Before any surgery, the cause has to be identified — thyroid, iron, hormonal and telogen effluvium all mimic pattern loss and none of them respond to grafts. This page covers the female hair transplant appointment itself — what is prepared beforehand, what happens in the chair, and what the first hours afterwards feel like. Plan for 1 day, 6-8 hours and 3-4 days.
A full session runs 6-8 hours including a lunch break, split into extraction and implantation phases. Larger graft counts take longer rather than being rushed. Local anaesthetic is injected across the donor and recipient zones, often with a vibration or pressure device to blunt the first injections; you are awake, watching films or on your phone for most of the day. General anaesthetic is neither used nor needed. Before any surgery, the cause has to be identified — thyroid, iron, hormonal and telogen effluvium all mimic pattern loss and none of them respond to grafts.
Your scan or photographs are reviewed in person against the remote plan. Before any surgery, the cause has to be identified — thyroid, iron, hormonal and telogen effluvium all mimic pattern loss and none of them respond to grafts.
Grafts are extracted one follicular unit at a time with punches of 0.7-0.9 mm; punch size and extraction pattern determine whether the donor thins visibly.
Units are sorted by hair count under magnification and held in a chilled holding solution — time out of the body is what governs graft survival.
Incisions are made at the natural exit angle and density, then grafts are placed singly at the hairline and in multi-hair units behind it.
Before any surgery, the cause has to be identified — thyroid, iron, hormonal and telogen effluvium all mimic pattern loss and none of them respond to grafts.
You leave with written aftercare and the follow-up schedule fixed — for this option that means 3-4 days, with 1 day, 6-8 hours in total.
Local anaesthetic is injected across the donor and recipient zones, often with a vibration or pressure device to blunt the first injections; you are awake, watching films or on your phone for most of the day. General anaesthetic is neither used nor needed.
A full session runs 6-8 hours including a lunch break, split into extraction and implantation phases. Larger graft counts take longer rather than being rushed.
Turkish law requires the incisions and implantation to be performed by a doctor; technicians assist with extraction under supervision. Ask for the doctor's name and how many cases they personally run per day — a surgeon on more than two cases a day is not doing your case personally.
Your scalp feels tight, the donor area stings, and the recipient zone is dotted with pinpoint scabs. Facial and forehead swelling appears on day two or three, not immediately. You sleep semi-upright with a travel pillow.
Cost and alternatives for Female Hair Transplant.
Compare vs alternatives → See full cost breakdown →Rarely. Most female cases use unshaven DHI, sometimes with a small hidden donor window.
Because iron, ferritin and thyroid abnormalities cause diffuse shedding that surgery cannot fix and that treatment often can.
The number should come from a densitometer reading of your donor, not from a photo estimate. Over-harvesting a donor cannot be undone.
Incisions and hairline design are the doctor's work. Ask what the technicians do and how many cases run in parallel that day.
Smaller punches and a hypothermic holding solution both correlate with better yield and a less visible donor.
1 day, 6-8 hours — and 3-4 days. Any quote that compresses that materially is worth a second read, because laboratory and healing time set the schedule, not the clinic diary.
PRP, mesotherapy and medical therapy often come first; surgery is for stable, patterned loss.
Widening at the crown parting is the classic female pattern sign.
Temple loss often follows years of tension styling.
Volume change is usually noticed before visible scalp.
Before any surgery, the cause has to be identified — thyroid, iron, hormonal and telogen effluvium all mimic pattern loss and none of them respond to grafts.
| Sessions | 1 day, 6-8 hours |
|---|---|
| Time in Turkey | 3-4 days |
| Recovery | Usually unshaven, so socially discreet |
| Expected lifespan | Permanent grafts if the donor area is genuinely stable |
PRP, mesotherapy and medical therapy often come first; surgery is for stable, patterned loss.
Timeline, aftercare and what to watch for, day by day.
Before any surgery, the cause has to be identified — thyroid, iron, hormonal and telogen effluvium all mimic pattern loss and none of them respond to grafts. A full session runs 6-8 hours including a lunch break, split into extraction and implantation phases. Larger graft counts take longer rather than being rushed.
Before any surgery, the cause has to be identified — thyroid, iron, hormonal and telogen effluvium all mimic pattern loss and none of them respond to grafts. Local anaesthetic is injected across the donor and recipient zones, often with a vibration or pressure device to blunt the first injections; you are awake, watching films or on your phone for most of the day. General anaesthetic is neither used nor needed. A full session runs 6-8 hours including a lunch break, split into extraction and implantation phases. Larger graft counts take longer rather than being rushed.
Turkish law requires the incisions and implantation to be performed by a doctor; technicians assist with extraction under supervision. Ask for the doctor's name and how many cases they personally run per day — a surgeon on more than two cases a day is not doing your case personally. Your scalp feels tight, the donor area stings, and the recipient zone is dotted with pinpoint scabs. Facial and forehead swelling appears on day two or three, not immediately. You sleep semi-upright with a travel pillow.
1 day, 6-8 hours and 3-4 days are what the plan is built around. PRP, mesotherapy and medical therapy often come first; surgery is for stable, patterned loss.