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Hair Transplant in
Hanover: FUE & DHI

FUE · DHI

from $2,200

A chat and a costing — $0.

Real patient

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

before op

12 months along

FUE method, no cuts or stitches. Grafts and the result forecast checked over at no charge — before you decide.

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

Hair transplant for patients from Hanover 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

Hair looks like this
8–12 months later

All cases here are real CMC patients.

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

before op

12 months along

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,500 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,600 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,300 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,900 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,500 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,400 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,500 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,100 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,600 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

4,000 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,200 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,700 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,800 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,300 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,500 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,900 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,500 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,800 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,900 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,600 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,600 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,700 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,200 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

4,000 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,400 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,900 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,100 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,600 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,300 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,900 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,500 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,800 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,200 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,100 grafts

FUE method

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

before op

12 months along

3,600 grafts

FUE method

Comparison

Hair transplant methods
FUE and DHI

You have three graft transfer technologies to choose between: classic FUE, suture-free DHI and a combined protocol. They differ in implantation technique, tissue trauma and graft survival.

FUE

Classic technique without incisions or stitches

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

Stitch-free implantation with a Choi pen

Hair transplant with the DHI method
Discount through end of November

$2,500

$2,900

Graft implantation technique

Choi implanter, DHI pen

Graft trauma

Minimal

The natural growth angle

Natural

Graft survival

98–100%

Suitable for

Densification

Combined DHI/FUE

Extraction by FUE, DHI implant

Combined DHI and FUE protocol
Discount through end of November

$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

The survival and trauma numbers are averaged per method and act as a guide: exact values depend on the transplant area and the patient's individual features, and the doctor specifies them at the consultation.

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Hair transplants up close: expert breakdowns and patient stories

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Discuss your options

about the clinic

A spot where you
will feel at home

Attention to each person, pleasant rooms, good equipment

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

Drop us a line in any way you like

Questions are welcome, and the appointment is arranged around your schedule

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The answer is no for many people

Where your case can be resolved without surgery, the doctor will say so at the consultation — and you will not waste your money. Below are the conditions in which a transplant 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 factors of hair growth
  • Effects left by an injury or burn
  • Shedding post-illness
  • Shedding from a hormonal imbalance

Not sure which group you are in?

Leave a phone number and we take it from there: the coordinator asks for photos of the thinning area in a messenger, then a doctor tells you whether a transplant would help. Free, no operation booked.

A doctor looking at a photo of a thinning area on a phone
Check if I am suitable

services

You learn the price
before the surgery

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

A chat and a costing — $0.

Keep this price
Discount through 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

A chat and a costing — $0.

Keep this price
Discount through 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

A chat and a costing — $0.

Keep this price
Discount through end of November

Wider services

Where it all beginsFree
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 surgery to 12 months of follow-up.

Growth guarantee, lifelong

No extras are slipped in on the day of surgery.

two extra zones

Beard and eyebrow
transplants

A hair transplant is not about the scalp alone. Same grafts from the back of the head, the same FUE method — only the area changes.

Beard transplant

FUE method, no cuts or stitches

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

Grafts are taken from the back of the head, the donor zone, through micro-punctures of about 1 mm, with no scars left. Before the operation, the doctor discusses the shape with you, taking your facial features into account. Transplanted hair grows for life, and the beard can be trimmed and styled as usual.

$2,800$3,000

A chat and a costing — $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

Shape first, hairs second: at the first consultation the surgeon draws the brow line, reference photos are reviewed with you, and your facial proportions define the line. Each hair sits at the growth angle, which is why the brows look genuine. It also suits growth lost to long years of plucking.

$1,600$1,700

an outpatient session under a local anaesthetic

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Know your price and number of grafts

Your donor zone is assessed, the grafts counted and the likely result described. The contract records the price named at the consultation.

