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Did Danijel Alibabić get a hair transplant? Yes, and painless was the deciding factor
Serbian pop-folk singer Danijel Alibabić is one of several well-known Serbian men who have talked about getting a hair transplant. In a 2024 round-up published by Kurir, which quoted him alongside colleagues who had the same procedure, he explained in his own words why he booked the surgery and what mattered most to him in making the decision. Below is exactly what was reported, where, and what a hair transplant involves today for anyone considering one.
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The main points in 30 seconds
- Danijel Alibabić booked a hair transplant once told it would not hurt.
- He had the procedure done in Turkey, per Kurir's 2024 report.
- Hair transplant at City Medical Centre: from $2,200 (FUE).
- Final result is judged after 12–18 months.
Key facts about the procedure
- Stay in clinicSame day
- Final result12–18 months
- AnaesthesiaLocal
- Price
$2,700from $2,200
I want to have a hairstyle again. Since the procedure I'm undergoing isn't painful, which matters most to me, I didn't hesitate much and scheduled the date for my transplant.
What did Danijel Alibabić say about his hair transplant?
In a 2024 feature on Kurir about well-known Serbian men who had hair transplants, the outlet reported that singer Danijel Alibabić had the procedure done in Turkey, like several of his colleagues, and quoted his own explanation for the decision: "Želim ponovo da imam frizuru. Budući da intervencija kojom ću se podvrgnuti nije bolna, što mi je najbitnije, nisam se mnogo dvoumio već sam zakazao datum kada ću uraditi transplantaciju" — "I want to have a hairstyle again.
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WhatsAppSince the procedure I'm undergoing isn't painful, which matters most to me, I didn't hesitate much and scheduled the date for my transplant."
That is all this article relies on. Alibabić did not name a technique, a clinic or a surgeon in the quoted statement, so none of that is guessed at here. Where the sections below explain methods and timelines, they describe hair transplantation in general, not his own treatment.
Why his words matter
What stands out in Alibabić's statement is the order of his priorities. He did not frame the decision around vanity or hiding anything; he framed it around a very practical concern — whether the procedure would hurt — and said that once he was reassured it would not, he booked the date without much deliberation.
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That is a common hesitation among men who delay getting a transplant for years: fear of pain and recovery, more than doubt about wanting the result.
In reality, a modern hair transplant is done under local anaesthesia, and most of the discomfort patients report is limited to the anaesthetic injections themselves, followed by a feeling of tightness in the scalp for a few days. Knowing that in advance is exactly the kind of information that can turn hesitation into a decision, the same way it evidently did for Alibabić.
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How a hair transplant works today
A modern hair transplant is an outpatient operation under local anaesthesia — exactly the kind of procedure Alibabić said mattered to him because it does not hurt the way he may have expected. Follicles are taken one by one from a donor area at the back of the head and temples and implanted where hair is missing. The main technologies differ mainly in how the grafts go in:
FUE
- How grafts are placed
- Into pre-made channels, with forceps
- Anaesthesia
- Local
- Stitches
- None
- Typically suits
- Androgenetic alopecia
- Price at City Medical Centre
- $2,200
DHI
- How grafts are placed
- Directly with a Choi implanter pen
- Anaesthesia
- Local
- Stitches
- None
- Typically suits
- Densification
- Price at City Medical Centre
- $2,500
Combined FUE+DHI
- How grafts are placed
- FUE extraction, DHI implantation
- Anaesthesia
- Local
- Stitches
- None
- Typically suits
- Androgenetic alopecia with densification
- Price at City Medical Centre
- $2,700
Which option fits depends on the extent of hair loss and the quality of the donor area at the back of the head — something a surgeon assesses directly at a consultation.
Who is a good candidate and how to prepare
A transplant generally works well for:
- a receding hairline or thinning temples;
- a thinning crown or generally low density;
- hair loss after an injury, a burn, an illness or a hormonal disorder.
Before any date is booked, the surgeon checks for contraindications, including trichotillomania, body dysmorphic disorder, age under 18, cancer, serious heart disease, uncontrolled diabetes, epilepsy and intolerance to anaesthetics. The clinic also provides a list of tests and simple preparation steps ahead of surgery day.
What recovery looks like
Alibabić's comment about pain lines up with how most patients actually describe the procedure: the local anaesthetic injections are usually the most noticeable moment, followed by a few days of tightness as the scalp heals. In the first 0–10 days, small crusts form and fall off. Over weeks 2–4 the transplanted hairs shed — a normal stage, since the follicles stay in place under the skin.
New growth starts around months 3–4, often fine at first, and density becomes clearly visible by months 6–9. The final result is judged at 12–18 months.
How hair transplant results usually develop
- Day of surgeryLocal anaesthesia; grafts are taken and implanted; you go home the same day.
- Days 1–10Small crusts form and fall off as the scalp heals.
- Weeks 2–4Transplanted hairs shed — a normal stage, the follicles remain in place.
- Months 3–4New hair begins to grow, often fine at first.
- Months 6–9Density becomes clearly visible.
- Months 12–18The final result is judged.
A hair transplant at City Medical Centre
City Medical Centre performs FUE, DHI and combined hair transplants for international patients, all under local anaesthesia with no incisions or stitches. The first consultation is free and can be done online: the doctor reviews photos of the hair and donor area, estimates the number of grafts and names the price, which is fixed in the contract.
Current prices start at $2,200 for FUE, $2,500 for DHI and $2,700 for the combined method, 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 Danijel Alibabić or his treatment. His story is simply a well-known example of a man who explained, in his own words, why he decided to go ahead with a hair transplant.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Why did Danijel Alibabić decide to get a hair transplant?
According to Kurir, he said he wanted to have a hairstyle again, and that knowing the procedure wasn't painful was the main reason he didn't hesitate to book a date.
Where did Danijel Alibabić have his hair transplant?
Kurir reported he had it done in Turkey, like several other Serbian men featured in the same article. He did not name a clinic or surgeon.
Did it hurt, according to Alibabić?
He said the procedure he was about to undergo was not painful, which was the most important factor for him in deciding to go ahead.
Which method did he use?
He did not say, so this article does not guess. Today the main options are FUE, DHI and a combined FUE+DHI protocol.
How much does a hair transplant cost at City Medical Centre?
Prices start at $2,200 for FUE, $2,500 for DHI and $2,700 for the combined method, confirmed after a free consultation and fixed in the contract.
Sources
What the article says about the celebrity is based only on these public statements.
- Kurir, 27 February 2024
Medical background and further reading
General information about the procedure from health authorities and medical societies. It is not advice for any individual patient.
- PubMed / NCBI — Follicular Unit Extraction for Hair Transplantation: An Update (Actas Dermosifiliogr, 2017)
- PubMed / NCBI — Donor site healing in follicular unit extraction hair transplantation (Cell Mol Biol, 2025)
- International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery — Hair loss treatments and solutions
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