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Hair Transplant in
Hamburg: FUE & DHI

FUE · DHI

from $2,200

Your first chat and sum — $0.

Real client

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

at first

12 months on

The FUE method: no incisions, no stitches. Graft count and forecast estimated and not billed — before you decide.

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

Hair transplant for patients from Hamburg 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

This is how it looks
8–12 months later

All cases come from real CMC patients.

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

at first

12 months on

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,500 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,600 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,300 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,900 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,500 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,400 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,500 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,100 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,600 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

4,000 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,200 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,700 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,800 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,300 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,500 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,900 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,500 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,800 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,900 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,600 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,600 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,700 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,200 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

4,000 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,400 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,900 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,100 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,600 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,300 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,900 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,500 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,800 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,200 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,100 grafts

FUE method

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

at first

12 months on

3,600 grafts

FUE method

Comparison

Hair transplant methods
FUE and DHI

Grafts can be transferred by three technologies: classic FUE, suture-free DHI and a combined protocol. Compare implantation technique, tissue trauma and graft survival, and decide with your eyes open.

FUE

Classic method requiring no cuts or sutures

Hair transplant with the FUE method
Discount through November's end

$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 placement with a Choi pen

Hair transplant with the DHI method
Discount through November's end

$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 implant

Combined DHI and FUE protocol
Discount through November's end

$2,700

$2,900

Graft implantation technique

FUE extraction, DHI implantation

Graft trauma

Minimal

The natural growth angle

Natural

Graft survival

98–100%

Suitable for

Densification for androgenetic alopecia

Averaged for each method, the survival and trauma figures are a guide only: the exact numbers depend on the transplant area and the patient's individual features and are clarified by the doctor at the consultation.

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Specialists explain hair transplants; patients describe living with one

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Have a consultation

about the clinic

A place where you
will feel at ease

Attention to each person, pleasant rooms, good equipment

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

Get in touch whichever way you like

We handle every query and fit the consultation into a time that works for you

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Being eligible is never a given

If your case can be solved without surgery, the doctor says so right at the consultation — and you keep your money. Below are the conditions in which a transplant really works.

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

Losses worth operating on

  • Androgenetic or diffuse alopecia
  • A receding hairline
  • A high hairline
  • Insufficient hair density
  • Genetic side of hair growth
  • Results of an injury or a burn
  • Shedding post-illness
  • Hair loss from hormonal imbalance

Would a doctor decide for you?

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
Could this work for me?

services

You learn the price
before the surgery

The cost is quoted after the grafts are counted at the free consultation, and fixed in the contract.

Discount through November's end

FUE method

suture-free graft extraction

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

$2,200$2,700

Your first chat and sum — $0.

Fix your price
Discount through November's end

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

Your first chat and sum — $0.

Fix your price
Discount through November's end

DHI+FUE combo method

combined technique

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

$2,700$2,900

Your first chat and sum — $0.

Fix your price
Discount through November's end

Other treatments

The first sit-downFree
Eyebrow transplant, FUE$1,700$1,600
Beard transplant, FUE$3,000$2,800
Hair trichopigmentation$2,000$1,700
PRP therapy / session$200
Fix your price

all included

What is included
in $2,200

From preparing for surgery to 12 months of follow-up.

Growth guarantee, lifelong

Surgery day comes without a single new charge.

two further zones

Beard and eyebrow
transplants

The scalp is just the most common case. Grafts come from the back of the head, the method is FUE, the zone can differ.

Beard transplant

FUE method, no cuts or stitches

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

The donor area is the back of the head; grafts move from there through micro-punctures of about 1 mm and no scars are left. The shape is decided together with the doctor before the operation, taking your facial features into account. Transplanted hair grows for life: the beard can be trimmed and styled as usual.

$2,800$3,000

Your first chat and sum — $0.

