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City Medical Centre

Hair Transplant in
Frankfurt am Main

FUE · DHI

from $2,200

First talk and pricing — $0.

Honest case

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

first

12 months along

No scalpel and no stitches in FUE. Graft count and forecast worked out at no charge — before you decide.

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Hair transplant (hair restoration) in Frankfurt am Main: price and key facts

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

Price
€2,000 (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

Here is how hair looks
8–12 months later

All cases: real City Medical Centre patients.

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

first

12 months along

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,500 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,600 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,300 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,900 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,500 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,400 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,500 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,100 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,600 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

4,000 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,200 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,700 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,800 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,300 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,500 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,900 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,500 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,800 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,900 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,600 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,600 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,700 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,200 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

4,000 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,400 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,900 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,100 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,600 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,300 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,900 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,500 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,800 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,200 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,100 grafts

FUE method

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

first

12 months along

3,600 grafts

FUE method

Comparison

Hair transplant methods
FUE and DHI

Graft transfer here comes in three technologies: classic FUE, suture-free DHI and a combined protocol. Compare them on 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 until the end of November

$2,200

$2,700

Graft implantation technique

Forceps

Graft trauma

Minimal

Hair's natural angle

Natural

Graft survival

98–100%

Suitable for

Androgenetic alopecia

DHI

Implantation with a Choi pen, no sutures

Hair transplant with the DHI method
Discount until the end of November

$2,500

$2,900

Graft implantation technique

DHI, a Choi implanter

Graft trauma

Minimal

Hair's natural angle

Natural

Graft survival

98–100%

Suitable for

Densification

Combined DHI/FUE

Extraction by FUE, DHI implant

Combined DHI and FUE protocol
Discount until the end of November

$2,700

$2,900

Graft implantation technique

FUE extraction with DHI implant

Graft trauma

Minimal

Hair's natural angle

Natural

Graft survival

98–100%

Suitable for

Densification for androgenetic alopecia

Per method, survival and trauma figures are averaged and given for guidance: the exact numbers depend on the transplant area and the patient's individual features, and the doctor clarifies them at the consultation.

Discuss your options

Doctors break down hair transplants, patients fill in the rest

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about the clinic

A place 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

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Not every kind of hair loss calls for a transplant

If your case can be solved without surgery, the doctor will tell you right at the consultation — and you will not waste your money. Below are the cases in which a transplant works.

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

The patterns it repairs

  • Androgenetic or diffuse alopecia
  • A receding hairline
  • A high hairline
  • Insufficient hair density
  • Genetic side of hair growth
  • Aftermath of a burn or an injury
  • Shedding post-illness
  • Shedding tied to hormonal imbalance

Would a doctor decide for you?

We only need a number. The coordinator requests photographs of the affected area in a messenger, a doctor examines them and reports whether a transplant would help. It is free and commits you to nothing.

A doctor looking at a photo of a thinning area on a phone
Check if it fits my case

services

You learn the price
before the surgery

A free consultation, a graft count, then a figure that is written into the contract.

Discount until the 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

First talk and pricing — $0.

Keep this price
Discount until the end of November

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

First talk and pricing — $0.

Keep this price
Discount until the end of November

DHI+FUE combo method

combined technique

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

$2,700$2,900

First talk and pricing — $0.

Keep this price
Discount until the end of November

Other procedures

The starting appraisalFree
Eyebrow transplant, FUE$1,700$1,600
Beard transplant, FUE$3,000$2,800
Hair trichopigmentation$2,000$1,700
PRP therapy / session$200
Keep this price

all included

What is included
in $2,200

From getting ready for surgery to 12-month follow-up.

Lifetime hair growth guarantee

Your bill does not change on the day of surgery.

two more sites

Beard and eyebrow
transplants

Hair for any zone comes from the back of the head, and the method used is FUE in every single case.

Beard transplant

FUE method, no 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

First talk and pricing — $0.

Keep this price

Eyebrow transplant

FUE method, no cuts or stitches

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

The surgeon draws the brow outline at your first meeting: you leaf through reference images together and the design respects the proportions of your face. Hairs go in at the natural growth angle, so the brows look entirely genuine. Where years of plucking stopped growth, this is the solution.

