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City Medical Centre

Hair Transplant
in Copenhagen

FUE · DHI

from $2,200

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Hair transplant: photo of a patient before the operation and 12 months later

beginning

12 months elapsed

Grafts counted and the outcome forecast — FUE, without cuts or stitches checked over at no charge — before you decide.

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Hair transplant (hair restoration) in Copenhagen: price and key facts

Hair transplant for patients from Copenhagen at City Medical Centre starts at DKK 15,000 (from $2,200). The first online consultation is free; the doctor names the final price and it is fixed in the contract.

Price
DKK 15,000 (from $2,200)
Performed by
Anastasia A. Kolesnik, hair transplant doctor
Anesthesia
local
Stay
one day at the clinic
Final result
12–18 months after surgery
How it works
Send photos on WhatsApp or Telegram, get a free doctor assessment and the price, then confirm the plan and dates before anything is booked.

How it works · Hair transplant prices

Information current as of 5 November 2026

Free online consultation on WhatsApp and Telegram

results

Hair looks like this
8–12 months later

All cases: real City Medical Centre patients.

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2800 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,800 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3500 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,500 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2600 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,600 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3000 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,000 grafts

FUE method

Beard transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2700 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,700 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3300 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,300 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2900 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,900 grafts

FUE method

Beard transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2500 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,500 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3400 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,400 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2500 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,500 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3100 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,100 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3600 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,600 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 4000 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

4,000 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3200 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,200 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3000 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,000 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3700 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,700 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2700 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,700 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3800 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,800 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3300 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,300 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2800 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,800 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2500 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,500 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3900 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,900 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3500 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,500 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3800 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,800 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2900 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,900 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3600 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,600 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2600 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,600 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2700 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,700 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3700 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,700 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3200 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,200 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3000 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,000 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2800 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,800 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 4000 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

4,000 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3400 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,400 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2900 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,900 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3100 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,100 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2600 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,600 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3300 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,300 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3900 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,900 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3500 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,500 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2700 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,700 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3800 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,800 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3200 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,200 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3000 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,000 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 2800 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

2,800 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3100 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,100 grafts

FUE method

Scalp hair transplant: photo before and 12 months later, 3600 grafts, FUE method

beginning

12 months elapsed

3,600 grafts

FUE method

Comparison

Hair transplant methods
FUE and DHI

We offer three graft transfer technologies: classic FUE, suture-free DHI and a combined protocol. Set them side by side by implantation technique, tissue trauma and graft survival, and choose knowingly.

FUE

Classic method requiring no cuts or sutures

Hair transplant with the FUE method
Discount through end of November

$2,200

$2,700

Graft implantation technique

Forceps

Graft trauma

Minimal

The natural growth angle

Natural

Graft survival

98–100%

Suitable for

Androgenetic alopecia

DHI

Suture-free implantation with a Choi pen

Hair transplant with the DHI method
Discount through end of November

$2,500

$2,900

Graft implantation technique

DHI pen, Choi implanter

Graft trauma

Minimal

The natural growth angle

Natural

Graft survival

98–100%

Suitable for

Densification

Combined DHI/FUE

FUE extraction, DHI pen implantation

Combined DHI and FUE protocol
Discount through end of November

$2,700

$2,900

Graft implantation technique

FUE extraction plus DHI implant

Graft trauma

Minimal

The natural growth angle

Natural

Graft survival

98–100%

Suitable for

Androgenetic alopecia and densification

For every method the survival and trauma figures are averages and serve as a guide: the precise numbers follow from the transplant area and the patient's individual features, clarified by the doctor at consultation.

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Patient stories and expert breakdowns on hair transplants

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about the clinic

A clinic where you
will feel at ease

Modern equipment, comfortable rooms, care for every patient

The City Medical Centre team with a patient after a hair transplant

Drop us a line in any way you like

We will answer your questions and arrange a consultation at a convenient time

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A doctor turns some patients down

A straight verdict comes at the consultation, and sometimes that verdict is that no operation is needed and no money need be spent. Below you will find the situations where a transplant genuinely works.

