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FUE & DHI
Hair Transplant in Stuttgart

FUE · DHI

from $2,200

Assessment plus figure — $0.

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

Before

12 months in

The skin stays unbroken with FUE. Graft tally and outcome forecast measured up and never billed — before you decide.

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

Hair transplant for patients from Stuttgart 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

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results

This is how it looks
8–12 months later

These are all real City Medical Centre patients.

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

Before

12 months in

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,500 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,600 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,300 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,900 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,500 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,400 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,500 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,100 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,600 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

4,000 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,200 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,700 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,800 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,300 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,500 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,900 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,500 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,800 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,900 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,600 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,600 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,700 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,200 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

4,000 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,400 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,900 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,100 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,600 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,300 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,900 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,500 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,700 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,800 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,200 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,000 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

2,800 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,100 grafts

FUE method

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

Before

12 months in

3,600 grafts

FUE method

Comparison

Hair transplant methods
FUE and DHI

Three technologies transfer the grafts: classic FUE, suture-free DHI and a combined protocol. Study the implantation technique, the tissue trauma and the graft survival, and make an informed choice.

FUE

Classic technique without incisions or stitches

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

$2,200

$2,700

Graft implantation technique

Forceps

Graft trauma

Minimal

A natural angle for hair

Natural

Graft survival

98–100%

Suitable for

Androgenetic alopecia

DHI

Suture-free implantation with a Choi pen

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

$2,500

$2,900

Graft implantation technique

Choi implanter, DHI pen

Graft trauma

Minimal

A natural angle for hair

Natural

Graft survival

98–100%

Suitable for

Densification

Combined DHI/FUE

Extraction by FUE, DHI 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

A natural angle for hair

Natural

Graft survival

98–100%

Suitable for

Androgenetic alopecia and densification

Survival and trauma figures come as method averages, as a reference point: the exact numbers depend on the transplant area and the patient's individual features, and the doctor clarifies them at consultation.

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Hair transplants from the inside: what experts and patients say

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about the clinic

A spot where you
will be at ease

New equipment, quiet rooms and attention for every patient

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

Choose however you would rather talk

Nothing is left unclear, and the consultation is arranged for a suitable hour

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A doctor turns some patients down

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

The patterns it repairs

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

Reading this and still guessing?

Leave your number. The coordinator asks for photos in a messenger, the doctor decides if a transplant will help. Free of charge.

A doctor looking at a photo of a thinning area on a phone
See whether it suits me

services

You learn the price
before the surgery

The price is set at the free consultation, after the grafts are counted, 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

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DHI method

implantation without channels

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

$2,500$2,900

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DHI+FUE combo method

combined technique

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

$2,700$2,900

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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
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all included

What is included
in $2,200

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

Lifetime growth, guaranteed

Your bill does not change on the day of surgery.

two added zones

Beard and eyebrow
transplants

The scalp is not the limit. Donor material comes from the back of the head, the technique is FUE, and only the zone is different.

Beard transplant

FUE method, free of cuts or stitches

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

Grafts are taken from the donor area at the back of the head and moved through micro-punctures of roughly 1 mm — no scars are left. You and the doctor discuss the shape 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

Assessment plus figure — $0.

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Eyebrow transplant

FUE method, free of cuts or stitches

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

The eyebrow shape is drawn at the initial consultation by the surgeon: references are reviewed together and the design takes your facial features into account. The hairs are implanted at the right angle, so the eyebrows look natural. It also helps where years of plucking ended hair growth.

$1,600$1,700

an op with no ward stay, under local anaesthetic

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See what it costs and how many grafts

At the appointment the donor zone is inspected, the grafts counted and the realistic outcome explained. Cost is discussed at the same appointment and sealed in the contract.

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

The starting appraisal — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
1

The starting appraisal

During the initial consultation, the doctor explains how the FUE and DHI methods work, answers all your questions, and puts together an individual plan for the surgery. This consultation is free.

Choosing your surgery day
2

Choosing your surgery day

The date is held with a deposit payment, made by card at the clinic or online, and the terms are documented in a medical services contract.

Rules to follow in the days before — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
3

Rules to follow in the days before

Preparation for the surgery includes a set of tests, and the clinic makes the process easy with a full list and instructions.

Anaesthesia – surgery without the ache — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
4

Anaesthesia – surgery without the ache

The treatment area is numbed with local anaesthesia, so the entire surgery is pain-free.

Collecting hair units ready for placing — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
5

Collecting hair units ready for placing

Grafts are removed from the back of the head or temples during this step, with the donor area left stitch-free.