$1,600$1,700

a procedure that needs no stay, numbed locally

Keep this price

A quote and a graft count for you

The doctor will assess your donor area, count the grafts and show what you can achieve. The cost is quoted at the consultation and fixed in the contract.

Operating room at City Medical Centre

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Process

A day at the clinic —
and home you go

From consultation to going home — all in one day

The starting appraisal — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
1

The starting appraisal

The initial consultation is where the doctor explains FUE and DHI in detail, answers your questions, and creates a personal operation plan. It's completely free.

Booking your surgery date
2

Booking your surgery date

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.

The run-up to your operation day — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
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The run-up to your operation day

Ahead of surgery, a series of tests is required, and the clinic hands you the exact list along with instructions on how to complete it.

Under anaesthetic – hours without pain — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
4

Under anaesthetic – hours without pain

The procedure is performed under local anaesthesia, so the operation itself is painless.

The donor stage of the whole operation — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
5

The donor stage of the whole operation

This stage extracts grafts from the back of the head or the temples using a technique that requires no stitches.

Rebuilding the density on the bare scalp — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
6

Rebuilding the density on the bare scalp

The team implants the harvested grafts into the balding zone at this stage.

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

The clinic makes recovery straightforward, offering everything necessary and complete instructions for fast healing.

Healing after a hair transplant, 0-10 days
8

0-10 days — Heals over

The crusts leave, the swelling goes down, the area gradually recovers

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

2-4 weeks — Transplanted hairs come away

This shedding is expected, and it costs you no follicles

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

3-4 months — Growth sets in

Fresh growth comes through, and the change becomes visible

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

6-9 months — Density visible

The hair fills in, the main volume and contour are visible

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

12-18 months — What you keep

The final density and a natural hairline appear

Your personal graft count is calculated at the consultation, and the doctor explains how the transplant will go

A doctor's appointment at City Medical Centre

Free, before the operation and free of obligations.

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doctors

Our doctors

Kristina A. Tropina, assistant

Kristina A. Tropina

Assistant

9 years in practice

The surgeon who performs the operation is the one at your consultation.

The doctor will assess your donor area, count the grafts and name an achievable result.

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coordinators

Minding your booking

Your personal coordinator guides you from the first enquiry right through to recovery.

Svetlana, patient care specialist

Svetlana

Patient liaison officer

Will care for you before and after surgery

Will sort your papers and book you the slot

Ekaterina, patient care specialist

Ekaterina

Patient liaison officer

Will care for you before and after surgery

Will sort your papers and book you the slot

Maria, patient care specialist

Maria

Patient liaison officer

Will care for you before and after surgery

Will sort your papers and book you the slot

Yulia, patient care specialist

Yulia

Patient liaison officer

Will care for you before and after surgery

Will sort your papers and book you the slot

How it actually
happens

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Ready for the same — the first consultation costs nothing

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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.

    Review on Google

  • ★★★★★
    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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Asked all the time

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, patients in Frankfurt am Main are accepted regularly. An online consultation lets you discuss your case before booking.

Pricing starts from $2,200 (≈ €2,000) for FUE, $2,500 (≈ €2,250) for DHI, and $2,700 (≈ €2,450) for combined DHI+FUE. The exact figure is confirmed for free after a graft count and written into the contract.

The surgery takes a single day, and you go home the same day.

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 pain during the procedure, thanks to local anaesthesia.

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.

Healing runs 0–10 days, followed by normal hair shedding at 2–4 weeks. Growth kicks in at 3–4 months, thickens by 6–9 months, and reaches its final result at 12–18 months.

Your procedure includes a lifetime hair-growth guarantee under contract.

You can check everything
before you pay

The clinic holds a medical licence and care meets the standards and clinical guidelines

under Ministry of Health.