Operating room at City Medical Centre

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Process

One day at the clinic —
then go home

From consultation to going home — all in one day

Where it all begins — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
1

Where it all begins

During this free consultation, patients in Hanover get a clear explanation of the FUE and DHI methods, answers to their questions, and an individual surgery plan.

Choosing your surgery day
2

Choosing your surgery day

Once the deposit is paid — in person by card or online — the surgery date is booked and confirmed under a medical services contract.

Getting ready for the procedure — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
3

Getting ready for the procedure

Before surgery day, the required tests are completed with the help of a list and instructions provided by the clinic.

Anaesthesia – why patients feel nothing — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
4

Anaesthesia – why patients feel nothing

This step numbs the treatment area with local anaesthesia, making the operation painless.

Freeing each follicle from the donor scalp — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
5

Freeing each follicle from the donor scalp

Grafts are harvested from the donor area at the back of the head or the temples, without any stitches.

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

Covering the thinned-out part with grafts

At this stage, the surgeons position the grafts into the balding area.

Once the swelling and the scabs have gone — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
7

Once the swelling and the scabs have gone

The clinic backs your recovery with full supplies and complete instructions for quick healing.

Healing after a hair transplant, 0-10 days
8

0-10 days — Skin mends

The crusts loosen and go, swelling fades, the skin gets back to normal

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

2-4 weeks — The transplanted hair sheds

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

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

3-4 months — Growth sets in

Growth becomes noticeable, the difference begins to show

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

6-9 months — Thickness shows

The hair gains body; the volume and hairline are clear

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

12-18 months — Final look

The final density and a natural hairline appear

How many grafts you personally need is calculated at the consultation, and the doctor explains how the transplant goes

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

Your consultation is held by the person who will operate.

A proper look at the donor zone, a count of the grafts, and an honest word on the outcome.

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coordinators

Coordinating your care

You get a personal coordinator who guides you from the first enquiry through to recovery.

Svetlana, patient care specialist

Svetlana

Patient liaison officer

Will see you through before and after surgery

Will sort your papers and book you the slot

Ekaterina, patient care specialist

Ekaterina

Patient liaison officer

Will see you through before and after surgery

Will sort your papers and book you the slot

Maria, patient care specialist

Maria

Patient liaison officer

Will see you through before and after surgery

Will sort your papers and book you the slot

Yulia, patient care specialist

Yulia

Patient liaison officer

Will see you through before and after surgery

Will sort your papers and book you the slot

How it actually
happens

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You could be next — the consultation costs nothing

Questions are welcome, and the appointment is arranged around your schedule

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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.

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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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Things people ask

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, this is possible. An online consultation is offered so patients from other cities and countries can plan ahead.

FUE is $2,200 (≈ €2,000), DHI is $2,500 (≈ €2,250), combined DHI+FUE is $2,700 (≈ €2,450). A free consultation with a graft count gives you the exact, contract-fixed price.

It takes just one day from start to finish, and you're free to go home afterward.

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.

The surgery is performed under local anaesthesia, so it's painless.

With FUE, grafts are taken by tweezer with no incisions. With DHI, grafts are implanted directly using a Choi pen, without pre-made channels. The combined method mixes FUE harvesting with DHI implantation.

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

Healing takes 0–10 days. Transplanted hair sheds at 2–4 weeks, which is normal. New growth starts at 3–4 months, with noticeable density at 6–9 months and the final result at 12–18 months.

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

Everything can be checked
before you pay

The clinic works with a medical licence, care follows the standards and clinical guidelines

of Ministry of Health.

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

Read the diplomas before the operation is booked

Look at the documents

AKC POMOSHCH LLC

the clinic's own entity

1057746096924

OGRN

7728536872

INN

For a patient in Hanover: methods, guarantee and timeline

What a resident of Hanover gets is a one-day procedure: FUE and DHI without cuts and without stitches, under local anaesthesia. Graft survival is 98-100 %, and a price starting at $2,200 (≈ €2,000) is fixed in the contract after a free count of the grafts.