A man with thinning hair at a consultation: a case where a hair transplant helps

Situations that fit it

  • Androgenetic or diffuse alopecia
  • A receding hairline
  • A high hairline
  • Insufficient hair density
  • Genetic factors of hair growth
  • Effects left by an injury or burn
  • Hair loss post-illness
  • Shedding due to a hormonal imbalance

Reading this and still guessing?

Number first, pictures second: the coordinator asks for photos of the thinning area in a messenger, then a doctor answers whether a transplant would help you. Free of charge, no operation scheduled.

A doctor looking at a photo of a thinning area on a phone
Is this right for me?

services

You learn the price
before the surgery

The free consultation gives you the graft count and the cost, which is fixed in the contract.

Discount through end of November

FUE method

suture-free graft extraction

Hair transplant with the FUE method — operating room at City Medical Centre

$2,200$2,700

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DHI method

implantation without channels

Hair transplant with the DHI method and a Choi pen — operating room at City Medical Centre

$2,500$2,900

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DHI+FUE combo method

combined technique

Combined DHI and FUE hair transplant — operating room at City Medical Centre

$2,700$2,900

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Our other work

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Eyebrow transplant, FUE$1,700$1,600
Beard transplant, FUE$3,000$2,800
Hair trichopigmentation$2,000$1,700
PRP therapy / session$200
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all included

What is included
in $2,200

From preparation for the operation to 12 months after.

Guaranteed, growth for life

No unexpected costs on the day of surgery.

two further zones

Beard and eyebrow
transplants

One donor site, one method, several zones: grafts from the back of the head, taken by FUE.

Beard transplant

FUE method, free of cuts or stitches

A surgeon marking the beard line before a transplant at City Medical Centre

Grafts are harvested from the donor area at the back of the head and moved through micro-punctures of about 1 mm, without leaving scars. Before the operation the doctor settles the shape with you, taking your facial features into account. Transplanted hair grows for life and the beard is styled as usual.

$2,800$3,000

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Eyebrow transplant

FUE method, free of cuts or stitches

A surgeon marking the eyebrow shape before a transplant at City Medical Centre

At the first consultation the surgeon draws the brow, you look through reference photos together and the design is matched to the proportions of your face. Hairs placed at the growth angle make the brows believable. It also works where years of plucking stopped growth.

$1,600$1,700

a procedure that needs no stay, numbed locally

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Know how many grafts and the price

The doctor will weigh up your donor area, count the grafts and show the result achievable for you. The cost is quoted at the consultation and fixed in the contract.

Operating room at City Medical Centre

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Process

One day in the clinic —
then go home

From consultation to going home — all in one day

Talking to a doctor — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
1

Talking to a doctor

In a free initial consultation, the doctor talks you through FUE and DHI, answers your questions in full, and builds a surgical plan around your case.

Naming the day for it
2

Naming the day for it

The date is booked once a deposit is paid — by card at the clinic or online — and the conditions are set down in a medical services contract.

Just ahead of the procedure itself — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
3

Just ahead of the procedure itself

For patients in Copenhagen, preparation means working through the required tests using the list and instructions the clinic hands out.

A numb scalp – grafting you cannot feel — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
4

A numb scalp – grafting you cannot feel

Because local anaesthesia is used, patients in Copenhagen experience no pain during the operation.

Removing the follicles for the operation — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
5

Removing the follicles for the operation

The harvesting stage takes grafts from either the back of the head or the temples, with no need for stitches.

Covering the thinned-out part with grafts — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
6

Covering the thinned-out part with grafts

This is where the grafts are implanted into the affected, balding area.

What to expect while everything mends — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
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What to expect while everything mends

The clinic takes care of recovery by giving you everything required and detailed instructions.

Healing after a hair transplant, 0-10 days
8

0-10 days — Healing

The crusts separate, the puffiness clears, the skin settles down again

Shedding of the transplanted hairs after a hair transplant, 2-4 weeks
9

2-4 weeks — A normal shedding stage

A normal stage. Only the hairs go, the follicles stay in place

Growth begins after a hair transplant, 3-4 months
10

3-4 months — Growth underway

Growth comes in slowly and the change is there to see

Visible density after a hair transplant, 6-9 months
11

6-9 months — Density visible

The hair grows thicker, the main volume and contour are visible

Final result after a hair transplant, 12-18 months
12

12-18 months — Final stage

The hair comes to full volume with a natural front line

An individual graft count and a walk-through of the operation are what the consultation is for

A doctor's appointment at City Medical Centre

Free, prior to the operation, no commitment at all.