Putting grafts where they are needed most — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
6

Putting grafts where they are needed most

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

Coming through those first few weeks — hair transplant at City Medical Centre
7

Coming through those first few weeks

This final step covers recovery, with the clinic giving you everything required and detailed instructions to speed healing.

Healing after a hair transplant, 0-10 days
8

0-10 days — Settles in

Crusts fall away, swelling eases, and the treated skin heals

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

2-4 weeks — Shedding of transplanted hairs

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

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

3-4 months — New shoots show

New hairs arrive gradually, the result starts to show

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

6-9 months — Thickness builds

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

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

12-18 months — Full result

Full volume and a finished, natural hairline

How many grafts your case takes is decided at the consultation, where the surgery is also explained

A doctor's appointment at City Medical Centre

Free, before the operation, and you owe nothing.

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doctors

Our doctors

Kristina A. Tropina, assistant

Kristina A. Tropina

Assistant

9 years in practice

At the consultation you talk to your operating doctor.

The doctor assesses the donor zone, arrives at a graft figure and describes the outcome within reach.

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coordinators

The team behind it

Every patient is assigned a personal coordinator, from the first enquiry to recovery.

Svetlana, patient care specialist

Svetlana

Aftercare coordinator

Follows your case from the start to recovery

Will sort out your documents and dates

Ekaterina, patient care specialist

Ekaterina

Aftercare coordinator

Follows your case from the start to recovery

Will sort out your documents and dates

Maria, patient care specialist

Maria

Aftercare coordinator

Follows your case from the start to recovery

Will sort out your documents and dates

Yulia, patient care specialist

Yulia

Aftercare coordinator

Follows your case from the start to recovery

Will sort out your documents and dates

How it actually
happens

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Reviews

Patient reviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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. The clinic works with patients from other cities and countries, and an online consultation is available first.

FUE: $2,200 (≈ €2,000). DHI: $2,500 (≈ €2,250). Combined: $2,700 (≈ €2,450). A free consultation and graft count gives you the final, contract-fixed price with no hidden extras.

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 — local anaesthesia keeps the whole procedure pain-free.

FUE relies on tweezer harvesting with no incisions or stitches. DHI relies on Choi-pen implantation without channels. The combined DHI+FUE approach harvests by FUE and implants by DHI.

The doctor calculates the exact number of grafts at a free consultation, based on your donor area.

Expect 0–10 days to heal, then normal shedding of transplanted hairs at 2–4 weeks. Growth begins around 3–4 months, density builds by 6–9 months, and the final look appears at 12–18 months.

A lifetime guarantee of hair growth is included, confirmed in your contract.

It can all be checked
before you pay

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

of Ministry of Health.

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Clear answers about the operation for Stuttgart

The procedure asks one day of a patient in Stuttgart and nothing more dramatic than local anaesthesia. FUE and DHI involve no incisions and no stitches, so there are no stitched wounds to look after.

For someone in Stuttgart the whole beginning is online and free of charge: photos of the thinning area go to the doctor, who looks at them and counts the grafts. The clinic keeps in touch 24/7, in the hours you are actually awake.

Count on 0-10 days of healing, a normal shedding of the transplanted hairs at 2-4 weeks, growth from 3-4 months, noticeable density at 6-9 and the completed result at 12-18. Check-ups happen at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months, a personal coordinator follows the photos, and the growth guarantee is lifelong.

Hair Transplant in Stuttgart: 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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The cradle of the automobile and a city of engineers

Stuttgart likes to call itself the cradle of the automobile. In 1887 Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach turned a small workshop in Bad Cannstatt into the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, and a year earlier Robert Bosch had opened his first workshop for precision mechanics and electrical engineering in the city. Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Bosch still have their headquarters here, alongside a dense layer of medium-sized engineering firms.

The official update for 31 December 2025 puts the city's population at 609,365, counting Stuttgart itself rather than the wider region around it. A large share of those residents work in offices, development centres and plants where long meetings, video calls and client visits are part of the week, which is one reason so many of them ask first how visible the first fortnight after a transplant will be. Plenty of them also spend their working day under bright office lighting and on camera, where a freshly treated hairline is easy to spot.

That engineering habit of wanting the numbers before the decision suits this procedure well. A transplant can be described as a timeline with clear checkpoints: 0-10 days for the scalp to settle, a normal shedding of the transplanted hairs at 2-4 weeks, new shoots at 3-4 months, density building at 6-9 months and the finished result at 12-18 months. Follow-up examinations are scheduled at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months.