Getting an answer in Hanover takes no appointment at all: the online conversation is free of charge, the doctor reviews pictures of the thinning area and tells you whether a transplant helps. The clinic works 24/7.

The skin settles in 0-10 days, the transplanted hairs drop out at 2-4 weeks as part of the process, growth appears at 3-4 months, thickness at 6-9 and the final result at 12-18. Follow-ups at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months with photo tracking by a personal coordinator and a lifetime growth guarantee.

Hair Transplant in Hanover: 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:

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Hanover, the Region around it and the first message

Hanover had 522,803 inhabitants on 31 December 2025, and the wider Region Hannover about 1.16 million in 2019. A person thinning at the crown or temples in a population of that size does not need to arrange anything on the spot: the first assessment is an online conversation that costs nothing and books nothing. Ask for nothing to be reserved until you have read the draft contract at home.

Practically, you send a phone number and several pictures to a coordinator through WhatsApp or Telegram. People on the coordinator team reply at any hour, so an evening message does not wait for the next morning. The doctor reviews the images and says whether a transplant makes sense for you; method, graft numbers and dates come only after that.

Keep every reply, note the date it arrived and mark which statements are written and which were only said. By the end of the first week you should hold a short file that a stranger could read and understand what has been proposed to you.

A good first week also tests the people, not only the paperwork. Notice whether the coordinator answers your actual questions, whether unclear points are explained twice without irritation, and whether anything you request is promptly sent in writing. Those habits tend to continue into the months of recovery.

Questions that expose a vague offer

Start with the person. Ask for a full name, a qualification and a specialty for whoever will carry out your transplant, plus copies of the diplomas and certificates behind them. The clinic lists specialists from trichology, dermatovenereology and plastic surgery, so the name on your paper tells you which discipline is in charge. The consultant you speak to is the surgeon who operates; make the clinic put that in a line you can keep.

Then ask about the institution. Three papers matter most: the medical licence with its number, the legal name of the body giving care, and the written contract for medical services. Inside the contract look for the method, the graft count fixed after the donor zone was inspected, the treated area and the follow-up on offer.

A checklist from the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, written for people choosing a doctor, warns against promises that sound free of any risk, against pressure on timing and against a deposit demanded at the very first meeting. Those three signals are worth holding on to wherever you are. Here the sequence is different: the free consultation comes first, the graft count is established second, and the date is reserved by a deposit only afterwards, with terms recorded in the contract.

Finally, ask how the work is done and who explains the pre-operative tests. The clinic gives a list of required tests with instructions, so you can reach the day of surgery with nothing missing.

Write each question in your own words, leave space under it, and fill the space only from answers you can quote. Where space stays empty after a reasonable wait, the gap itself is your answer.

Forceps, pen or both: how the three methods differ in your hands

Think of the three routes as answers to two questions: how does a unit leave the scalp, and how does it get placed? FUE lifts units singly with forceps, with no cuts and no stitches, and the hair stays at the angle it grew. DHI loads a Choi pen and sets each unit directly, so no channels wait open beforehand. The mixed route harvests the FUE way and places the DHI way, and is aimed at thickening areas hit by androgenetic alopecia.

For FUE, graft survival is quoted at 98 to 100 per cent as an average meant for orientation. Your own outcome hinges on the treated area and your individual features, and the doctor explains the details at the consultation. A figure pressed on you before anyone has examined your donor zone should raise an eyebrow.

A useful way to talk about methods is to ask what each would change in your particular case. Does your pattern of loss call for densifying, for rebuilding the front of the scalp, or for covering a crown? Which method would the doctor choose and why? What would make the doctor change that recommendation after the consultation?

Surgery fits into one day and uses local anaesthesia; the same evening you are home. A beard borrows grafts from the back of the head and receives them through micro-punctures of about 1 millimetre. Eyebrows begin on paper, with the surgeon drawing the line and reviewing reference pictures alongside you.