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doctors

Our doctors

Kristina A. Tropina, assistant

Kristina A. Tropina

Assistant

9 years of experience

At the consultation you are heard by the surgeon who operates.

The doctor will assess your donor area, count the grafts and say the result you can reach.

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coordinators

Who will help you

One person is responsible for you throughout: your coordinator, right through recovery.

Svetlana, patient care specialist

Svetlana

Care team coordinator

Will be there before and after the surgery

Looks after the papers and the booking

Ekaterina, patient care specialist

Ekaterina

Care team coordinator

Will be there before and after the surgery

Looks after the papers and the booking

Maria, patient care specialist

Maria

Care team coordinator

Will be there before and after the surgery

Looks after the papers and the booking

Yulia, patient care specialist

Yulia

Care team coordinator

Will be there before and after the surgery

Looks after the papers and the booking

How it actually
happens

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Reviews

Patient reviews

  • ★★★★★
    Sang Tran
    I was having trouble with my hair. I came here and got a hair transplant. The results was awesome thank you

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  • ★★★★★
    Илья Вячеславович
    І experienced hair loss due to COVID and turned to this clinic; they helped me and performed a hair transplant, moving hair from the back of my head to my temples. Thank you.

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  • ★★★★★
    ilya svyatoslavovich
    I traveled to City Medical Centre, where they helped me overcome hair loss through a transplant to the balding areas of my scalp. I am grateful to the doctors for performing the procedure painlessly.

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  • ★★★★★
    Мансур Касанбаев
    I am sharing my experience, because before the operation I went through a pile of reviews myself and was looking for real stories. I had a beard transplant six months ago. Honestly, in the first days after the procedure I felt a little jittery: my face looked unfamiliar, there was slight swelling and small scabs. In the first couple of months the hair partly fell out, as the doctor had warned. But now the result truly makes me very happy) From about the 4th month active, even growth began. The transplanted hair took very well, the beard now looks as natural as possible, no bald patches are left. The beard became much thicker and denser, with the shape I had thought about for a long time. All in all, I recommend the clinic, the doctor was polite and explained everything 👍 The result is definitely worth it!

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  • ★★★★★
    Dinh Nguyen
    I traveled to this clinic and do hair transplant, very good quality and cheap. Good doctors

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  • ★★★★★
    Hải Cao
    I do hair transplant here very good doctors!!

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Points people raise

We tell what people
ask before booking

People often say hair implants, but no artificial hair is used. In a hair transplant the doctor moves your own follicles (grafts) from the donor area to thinning or bald areas using FUE or DHI.

City Medical Centre doctors

Yes. City Medical Centre accepts patients from other cities and countries, and an online consultation is available before you decide.

The base prices are $2,200 (≈ DKK 15,000) (FUE), $2,500 (≈ DKK 17,000) (DHI) and $2,700 (≈ DKK 18,000) (combined). The precise cost is determined at a free consultation and graft count, then fixed in your contract.

The whole operation is completed in one day, with no overnight stay needed.

It helps with stable pattern hair loss and a receding hairline when there are enough donor grafts. Some types of alopecia need treatment first; the doctor checks this at the consultation.

No — the procedure is done under local anaesthesia and is painless.

FUE is the classic method: grafts are harvested with tweezers, with no cuts or stitches. DHI implants grafts without channels, using a Choi pen. A combined method harvests grafts by FUE and implants them with the DHI pen.

Your graft count is worked out for free by the doctor during the consultation, based on the donor zone.

0–10 days for healing, 2–4 weeks for normal shedding of transplanted hair, 3–4 months for new growth to start, 6–9 months for real density, and 12–18 months for the final result.

A contract-backed, lifetime guarantee of hair growth comes with every procedure.

It can all be checked
before you pay

We work under a medical licence, and care follows the standards and clinical guidelines

of the Ministry of Health.