Summer storms, winter hats and the first weeks after FUE or DHI

According to the 1991-2020 normals for the Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg station, the city gets around 1,800 hours of sunshine a year, with June, July and August each above 215 hours and average July highs of about 25°C. Summer is also the wettest part of the year: May to August each bring roughly 72-81 mm of rain, often in short thunderstorms, and the city has seen damaging hail, most memorably in July 2013.

For freshly placed grafts that means two simple summer habits. Keep the scalp out of strong midday sun while the punctures heal, and carry a loose, clean cap or a light umbrella so that a sudden downpour or a hot, sweaty commute does not catch you unprepared. Follow the washing instructions from your doctor exactly rather than rinsing a soaked scalp at home in your own way.

Winter in Stuttgart is cool rather than harsh, with January highs around 5°C, and snow seldom stays more than a few days. Many people simply prefer a hat at that time of year anyway, which makes the shedding phase at 2-4 weeks easier to keep private. Whatever the season, the hat should sit loosely and never press or rub on the treated area.

Who should actually perform the transplant

German specialist training has no separate title for hair surgery. In practice the procedure is usually done by a specialist in dermatology or in plastic and aesthetic surgery, so the question to ask is which Facharzt title the doctor holds and how many FUE or DHI procedures they personally carry out.

The German Dermatological Society (DDG) offers a specialist search for dermatologists and a database of certified skin clinics, which helps to confirm that a named doctor really is a trained dermatologist. Specialist titles themselves are awarded by the state medical chamber after an examination; for Baden-Württemberg that is the Landesärztekammer, which has its seat in Stuttgart, and every doctor working in the state must register with the responsible district chamber within a month of starting work.

At the free consultation, a reliable doctor will look at the donor area before naming a graft count, explain why FUE or DHI suits your hair type and tell you openly if medication or no treatment would be the better answer. Ask who performs the extraction and placement in person, and how the photos you send from Stuttgart are reviewed at each follow-up.

Be wary of titles that sound impressive but mean little. The German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons notes that labels such as "Schönheitschirurg" or "ästhetischer Chirurg" are not protected and may be used by any doctor, whereas a Facharzt title can only be earned through years of supervised training and an examination. A clinic that is vague about this point is giving you a useful answer of its own.

Insurance, sick notes and time away from work

Section 34 of the Social Code Book V excludes medicines that mainly serve to improve hair growth from statutory health insurance, and a transplant done for appearance is not treatment that section 27 recognises as medically necessary. The procedure is therefore paid for privately. If a complication of a medically non-indicated aesthetic operation needs treatment, section 52(2) obliges the insurer to make the patient share the cost and to refuse or reclaim sickness benefit for that period.

Because the session takes one day under local anaesthesia, with no incisions and no stitches, many people in Stuttgart need little time off. Continued pay from an employer under section 3 of the Continued Remuneration Act requires an incapacity that is not the employee's fault, and the law does not state that an elective cosmetic procedure meets that test, so a few days of annual leave are the safer plan.

If you are signed off sick, section 5 of the same act requires you to tell the employer without delay, and if the incapacity lasts longer than three calendar days a medical certificate is due by the following working day at the latest.

Can I start the process from Stuttgart without coming in?

Yes. The first steps are online and free: you send photos of the thinning area, the doctor reviews them and estimates the grafts, and coordinators are available around the clock on Telegram and WhatsApp.

Is summer in Stuttgart a bad time for a hair transplant?

No, but it needs a little more care. Long sunny days and sudden thunderstorms mean keeping the scalp shaded and dry with a loose cap during the first weeks; in the cooler months a hat is easier to wear without anyone noticing.

When will people at work notice the transplant?

The scalp settles within 0-10 days. The transplanted hairs then shed normally at 2-4 weeks, new growth starts at 3-4 months and density builds by 6-9 months, with the final look at 12-18 months.

Does German statutory insurance pay for any part of it?

No. Hair-growth medicines are excluded under section 34 SGB V, and a transplant for appearance does not meet the medical-necessity test of section 27 SGB V, so it is paid for privately.

Will my employer keep paying me if I take sick leave?

That is not certain. Section 3 of the Continued Remuneration Act covers incapacity without the employee's fault, and an elective cosmetic procedure is not expressly included, so most people use a few days of annual leave.

How do I check that the doctor is a real specialist?

Ask for the exact Facharzt title and look the doctor up in the DDG specialist search for dermatologists; the Landesärztekammer Baden-Württemberg in Stuttgart is responsible for specialist titles in the state.

How often are the check-ups?

Examinations take place at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months, and a personal coordinator follows the photos throughout the first year.

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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