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

Qualification certificates of our surgeons

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AKC POMOSHCH LLC

our clinic's legal entity

1057746096924

OGRN

7728536872

INN

Why a hair transplant makes sense for Frankfurt am Main

A hair transplant for patients from Frankfurt am Main means one day of surgery, not a long course of treatment: FUE and DHI without cuts or stitches, under local anaesthesia. Graft survival is 98-100 %, and a price from $2,200 (≈ €2,000) is fixed in the contract after a free graft count.

The beginning is remote and free for a patient in Frankfurt am Main: photographs of the area, a look from the doctor, and a clear word on whether a transplant will help. The clinic responds 24/7.

The scalp heals across 0-10 days. A shedding of transplanted hairs follows at 2-4 weeks and is a normal stage rather than a complication. Growth begins at 3-4 months and carries on without help.

Hair Transplant in Frankfurt am Main: price and what is included

Prices are in US dollars; the amount in brackets is an approximate conversion to EUR at the rate of 02.10.2026. The final price is fixed in your contract.

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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:

Sources and further reading

  1. NHS — Hair transplant
  2. American Academy of Dermatology — Hair loss: hair transplants
  3. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) — Treatments for hair loss
  4. PubMed / NCBI — Follicular Unit Extraction for Hair Transplantation: An Update (Actas Dermosifiliogr, 2017)
  5. PubMed / NCBI — Donor site healing in follicular unit extraction hair transplantation (Cell Mol Biol, 2025)

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Which doctor title fits hair, and where a title can be looked up

Frankfurt am Main had 778,589 inhabitants in 2025 (city), the most populous city in Hesse. Titles are the first filter. In the 2020 specialty-training rules of the Hessian Chamber of Physicians, dermatology and venereology is defined around the skin, the subcutis, the mucosae close to the skin and the skin appendages, and its training catalogue covers operative diagnosis and therapy of conditions of the hair and other appendages. Plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery is a separate specialty with its own training, listed at 72 months against 60 months for dermatology. A hair team may include doctors from either background, so ask which title the person holds and what additional training stands behind the work.

The chamber's own doctor search carries a sentence worth repeating: it does not recommend or arrange doctors. It points to a separate search run by the Hessian association of statutory-care physicians, to a lookup for private doctors, and to the German hospital directory and the federal clinic atlas. Use these as verification tools, not as rankings.

The hair specialists at this clinic are a trichologist who transplants hair, a dermatovenereologist who is also a trichologist, and a plastic surgeon. Licence, diplomas and certificates may all be inspected before payment. Get the full name of whoever will operate on you, ask for the exact title, and compare.

The first online assessment costs nothing and books nothing, and messages to the coordinator on WhatsApp or Telegram get an answer at every hour.

Keep the correspondence tidy from the start. Create one folder for the clinic, name each file with its date, and save every message that contains a licence number, a name, a method or a figure. Months later, when memory has blurred, that folder will settle most disagreements about what was said.

The consultation as a sequence of five questions

A well-run consultation proceeds in a clear order, and knowing it lets you spot a missing step. First, the diagnosis. Hair that is thinning in a diffuse or androgenetic pattern, bald areas and a retreating frontal area are the problems a transplant is built for, and a doctor should name yours instead of assuming it.

Second, the method. FUE lifts grafts with forceps, with no incisions and no stitches. DHI loads each graft into a Choi pen and places it straight into the scalp, so channels are never cut first. A hybrid takes grafts by the first method and places them by the second. Ask why one of the three suits you better than the others.

Third, the count. The doctor studies the donor zone, arrives at a number of grafts and describes what is realistic. The price depends on it, so see the number written down.

Fourth, the day itself. You spend one day at the clinic under local anaesthesia, grafts come from the back of the head or the temples and go into the thinning area, and you go home. Ask the coordinator which tests are needed beforehand.

Fifth, the aftermath. Look for dressings, healing checks, a care plan for donor and recipient areas, guidance on washing, sleep and headwear, a route back to sport, and visits at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. Whatever is only spoken should be added to the document.

Take one more habit into the consultation: end every answer with the question 'where will I see that in writing?' It sounds blunt, yet it turns a pleasant conversation into a record. A team that is comfortable with it is also likely to be comfortable with the long follow-up that comes after the operation.

