1. What is happening during the first consultation?
You will be examined by a Hair grafting specialized surgeon who will honestly explain to you the details of the various treatments which can be performed keeping in mind the hairstyle you wish to have. Thorough council and estimate will be provided. The consultation is critical, of importance and lasts about 45 minutes.

2. What special care do I have to observe before the surgery?
As a general rule, a blood test is required in order to check your health. You should avoid aspirin 2 weeks prior to the surgery because aspirin favours bleeding. The hair of the crown should not be too short (at least 2 cm long). The day before the surgery, you have to wash your hair using your usual shampoo. You should not come to the clinic on an empty stomach, you have to eat normally.

3. Is long hair a problem for hair grafting?
No. On the contrary the hair of the crown has to be at least 2 cm long in order to hide the extraction scar. It is not necessary to cut your hair before the transplantation. Long hair is not a problem for us.

4. Is there any scalp preparation before the surgery?
There is no need for any scalp preparation the moment the scalp is normally treated with the usual shampoo.

5. Why isn't it possible to graft somebody else hair on my scalp?
It would lead to a systematic rejection because somebody else hair will be considered as a foreign body by your own organism.

6. Is there an appropriate time to do the hair transplantation surgery?
Not at all, you can have hair transplantation at anytime. However if you are planning holidays on the sea side, it should be better to have the graft done 2 weeks prior to any swimming. Sun is not a contraindication but it is advisable to protect your head for 15 days.

7. Are grafted hairs more fragile?
No, these hairs are very strong and will grow forever. They will have the same structure of the one of the crown. You can treat your hair normally such as cutting, brushing, dying, etc

8. Is grafting appropriate to anyone?
No, some baldness patterns are very large with a very narrow crown and bad quality hair. Unfortunately, people suffering from this kind of baldness pattern cannot benefit from hair transplantation. However these cases are very rare.

9. Can women benefit from hair transplantation?
Yes, women can benefit as well as men from hair transplantation. They often have a hair fading on the top of the skull. Their hair can become thicker by hair grafting treatment.

10. Is there an age limit for hair grafting?
No, you can benefit from hair transplantation from about 20 years old till 85 years old. The most important thing remains, being in good health.

11. How many grafts can be transplanted in one single session?
This amount depends on the area to cover. It can go up to 4000 grafts that is to say more than 6000 hairs in one single session, if the quality of the crown is good.

12. Is there any pain during surgery?
No, you do not have to worry about the surgery neither during nor after. Nowadays, the techniques allow us to locally anesthetize the skin without any pain. During the session, you can chat with us, listen to music or watch a movie.

13. Is there any risk of infection or contamination?
There is absolutely no risk of infection or contamination. The grafted hairs are your own hairs. The surgery equipment used is sterile or one use only.

14. Is it possible to have an air travel after the surgery?
Yes, travelling by air does not change anything. You can rest or sleep by leaning your seat backward.

15. Is there any treatment to follow after the surgery?
As a general rule, a light treatment (oral tablet) is prescribed for 5 days.

16. When can I start my professional activities again?
You can go back to work normally as soon as the day after the surgery.

17. When can I start practicing sports again?
You can practice sport in moderation as soon as the day after the surgery. However some violent sports as well as swimming should be avoided for 10 days.

18. When can I shampoo my hair again?
One or two days after the surgery, by using your usual shampoo.

19. Is there any special hair care to observe after the surgery?
No, hair grafting is a natural technique which does not need any particular care (product or lotion). If you are already using a capillary lotion with a Minoxidil base, you can start again two weeks after the surgery.

20. Can the scar be visible on the crown? Does hair grow on the top of the scar?
The extraction's scar is not visible and it is immediately hidden by the hair of the crown at the end of the surgery. That is the reason why the hair of the crown should be at least 2 cm long. It is just a horizontal line on the crown area. Hair grows on both sides of the scar.

21. Is the new medicine preventing hair falling effective (Finasteride or Propecia)?
Finasteride or Propecia is a medicine which has been commercialized for several years. It is available in tablet form to be taken every day and all life long. Its efficiency is variable from one individual to another and slows down hair loss at the back of the head after several months of treatment. It seems to be less efficient on the top of the head. It can exceptionally lead to adverse reactions (gynecomastia, decreasing of libido and impotency) which disappear when the treatment is interrupted. When there is a good treatment tolerance, we prescribe it for young men with early baldness patterns or as a complement to the transplantation in order to save the primitive hair.