Fix your price

Eyebrow transplant

FUE method, no cuts or stitches

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

Shaping begins at the first consultation, where the surgeon outlines the brows: reference pictures are viewed together and your facial proportions guide the drawing. Each hair goes in at the right angle, so the brows look like your own. This also suits brows that stopped growing after long years of plucking.

$1,600$1,700

a walk-in, walk-out op under local anaesthesia

Fix your price

Find out price and graft count

The doctor will look at your donor area, count the grafts and show the result achievable in your case. 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 at the clinic —
and go on home

From consultation to going home — all in one day

The first sit-down — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
1

The first sit-down

At no cost, the doctor uses the initial consultation to explain FUE and DHI, answer your questions, and outline an individual surgical plan.

Your place in the diary
2

Your place in the diary

The surgery date is locked in once a deposit is made, by card at the clinic or online, and the conditions are fixed in a medical services contract.

The run-up to your operation day — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
3

The run-up to your operation day

Before the operation, you'll need to complete a set of medical tests. The clinic provides a full list and instructions to guide you through it.

Numbing the scalp – so there is no pain — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
4

Numbing the scalp – so there is no pain

The operation is painless thanks to the local anaesthesia administered at this stage.

The grafts are drawn out and then counted — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
5

The grafts are drawn out and then counted

This step collects grafts from the donor zone — the back of the head or the temples — using a scarless technique.

Planting out the units in the treated zone — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
6

Planting out the units in the treated zone

The grafts are implanted into the balding area, completing the surgical part of the procedure.

The mending stage of the whole thing — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
7

The mending stage of the whole thing

The clinic ensures recovery goes smoothly by providing everything needed along with full instructions.

Healing after a hair transplant, 0-10 days
8

0-10 days — Rest phase

Crusts come off, swelling goes down, and the area gradually recovers

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

2-4 weeks — The grafted hairs shed

Normal. Only the hairs fall out, the follicles remain in place

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

3-4 months — First regrowth

New hairs come up gradually, the result is showing

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

6-9 months — Fullness arrives

The hair becomes denser, the main volume and contour are seen

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

12-18 months — The end result

The final density and a natural hairline take shape

At the consultation the doctor will calculate the grafts you personally need and explain how the transplant will go

A doctor's appointment at City Medical Centre

Free, well before surgery and with no obligation.

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doctors

Our doctors

Kristina A. Tropina, assistant

Kristina A. Tropina

Assistant

9 years of experience

The doctor at the consultation is the doctor in the operating room.

The doctor will look at your donor area, count the grafts and say what result you can get.

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coordinators

People you will meet

Your own coordinator takes you through every step, right up to full recovery.

Svetlana, patient care specialist

Svetlana

Your care specialist

In touch until you have healed

Handles the paperwork and your bookings

Ekaterina, patient care specialist

Ekaterina

Your care specialist

In touch until you have healed

Handles the paperwork and your bookings

Maria, patient care specialist

Maria

Your care specialist

In touch until you have healed

Handles the paperwork and your bookings

Yulia, patient care specialist

Yulia

Your care specialist

In touch until you have healed

Handles the paperwork and your bookings

How it actually
happens

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A City Medical Centre patient story
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A City Medical Centre patient story
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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

    Review on Google

  • ★★★★★
    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.

    Review on Google

  • ★★★★★
    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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Things people ask

Here is 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.

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 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.

It isn't painful: local anaesthesia is used throughout the surgery.

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.

Graft count is calculated by the doctor at no cost, based on an assessment of your donor zone.

The timeline is: 0–10 days healing, 2–4 weeks shedding (normal), 3–4 months new growth, 6–9 months visible 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

Medical licence in place, care provided to the standards and clinical guidelines

of Ministry of Health.