Fixed price in the contract

A date in the operating room is held by a deposit, payable by card at the clinic or online, and the conditions are entered in a contract for medical services. Ask for the file well in advance, and read it on a quiet evening.

The sum is established at the free consultation once the grafts are counted, then recorded in the contract. Look for the agreed method, the graft count, the treated area, the inclusions and the check-up schedule.

A good contract names the operating doctor. The clinic says the doctor you meet at the consultation is the one in the operating room; see that the document agrees.

Take notes of anything you do not understand and send them back as numbered questions. Replies in writing can be filed. A coordinator who explains each clause patiently is a good sign.

Compare any two offers on the same four lines: method, number of grafts, treated area and the person who operates. Put the answers in a table, one column per clinic. A quotation that leaves one of the four blank is incomplete, and a gap in the table is simply the next question to send.

Why a doctor may say no, and why that is useful

Listen for refusals as carefully as for promises. The doctor has no reason to send you into surgery needlessly, and a consultation may end with advice to keep your money. Reasons that exclude surgery are specific: cancer, epilepsy, diabetes mellitus, a pacemaker, serious heart disease, pulmonary embolism, hepatitis B or C, HIV or AIDS, intolerance to anaesthetics, age under eighteen, and two psychiatric diagnoses, trichotillomania and body dysmorphic disorder.

Further findings narrow the options. Thin donor density, inherited growth traits, burns or injuries and shedding after illness or from hormones all matter. Then the first task is to find the cause, and an honest doctor says so if a transplant cannot help.

Prepare your medical history on one sheet: chronic illnesses, regular medication, allergies, earlier operations, and what you know about hair loss among relatives. Send it with the photographs; the fuller the sheet, the firmer the answer.

Unsure where you stand? Nothing has to be decided yet. A phone number and photographs of the thinning areas are enough for a doctor to say whether a transplant would be useful.

Say clearly what you hope to gain. Wanting a fuller frontal area is different from wanting to cover a crown or to thicken a beard, and the answer about suitability depends on the goal. Write your aim in one sentence before the call, and notice whether the doctor repeats it back accurately.

A letter to yourself for month five

Growth after a transplant follows a slow script, and the middle months are the hardest to trust. Ten days are given to healing. Somewhere in weeks two to four the transplanted hairs drop out, an expected stage with the follicles staying put. Fresh hairs show at three to four months, density returns between six and nine, and the finished result with its natural edge settles at twelve to eighteen months.

On the day of surgery, write yourself a note that says exactly this and leave it where you will find it in month five. Add your visits at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months, and a reminder to photograph the same areas under the same light.

Send the pictures to your coordinator, who keeps in touch during recovery. A dated series of images helps far more in a conversation with the doctor than your recollection of last spring.

Beard and eyebrow transplants work on the same principle and use the same donor area. If you are considering one, ask whether it can be planned alongside the scalp work and how the checks would be arranged.

Think about the practical side of the first days as well. Washing, sleeping position and headwear all come with instructions, and you will follow them better if you have read them before the day rather than during it. Ask for the written version now and keep it next to the contract; having it ready spares you a rushed phone call in the first week.

Does the Hessian chamber recommend doctors?

No. Its search page says it can neither recommend nor arrange doctors, and it points to separate lookups for statutory-care doctors, private physicians and hospitals.

Which two specialties are relevant to hair transplants?

Dermatology and venereology, defined around skin, subcutis and skin appendages, and plastic surgery, a separate specialty.

What does the consultation produce?

A diagnosis, a recommended method, a graft count after the donor zone is studied, and an individual plan, with the price fixed in the contract.

How is the procedure paid for?

Payment is made in full before the procedure. If you would like to spread the cost, you can take out a loan with your own bank and pay the full amount with it.

How is the operation day organised?

One day under local anaesthesia, with grafts taken from the back of the head or the temples and implanted where the hair has thinned.

Why do transplanted hairs shed in weeks two to four?

This is an expected stage: the hairs fall while the follicles stay, and new growth starts at three to four months.

What goes on the medical history sheet?

Chronic illnesses, regular medicines, allergies, earlier operations and what you know about hair loss in your family.