22. How long do I have to wait after the surgery for the hair to grow again?
As a general rule, 3 months are necessary before seeing the first hair grow. They will grow at a rate of 1 to 2 cm per month.

23. Is the result guaranteed?
Yes, if a great care has been taken in extracting, cutting, and transplanting the grafts, the regrowth is guaranteed. Obviously, the hair will not all grow the same day. The regrowth takes time. But after several months, 98 % of the grafts will have grown! So the loss is insignificant.

24. Is the quality the same between grafted hair and natural hair?
The growing grafted hairs are identical to the original hair. The sole difference is that they will never fall again. They are resistant.

25. When is it possible to go back to the hairdresser?
It is possible to go back to your hairdresser 20 days after the surgery. Your hairdresser is a professional who knows well about hair transplantation. He/She will be able to normally wash, cut and brush your hair but he/she will not be able to dye or bleach your hair before one month after the surgery. After this time, your hair dresser will be able to give you any capillary treatment.

26. Are the consultation and the surgery practiced by doctors?
Some "capillary care centers" practice consultations and redirect the patients to hair specialists. At Marbella Hair Clinic, the consultation and the surgery are done by the same hair doctors. You will always have surgery made by the doctor who knows you well since he/she is the same doctor who welcomed you from the first consultation.

27. Do I have to be hospitalized after the surgery?
No, hair grafting is a surgery done under local anaesthesia. It does not require staying over night in the clinic.

28. Can I go back home the next day of the surgery?
Yes, if you wish to go back home the next day, you can spend the night at a hotel located near to Marbella Hair Clinic. To book your hotel room, please check in the Useful Information page.

29. How do you calculate the cost of the surgery?
The surgery cost depends on the exact amount of grafts that will be transplanted in one session. The more grafts there are the more the price will increase. A flat fee meaning "we will do our best..." without specifying the exact amount of grafts does not seem to be a good solution. Indeed a good scalp examination will determine the minimum amount of grafts to be transplanted.

30. Why does the cost of surgery vary from one center to another?
This is due to the freedom of cost. The cost should depend on the precise amount of grafts transplanted per session. In Marbella Hair Clinic, state of the art technological equipments along with our know-how allow us not only to increase the amount of grafts but also to reduce the surgery duration without bringing down the quality of the results. Therefore the cost is decreased and there is no "intermediary". Don't hesitate to get other information from other centers, to compare similar techniques and never forget to get a detailed written estimate specifying the exact amount of grafts and the price.

31. I have already had a hair transplant surgery to treat my baldness. Is it possible to improve my appearance as my grafts can be seen on the front of the head?
Yes, it is possible to improve the aesthetical appearance of patients who have already been treated with older techniques. Ultra micrografting is particularly indicated to correct a "Barbie Doll" look by hiding the frontal line with a natural hair border once it has started to grow again.

33. I am planning to have several hair transplantation sessions. How long shall I wait between two sessions?
Usually, the average wait between two grafting sessions is about 3 to 6 months. Normally, this period allows you to assess the hair regrowth as well as the flexibility of the crown. Then you can plan a new session. Be that as it may, everything that has been acquired in the first session remains. The sessions are independent. They are added one to another.

34. Is it possible to do another hair grafting on an area which has been already transplanted?
Yes, it is possible to transplant new grafts between the grafts previously transplanted without any damage. This is the case when someone wishes to make a fading hair thicker.

35. Why other clinics do not offer such a large amount of grafts in one single session as Marbella Hair Clinic?
Marbella Hair Clinic is practically the only center in Europe to offer safely very large hair grafting sessions up to 4000 grafts (i.e. more than 6000 hairs) as far the crown has all the required criteria .This is due to our very special know how that has been acquired for many years using new specific technologies.

36. I have heard about "hair cloning". Is it possible?
It is true that science allows us today to clone identical ewe, but it is much different than reproducing hairs which would have been harvested from one patient and reproduced by thousands in laboratories! A hair is not a cell but it is a very complex and genuine organism constituted of tissues from various origins. Dreaming of growing a hair would be equivalent to clone a complex organism such as a human eye. For the moment, this comes close to being science fiction...