Hair Transplant
Available at Amrit Clinic, Mulund West, Mumbai. Every treatment starts with an in-person assessment.
A hair transplant moves hair follicles from the back and sides of the scalp, where hair is genetically resistant to loss, to thinning or bald areas. The transplanted hair is permanent, but the operation does not stop ongoing loss elsewhere — so medical treatment usually continues alongside it. Visible results take nine to twelve months.
Key facts
| Techniques | FUE (individual follicles) or FUT (strip) |
|---|---|
| Anaesthetic | Local; procedure takes several hours |
| Back to work | Around 3–7 days |
| Shock loss | Common at 2–4 weeks; temporary |
| Visible growth | From 3–4 months; result at 9–12 months |
| Still needed | Medical treatment to protect non-transplanted hair |
Why transplanted hair lasts
Hair at the back and sides of the scalp is genetically insensitive to the hormone that causes pattern baldness. When those follicles are moved, they keep that property in their new position — this is called donor dominance, and it is why a transplant is permanent.
The corollary is the point most often glossed over: the hair around the transplant does not share that property, and it will keep thinning. A transplant into a scalp where loss is still active can look good at a year and disappointing at four, as the surrounding hair recedes around an island of transplanted growth. This is why medical treatment to hold the existing hair is usually part of the plan rather than an upsell.
The timeline nobody expects
Transplanted hairs shed within two to four weeks. This is normal and alarms almost every patient who was not warned. The follicles remain and enter a resting phase before beginning to grow, with visible new hair from around three to four months and the real result at nine to twelve.
Existing hair in the treated area can also shed temporarily, which is called shock loss. It usually recovers. Anyone judging a transplant at two months is looking at the worst point of the process.
Donor supply is finite
There is a limited amount of donor hair, and it does not regenerate. Using it all on a low, dense hairline in a young patient leaves nothing for the crown when loss progresses, which is a common and unfixable regret.
Realistic planning means a hairline appropriate to your age and expected pattern of loss, coverage prioritised where it matters visually, and honest acknowledgement that a transplant redistributes hair rather than adding it. Assessment of donor density and the likely extent of future loss should come before any discussion of graft numbers.
Risks
Poor growth or patchy density is the outcome that matters most and can result from technique, handling of grafts, or an unrecognised scalp condition. An unnatural hairline — too low, too straight, or with visibly coarse hairs at the front — is a common aesthetic failure and difficult to correct. Donor site scarring: a linear scar with FUT, or diffuse small scars and visible thinning with FUE if over-harvested. Folliculitis, cysts, numbness, and prolonged swelling can occur. Shock loss of existing hair is usually temporary but occasionally is not.