What should you know about the DHI method hair transplant?

A transplant moves follicles from a donor region to areas with reduced density. In a DHI approach, a clinician loads follicular units into an implanter and places them at selected angles and depths. This can help the team control placement, but the tool itself does not replace careful diagnosis, gentle handling or realistic design.

The cause of loss guides the conversation. [Male Pattern Hair Loss](/conditions/androgenetic-alopecia/) and [Female Pattern Hair Loss](/conditions/female-pattern-hair-loss/) may behave differently from [Traction Alopecia](/conditions/traction-alopecia/). Active scalp inflammation, unstable loss or limited donor hair may change the plan.

Bring a timeline of your shedding, family history, previous treatments and medical conditions. The consultation should include scalp inspection, donor-area assessment and discussion of the likely progression of thinning. Request a drawing or description of the proposed hairline and the number and distribution of grafts only after the clinical assessment.

Clarify whether one team member or several people will extract and implant follicles, what anaesthesia is used, and which medicines or restrictions apply afterward. Review the broader [Hair Transplant](/treatments/hair-restoration/hair-transplant/) option rather than choosing from a device label alone. A [Receding Hairline](/symptoms/receding-hairline/) or [Bald Patches](/symptoms/bald-patches/) can have different causes and may need assessment first.

Get advice for increasing redness, warmth, drainage, fever, uncontrolled bleeding or pain that is worsening rather than settling. Urgent assessment is appropriate for breathing difficulty, collapse, facial swelling with allergy symptoms or a rapidly spreading infection. Contact the clinic about persistent loss of sensation, obvious skin damage or concerns about graft displacement.

Ask which diagnosis is being treated, how donor follicles will be preserved, who will perform extraction and implantation, how the hairline will age, what recovery restrictions apply, and who will review you if a problem develops.