Skin care
Dr. Neha Shukla
MD (Gold Medalist) · Dermatologist
Medical dermatology and doctor-led aesthetic treatment — acne, hair fall and pigmentation treated as medical problems, not packages.
4.8★1,163 Google reviews
Moving hair you have, to where you need it — nothing more
A hair transplant relocates your own healthy follicles from a donor area to a thinning one. It is real surgery with a real recovery, it does not stop ongoing hair loss, and it is one option assessed case by case — not sold as a cure.
Hair Transplant — doctor-administered at the hospital
A hair transplant takes follicles from a donor area — usually the back and sides of the scalp, where hair is genetically resistant to the pattern-loss process — and relocates them, one by one, to a thinning or balding area. Because those follicles carry their donor-area genetics with them, they generally continue growing in their new location.
It is important to be clear about what this does and does not do. A transplant redistributes existing hair; it does not create new hair, and it does not stop the ongoing miniaturisation of the native hair around the transplanted grafts. Most patients still need sustained medical treatment for their remaining native hair after a transplant — otherwise that hair keeps thinning around the transplanted grafts and the result looks worse over time than it needed to.
It is also a real surgical procedure, not an in-office top-up. It involves a surgical team, a full day in hospital, local anaesthesia over a large area, and a recovery measured in days to weeks. It is considered here alongside medical treatment and PRP/GFC as one option among several, assessed on your degree of loss, donor supply and expectations — not promoted as the default answer to hair loss.
Dermatology at this hospital is self-pay. We do not have an insurance facility for skin — neither for aesthetic treatment, which no Indian health policy covers, nor for medical dermatology consultations and courses.
Technology
How grafts are harvested and placed
Follicular unit extraction (FUE) is the technique used here — individual follicular units removed one at a time rather than as a strip.
- Follicular unit extraction (FUE), removing individual grafts rather than a linear strip
- Graft counts and design planned to your donor supply, hairline and degree of loss — not a fixed package
- A surgical team supporting extraction and placement through the full procedure day
- Performed and supervised by Dr. Neha Shukla, MD Dermatology
Suitability
Who this is genuinely for
Hair loss is diagnosed first. A transplant is discussed when pattern loss is significant and stable enough, and when medical treatment and non-surgical options have been considered and are not, or will not be, enough on their own.
- Stable pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) with a sufficient, healthy donor area
- Loss significant enough that medical treatment and PRP/GFC alone will not restore visible coverage
- Realistic expectations about density, and willingness to continue medical treatment afterwards
- Not appropriate for active, unstable shedding (telogen effluvium) — that is treated and allowed to settle first
- Not appropriate for scarring alopecia without addressing the underlying inflammatory condition first
- Not appropriate where donor supply is too limited to give a meaningful result
The process
What the procedure actually involves
Diagnosis and planning
ConsultationConfirming the cause and stability of your hair loss, assessing donor density, and an honest conversation about how much coverage is realistic — including whether a transplant is the right call at all.
Pre-procedure preparation
Trimming or shaving of the donor and recipient areas, and planning of the hairline design with you.
The procedure
Typically a full day, 6–8 hours or moreUnder local anaesthesia, grafts are extracted from the donor area one by one, then placed into the recipient area following the planned design. A surgical team assists throughout.
Early recovery
First 10–14 daysSwelling, scabbing at graft sites, and some soreness. Transplanted hairs typically shed within a few weeks — this is expected, not failure.
Growth and review
Months 3–12New growth becomes visible from around three to four months, with results assessed at intervals through the first year as density fills in.
Ongoing medical treatment
Sustained treatment for your remaining native hair continues after the transplant — the transplant does not replace it.
Aftercare
Recovery, realistically
- Sleep elevated for the first several nights to limit swelling
- No touching, scratching or picking at grafts while scabs form and shed, over roughly 10–14 days
- No direct sun on the scalp for several weeks
- No strenuous exercise, swimming or sauna for around two to three weeks
- Transplanted hair sheds within a few weeks before regrowing — expected, and explained in advance
- Continue prescribed medical treatment for native hair indefinitely
Next step
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- No form to fill in and no call centre — the message goes to the hospital.
- Ask a price or check your insurance without committing to a date.
- Answered by Dr. Neha's own team, who can see your history.
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Questions
What people ask us
In English and ગુજરાતી, because the decision gets made in whichever one you think in.
Does a hair transplant cure hair loss?શું હેર ટ્રાન્સપ્લાન્ટ વાળ ખરવાનું કાયમ માટે મટાડે છે?
No. It relocates existing healthy follicles to a thinning area; it does not stop the ongoing process affecting your remaining native hair. Most patients continue medical treatment afterwards to protect that native hair — without it, the areas around the transplant keep thinning.
ના. તે હાલના તંદુરસ્ત ફોલિકલ્સને પાતળા વિસ્તારમાં ખસેડે છે; તે તમારા બાકીના કુદરતી વાળ પર ચાલી રહેલી પ્રક્રિયાને રોકતું નથી. મોટા ભાગના દર્દીઓ પછી પણ એ કુદરતી વાળનું રક્ષણ કરવા મેડિકલ સારવાર ચાલુ રાખે છે — તેના વગર ટ્રાન્સપ્લાન્ટની આસપાસના વિસ્તારો પાતળા થતા રહે છે.
Is this a simple in-office procedure?
No — it is real surgery. Expect a full procedure day, local anaesthesia over a large area, a surgical team, and a genuine recovery period of days to weeks. It should not be presented, here or anywhere, as a quick lunchtime fix.
How soon will I see the result?
Transplanted hairs typically shed within a few weeks, then new growth appears from around three to four months, with density continuing to fill in over the following year. There is no shortcut to that timeline.
Am I a candidate?
Only once your hair loss has been properly diagnosed and assessed as stable pattern loss with adequate donor supply. Active shedding, certain scarring conditions, or too limited a donor area can mean a transplant is not the right answer, or not yet.
Do I still need medical treatment after a transplant?
Usually yes, for the hair that was not transplanted. The transplant addresses coverage where hair was lost; it does not protect the native hair still going through the pattern-loss process.
Results & reviews
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