles stay in place — growth starts after 3–4 months, density becomes noticeable at 6–9 months, and the final result is judged at 12–18 months. The timeline further down shows the usual stages.

The price includes follow-up appointments at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months, and the clinic gives a lifetime guarantee of hair growth. More details are on the hair transplant page.

To be clear: City Medical Centre has no connection with Adrian Mutu or his treatment. His story is simply a well-known example of a man who talked openly about the procedure.

Hair transplant prices in this article are the current offer, valid until 30 November 2026. Regular prices: FUE $2,700, DHI $2,900, combined method $2,900. The price that applies to you is confirmed at the consultation.