Diploma of a City Medical Centre doctor
Certificate of a City Medical Centre doctor

Training documents of the doctors performing transplants

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the firm's legal entity

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OGRN

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Thinning hair in Copenhagen and the way out of it

The method suits a patient in Copenhagen because it asks so little: FUE and DHI, no cuts, no stitches, local anaesthesia and one day of your time. Graft survival is 98-100 %, and a price from $2,200 (≈ DKK 15,000) is put into the contract after a free count of the grafts.

Begin from your own sofa if you are in Copenhagen. The online consultation is free of charge, the doctor studies pictures of the thinning area and gives a plain answer on whether a transplant helps. Contact is open 24/7.

Healing takes 0-10 days. At 2-4 weeks the transplanted hairs shed, which is normal, briefly disappointing and soon over. Growth restarts at 3-4 months and does not stop there.

Hair Transplant in Copenhagen: price and what is included

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Tales of well-known people

Public figures who spoke openly about this operation, in their own words.

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Written by Anastasia A. Kolesnik, plastic surgeon, hair transplant doctor

Medically reviewed by Ellina V. Goncharova, dermatovenereologist, trichologist, surgeon. Review date:

A scalp assessment that fits into a phone

Copenhagen municipality had 671,714 inhabitants at the start of 2026, and the urban area around it 1,408,575. For a person in that crowd the first stage of a transplant plan has no waiting room. You send pictures and a few lines, a doctor of the clinic reads them, and nothing is booked or paid. The online consultation is free, coordinators answer on WhatsApp and Telegram at all hours, and the clinic promises a reply in 15 minutes.

Photographs carry the weight of that first stage. Use steady daylight and take the top, the front, both temples and the crown, then add the nape and sides, since grafts are collected there. Keep your hair dry and unstyled. Leave out filters and flash, so the doctor sees the scalp as it is.

Next, tell the story of the loss in your own words: the age when you first noticed it, whether the pattern spread slowly or in a burst, whether a relative went through the same, and whether it began after an illness, a hormonal change or an injury. These details matter because the clinic treats androgenetic and diffuse alopecia as suitable cases, while the cause of other kinds of loss needs a separate conversation.

List your health background too: regular medicines, chronic conditions, earlier operations, past reactions to anaesthetics. Local anaesthesia is used for this operation, so the last item is not a formality. If a diagnosis from your own physician exists, quote its name and date.

Then write down what you hope to see in two years. A realistic picture, discussed before anything is planned, saves disappointment later; the doctor can explain what an outcome may look like on your donor density.

Which specialist should be looking at your scalp

Denmark keeps official registers of the people and places that carry out cosmetic treatment, so the first checks need no legal knowledge. Begin with a plain question to the coordinator: which specialty does the doctor hold, and is that the person who will operate? Ask for the full name and the specialty in writing.

The clinic's published team includes a plastic surgeon and a dermatovenereologist who is also a trichologist and a surgeon. The clinic states that the doctor you meet at the consultation is the doctor who works on your operation day. Put that sentence in your message and ask the coordinator to confirm it in writing, with the name and specialty of the person.

Denmark also keeps registers. Since 1 December 2007 a doctor offering cosmetic treatment is registered as a cosmetic practitioner, and the Danish Patient Safety Authority shows who is on the list. An order of 20 November 2024, number 1206, adds that the Authority keeps a register of treatment sites, including those where cosmetic treatment is carried out, and that a site is registered before treatment starts.

In practice, ask for the full name of the doctor and look the name up yourself. Where the clinic says the work is done at a registered site, ask for the register entry and compare it with the details you were given. A clinic that has nothing to hide will answer both requests in a line or two.

Three techniques without the jargon

FUE lifts grafts one at a time with forceps, so no incisions are made and no stitches are needed. The clinic describes tissue damage as minimal and the transplanted hairs as growing at a natural angle, and it names androgenetic alopecia as the main indication for the method.

DHI works differently at the receiving end. A Choi implanter pen places each graft directly, and the preliminary cutting of channels is left out. Hair is implanted without stitches here as well. Ask the doctor whether this is the right choice when you want more density in a thinning zone.

