What should you know about HMR hair transplant?

Hair restoration surgery usually involves removing follicular units from a donor zone, often at the back or sides of the scalp, and placing them into carefully designed recipient sites. The result depends on the pattern of loss, hair calibre, scalp condition, donor density, and the design of the hairline. It does not stop untreated hair from continuing to thin.

The underlying cause matters. A clinician may assess Male Pattern Hair Loss, Female Pattern Hair Loss, or Traction Alopecia, while bald patches and a receding hairline can have several explanations.

Before choosing treatment, ask for a scalp examination, a diagnosis, and a plan showing the donor and recipient areas. Discuss whether medicines or other options should stabilise ongoing loss. PRP For Hair Loss and Scalp Micropigmentation may be considered in different situations, but they do not perform the same function as grafting.

After surgery, follow the clinic’s washing and activity instructions. Mild tenderness, swelling, crusting, and temporary shedding can occur during healing. New growth takes time, so arrange follow-up visits to review the scalp and the evolving result.

Contact the treating team promptly for worsening pain, pus, fever, spreading redness, heavy bleeding, or swelling affecting vision or breathing. Seek urgent care for an allergic reaction or difficulty breathing. Sudden patchy loss, scalp sores, or loss continuing in an unexpected pattern also deserves assessment rather than another procedure.

Ask which diagnosis explains the loss, how many grafts the donor area can safely support, how the hairline will be designed, what ongoing treatment may be needed, and how complications or poor growth would be managed.