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

Diplomas and certificates held by the operating doctors

Read the documents

AKC POMOSHCH LLC

the clinic's legal name

1057746096924

OGRN

7728536872

INN

Everything worth knowing, put together for Hamburg

If you live in Hamburg, the practical side is simple: FUE and DHI are performed without cuts and without stitches, under local anaesthesia, in one day. Grafts survive in 98-100 % of cases, and a price from $2,200 (≈ €2,000) is recorded in the contract after a free graft count.

For Hamburg the entry point is simple and free: an online consultation where the doctor reviews photos of the thinning area and counts the grafts you would need. The clinic answers 24/7, so a message never sits overnight.

Healing 0-10 days, normal shedding of the transplanted hairs 2-4 weeks, first growth 3-4 months, real density 6-9, final result 12-18: that is the whole calendar. Check-ups at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months with photo tracking by a personal coordinator, and a growth guarantee that lasts a lifetime.

Hair Transplant in Hamburg: 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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A pre-signing routine built on the clinic's own steps

Hamburg was home to 1,973,896 people at the end of 2024, counting the city-state as a whole, and anyone reading about hair surgery eventually asks how to avoid regretting a signature. The clinic describes a sequence that already helps: a free consultation that books nothing, an individual plan at the end of it, a deposit that holds a date, and a contract for medical services that records the terms. Each step leaves a document you can read before the next one begins.

That order is worth defending against your own impatience. Treat the first conversation as a source of written answers, not as a sales call. Leave a day between receiving the plan and paying anything, bring a friend or relative into the conversation if you like, and prepare your questions beforehand. A deposit belongs after you have read what the contract says, because the deposit terms sit inside that contract.

Paperwork rules come next. Keep copies of the records and photos that document how the process went. Ask who will hold the instruments, since the clinic's position is that the doctor at your consultation is the doctor in the operating room, and have that sentence placed in the contract itself, next to the surgeon's name.

Permanence deserves its own follow-up. The clinic shows results at 8 to 12 months in its patient gallery and places the final outcome at 12 to 18 months. Ask the doctor what, if anything, would count as a repeat session in your case, and have the answer written down.

The first online conversation suits this routine, since it costs nothing, books nothing and gives you room to think, with a coordinator reachable round the clock in WhatsApp or Telegram.

Searching the Ärztekammer directory without being fooled by a title

The Ärztekammer Hamburg is a public-law corporation, and its website says that more than 20,000 physicians in Hamburg are its members. It publishes the Arztsuche, a directory of doctors who run practices in the city. Both statutory-insurance and private doctors appear, private practices are marked with a P, and you can search by name, by specialty field or by district.

For someone planning a transplant it offers two things. One is a vocabulary check: if a clinic calls its surgeon a specialist, you can see whether that field exists in the directory. The other is a name test, since a searchable directory shows quickly how the doctor's full name is recorded locally.

The directory covers doctors with practices in the city, so use it as one lookup among several. Ask for the licence, the legal entity and the doctors' diplomas and certificates, all of which the clinic lets you inspect before you pay.

Log the date of each lookup and what it returned.

A title on a door tells you less than a qualification does. In practice, ask the doctor which specialty qualification they hold and in which field it was awarded, and compare the answer with the directory's list of fields.

The clinic lists a plastic surgeon, a hair transplant doctor and a dermatovenereologist-trichologist among its specialists. Ask which of them would handle extraction, which implantation and which your later review visits.

Reading the quote as a budget sheet

A transplant for appearance is a private expense: the services are provided under a contract for paid medical services, and the amount is settled after the grafts are counted and then frozen in the contract. Build your budget around that document and not around anyone's assumption about who might contribute.

Thinning that may have a medical cause is a different conversation. If you suspect one, a physician should look at it before surgery, since some kinds of hair loss need other treatment. The doctor at the free consultation tells you openly when a transplant is not the answer, and the clinic describes that as a way of sparing you the expense.

Read the quote line by line. What you want next to the amount is a list of what it buys: bandages, healing visits, a home-care plan for the grafted and donor areas, coaching on shampooing, sleeping and headwear, a sport schedule, a named coordinator and five review points across the first year. Where a line is missing, ask whether the service is absent or only the sentence.

