Hair Restoration - FAQ's

Frequently Asked Questions

Read through some of the questions below and if you have a question that is not answered here please remember to complete our online enquiry form.

Q: Does it work?

Yes, hair transplantation really works. It redistributes the donor hair that is genetically programmed to grow for your lifetime.

Q: How long does it take?

The actual procedure of transplantation takes approximately 3 hours or more.  It's a day case with local anaesthetic.

Q: Will I notice any growth?

Results are subject to individual variation. Some patients experience hair growth from day one, most have a resting phase when the hair remains dormant for a few months before growing normally again. Most patients see hair growth by three months. As part of our guarantee we would like to see our patients 6 months post operatively to ensure their satisfaction and to discuss any further requirements.

Q: Will I need time off work?

You should feel well following your procedure but some patients prefer to take up to a week off work to allow any signs of surgery to disappear so that no-one knows they've had the procedure. Your consultation is a good time to discuss this.

Q: Does it hurt?

The skin of the donor and recipient areas is anesthetized with local numbing shots.

Various agents can be applied to the skin prior to the injections to reduce the sensation of the needle stick. Injection techniques such as tumescent anesthesia and nerve blocks further facilitate patient comfort. After it has been numbed, the skin injections are much less tender. Nerve blocks involve the injection of anesthetic around the bases of the nerves that supply the front of the scalp. These are located right above each eyebrow. Once the bases of these nerves are numbed, work in the central-frontal scalp is painless. The primary reason injections anywhere on the body hurt is due to the anesthetic being pushed into the skin too rapidly because either the person performing the injection is impatient or uncompassionate.

If the procedure is performed by an experienced, gentle, and caring surgeon, it will hurt very little. After almost every procedure, the patient comments, “If I would have known how easy this was, I would have done it a long time ago”.

Q: Is it dangerous?

Whilst there is a risk with any form of surgery, hair transplantation is minor surgery involving only the first few layers of the skin and performed under local anaesthetic. Our qualified medical team are on hand thoughout your procedure.

Q: Will there be any scarring?

Modern follicular unit micrografting results in natural looking hair transplants with no visible scarring and the donor area scar is hidden by your own hair. The art of transplantation lies in careful placement of the grafts to give you “invisible” hair restoration.

Q: Is it expensive?

There are initial costs but this is outweighed by the benefits of having your own hair growing back again. There is no further cost in terms of expensive shampoos, maintenance or restyling. There are no wigs to be continually replaced, serviced or retied nor is there a lifetime commitment to taking drugs or using lotions.

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