Comparing two proposals? Line them up on four rows: method, number of grafts, treated area, operating doctor. A proposal that cannot fill every row is still a sketch. Fill the grid from written answers only, and send the empty cells back to the coordinator as questions. Whichever column ends up complete is the one you can reason about calmly.

Picture, history, purpose: preparing for the doctor's review

Poor pictures slow the whole process, so give them ten careful minutes. Stand by a window with a plain wall behind you, no flash, hair dry and parted as always. Cover the crown, the front of the scalp, each temple and the back of the head, and finish with a close look at the donor zone. A photo from the years when your hair was thicker helps the doctor read the trend.

Add a short note on the history: when you first saw the thinning and how fast it has spread. Do relatives share it? What have you already tried? List chronic illnesses and regular medicines, because certain conditions exclude a transplant or demand caution, and a doctor can weigh only what is declared. If you hesitate over whether something counts, include it.

Say what you want in one sentence. A denser front, a covered crown, a fuller beard and stronger eyebrows are separate aims. Read the sentence again the next day; if it still holds, send it with the photos.

Pictures reveal the pattern but not the final count. The doctor reaches a number of grafts only after studying the donor zone, and explains what is realistic at the same time. Anything counted from images alone is provisional; the figure to rely on is the one entered in your contract.

When a doctor should say wait, and whom to ask about specialist titles

Good candidates have androgenetic or diffuse alopecia, bald patches or a receding front of the scalp. Warning lights include trichotillomania, body dysmorphic disorder, age under 18, cancer, epilepsy, a pacemaker and diabetes mellitus. Add to them a thin donor zone, inherited growth traits, burn or injury scarring, and shedding after illness or from a hormonal imbalance. A refusal with reasons from the doctor spares you money and months.

The Ärztekammer Niedersachsen is a public-law corporation based in Hanover, and its Weiterbildungsordnung, the rules for specialist training, apply in the version valid from 1 January 2026. If a title on a clinic's paper is unfamiliar, the chamber is the body to ask about it. Ask the clinic first, and request the diplomas behind the title.

Healing keeps to a fixed order, and visits are set at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. Crusts come off within 0–10 days, the grafted hairs shed at 2–4 weeks as a normal stage, new ones start at 3–4 months, thickness arrives at 6–9 months and the final result at 12–18 months. Enter the visits in your diary on the day of surgery.

Have the aftercare written down: dressings, healing checks, a care plan covering both treated areas, advice on washing, sleep and headwear, and a return-to-sport plan. Then add a routine of your own. Ahead of each visit, photograph the same spots in the same light, write one line about how the scalp feels, and send the set to your coordinator.

Before you accept a date, note which answers would make you say yes and which would make you stop. When the replies arrive, read them against that note, not against your mood on the day. Hair needs a year or more to show a finished result, and a decision made calmly on paper is far easier to live with in month five.

Whom can I ask about a doctor's specialist title in Lower Saxony?

The Ärztekammer Niedersachsen, a public-law corporation in Hanover that publishes the rules for specialist training. Ask the clinic for the diplomas as well.

Is a deposit normal at the first meeting?

A checklist from the German plastic surgery society treats a deposit demanded at the first meeting as a warning sign. Here the free consultation and the graft count come first, and the deposit follows only when you choose a date.

What should I request in writing before surgery?

The licence with its number, the legal name of whoever gives care, the doctors' diplomas and certificates, and the signed contract.

Who will operate on me?

The doctor you meet at the consultation also operates. Ask for that to be recorded.

How do I prepare the photographs?

Take daylight pictures of the crown, front, temples, back and donor zone, with a note about when thinning started and what you have tried.

May I ask about the pre-operative tests?

Yes. The clinic lists the required tests and gives instructions for completing them, so ask for that list early.

Does a beard transplant draw on the same donor area?

Yes, the back of the head again, with grafts moved through micro-punctures of about 1 millimetre.