Ask for their terms on a separate line, with the number of payments and the date of the first one, and compare that line with the deposit that holds your date.

Keep a single folder, paper or digital, in date order: the photographs you sent, the doctor's reply, the draft contract, the receipt for any deposit. Should a disagreement ever arise about what was promised, the folder settles it, and memory does not.

FUE, DHI or both: how to hear the difference

Three methods exist, and the vocabulary is easier than it sounds. In FUE the doctor harvests with forceps, makes no incisions and uses no stitches. DHI sets each graft with a Choi pen, which removes the step of cutting channels beforehand. The mixed protocol harvests the first way and implants the second, and it is aimed at densifying zones hit by androgenetic alopecia.

Choosing among them is not only a matter of taste. Donor tissue comes from the back of the head or the temples, and the graft count follows the doctor's study of it. A good recommendation names a method, gives a reason and says what would alter it. If all you receive is an adjective, ask again.

The operation itself fits into one day under local anaesthesia, and the patient goes home afterwards. Tests come earlier, and the clinic hands over the list with instructions for completing them. Request that list as soon as a provisional date exists.

The same donor logic extends beyond the scalp. For a beard, grafts from the back of the head travel through micro-punctures of about 1 mm, and the shape is discussed with you beforehand with your facial features in mind. For brows, the surgeon first draws the line and goes through reference photos with you, and each hair is then set at its growth angle. If either interests you, say so in the first message so that the plan can cover it.

The message to write before the first video call

A short, orderly message makes the first conversation far more useful. Lead with photographs of the thinning zones taken from above, in front, at the sides and from behind, in daylight and bareheaded. Add two lines of background: when the thinning appeared, and whether relatives have had it too.

Then state your questions in a list. A suggested set: is this androgenetic or diffuse loss, or something else; which method do you recommend and why; how many grafts do you expect to use; who will operate; what is in the contract; what happens at each check-up; what would make you advise against surgery? Notice whether the answer is specific.

Read the exclusions before writing, so that anything relevant can be mentioned at once. They run from epilepsy, diabetes and a pacemaker to cancer, hepatitis B or C and HIV, and from trichotillomania to anaesthetic intolerance and age under 18. A doctor wants to hear about these early because they change the reply.

Close the message with a question about timing: by when will the written plan, the graft count and the draft contract arrive? A team that names a time and meets it is easier to trust later.

Once the review is in, the road is straightforward. A consultation ends in a personal plan, a date is held by a deposit paid by card or online, and the terms land in a contract for medical services. A personal coordinator then stays with you while healing, shedding, regrowth and thickening run their course.

How is a surgery date secured?

The first consultation is free and ends with an individual plan. A date is held by a deposit paid by card at the clinic or online, and the terms are recorded in a contract for medical services.

Who can search the Hamburg doctors' directory?

Anyone. The Ärztekammer Hamburg publishes the Arztsuche, which lists doctors with practices in the city. You can search by name, specialty field or district, and private practices are marked P.

How do I check a specialty beyond a title?

Ask the doctor which specialty qualification they hold and in which field it was awarded. The clinic names a plastic surgeon, a hair transplant doctor and a dermatovenereologist-trichologist among its specialists, so ask which of them does which step.

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.

What if I am unsure whether surgery fits me?

Send photos of the thinning areas to a coordinator in WhatsApp or Telegram. A doctor reviews them and says whether a transplant would help. It is free, and nothing gets booked.

How do I confirm that the surgeon I meet is the one who operates?

Have it written into the contract. The clinic says the consulting doctor is the operating doctor, so the sentence costs nothing to include.

What should be on the list of inclusions?

Compare it with the clinic's own package: bandages, healing visits, aftercare instructions, a sport schedule, coordinator contact and reviews at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months.