The third route joins them: extraction by FUE and implantation with the DHI pen. It is presented as the answer for densifying areas of androgenetic alopecia. Because the three routes differ in technique, ask the doctor to explain in writing why one of them suits you better than the other two.

A table of survival and trauma rates is provided for each method, as averages meant for guidance. Exact values depend on the treated zone and on individual features, so the doctor will set them out at the consultation. Treat the table as a map of the territory rather than a promise about your own scalp.

Grafts come from the nape and sides or from the temples, with a technique that leaves no scars. Eyebrows and beard can be treated with FUE as well; say at the start if you are thinking about those zones too, so that the plan is drawn once.

Public care, private operation: who pays and what to hold on paper

Danish healthcare is organised in five regions and 98 municipalities, and about 84 per cent of its spending was publicly funded in 2016. Cosmetic surgery stands outside that arrangement: the official patient handbook says it is paid for by the patient at private clinics. A hair transplant chosen for appearance should therefore be treated as a private expense from the very first conversation.

The sum is set after the graft count and written into the contract, and a date is held once a deposit arrives. Read the clauses that cover the deposit, a change of date and a withdrawal before you pay, and ask for any unclear sentence to be rewritten in plain language.

Request the list of inclusions in writing and compare it with the contract. The clinic describes dressings and healing checks, a care plan for the transplanted and the collection zones, advice on washing, sleep and headwear, a schedule for returning to sport and hair care, direct contact with a coordinator who accepts your photographs, and visits in the first, third, sixth, ninth and twelfth months.

Also ask for the instructions on pre-operative tests. The clinic lists the examinations it requires and explains how to complete them. Find out where each can be done close to you, how recent the results should be, and which person at the clinic will read them.

Finally, keep a simple folder: photographs sent, replies received, names, dates, the draft contract. If a second opinion suggests something different, set the two documents side by side and ask the clinic to respond to each difference.

The first year, month by month

The operation is done in a single day under local anaesthesia, and you go home afterwards. Contraindications are published: trichotillomania, body dysmorphic disorder, cancer, being under 18, anaesthetic intolerance, epilepsy, severe heart disease, diabetes mellitus, a pacemaker, HIV or AIDS, hepatitis B or C, and pulmonary embolism. Raise any that concern you in the very first message.

During roughly the first ten days crusts come away and the swelling retreats. Shedding of the transplanted hairs arrives in weeks two to four and is a normal stage, since the follicles remain in place. New growth begins around month three or four, thickness returns between months six and nine, and the final outline is expected between months twelve and eighteen.

Because Copenhagen readers will want a way to judge progress without guessing, photograph your scalp on the same day each month, from the same angles and in the same light. Send the pictures to your coordinator around each scheduled visit and ask whether the pace looks expected. Shedding is the moment most likely to cause alarm, so fix in advance whom you will write to when it begins.

Which Danish register shows whether a doctor offers cosmetic treatment?

The Danish Patient Safety Authority shows who is registered as a cosmetic practitioner, a registration that has existed since 1 December 2007. Ask the clinic for the doctor's full name and search it.

What should I ask about the doctor before I agree to anything?

The full name, the specialty, and confirmation that the doctor you meet at the consultation is the one who operates. Then search the name in the Danish register and ask for the entry of the treatment site.

Is there a register of places where cosmetic treatment is carried out?

Yes. Order number 1206 of 20 November 2024 describes a register of treatment sites kept by the Patient Safety Authority, including sites for cosmetic treatment, with registration before treatment starts.

Will the Danish public system fund a transplant chosen for appearance?

The official patient handbook says that cosmetic surgery is paid by the patient at private clinics. Plan the procedure as a private expense.

What should I send in my first message from Copenhagen?

Daylight photographs of the top, front, temples, crown, nape and sides, the age at which the thinning began, family history, regular medicines and any chronic condition.

How do I tell whether the shedding is part of the plan?

Transplanted hairs are shed between weeks two and four, and the follicles stay in place. Send a photograph to the coordinator if you are unsure.

Can I ask for the doctor's specialty in writing?

Yes, and you should. Request the name and specialty of the doctor who will operate, together with confirmation that this is the person you meet at the consultation.