FUE Hair Transplant Glasgow

No, once the healing process is complete, your results will look entirely natural. Because Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) extracts individual follicles using micro-tools rather than removing a strip of scalp or body hair, it leaves only tiny, microscopic pinpoint dots at the back of the head. These are virtually invisible, even with short haircuts. There is no ‘pluggy’ or artificial look—just seamless density.

The exact number of grafts required varies from patient to patient. Suitability depends on the size of the area experiencing hair loss (such as a receding hairline or a thinning crown) and the density of your available donor hair at the back and sides of your head, or sometimes elsewhere on your body.

As a general guideline, minor hairline refinement or temple restoration typically requires between 1,000 to 1,500 grafts. More extensive male or female pattern baldness covering multiple areas may require 2,500 to 3,500+ grafts. We calculate an exact, safe graft count during your initial clinical assessment to ensure maximum density without over-harvesting your donor area.

Yes, and most often we will prescribe combo treatments. Combining an FUE transplant with non-surgical medical treatments—such as specialised pharmaceutical therapies or regenerative injections—is an excellent way to protect your remaining native hair from further thinning.

While the transplanted hairs are permanent and genetically more resistant to thinning, your non-transplanted hair remains susceptible to natural hair loss progression. Using a combination-therapy approach stabilises the surrounding area and ensures your overall result remains dense and uniform for years to come.

The transplanted hair follicles themselves are permanent and will continue to grow for a lifetime because they are harvested from “safe zones” genetically resistant to thinning. However, a FUE transplant does not cure the underlying cause of pattern baldness; therefore, your original, non-transplanted hair may continue to thin over time.

This is precisely why we conduct a medical and trichoscopic assessment before implantation mapping or designing your hairline. By predicting your future hair loss patterns and using stabilising treatments when appropriate, we design a strategic hairline that is built to age gracefully over the next twenty years.

Yes, although because afro-textured hair possesses a distinct anatomical structure, with a hidden subsurface curve, performing a successful transplant requires specialised micro-FUE tools and bespoke surgical techniques. Find out more on our dedicated Afro-Textured Hair Transplant page.

Packages start from £3,000, although treatment most commonly costs around £7,000.

No, body hair retains its original genetic characteristics, including its natural growth cycle and maximum length. While hair on your scalp stays in the active growth phase for years, body hair has a significantly shorter growth phase, meaning it typically grows to around 3 to 6 centimeters. Because of this, we strategically blend body hair grafts into the mid-scalp and crown to build dense, underlying volume, while reserving longer-growing scalp hair for the frontal hairline.

The beard area is universally considered the single best body hair donor source. Beard hair follicles are thick, robust, have a high survival rate similar to scalp hair, and grow relatively fast. The chest and torso serve as a secondary donor area if beard density is limited or unavailable. During your clinical consultation, our surgeons will evaluate the thickness, curl, and growth cycle of all potential donor sites to determine the optimal source for your scalp requirements.

Not when performed with micro-surgical precision. Our surgeons do not place body hair in solid blocks or along the delicate front hairline. Instead, body hair grafts are meticulously intermingled follicle-by-follicle among your existing scalp hair across the crown and mid-scalp. By matching the precise angle and exit direction of the surrounding hair, the coarser or slightly wavier texture of body hair seamlessly integrates, creating an illusion of natural, dense fullness.

Because we harvest individual follicles using refined Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) micro-punch tools, the procedure leaves barely visible scarring. The points of extraction heal into marks that fade into pale dots over time. When harvested correctly by an experienced surgeon across a broad donor area—such as under the chin or across the chest—these pinpoint marks become virtually invisible to the naked eye once healed.