What questions should I ask before choosing a hair transplant clinic?

In qualified hands and a proper surgical setting, hair transplant is a safe, well-established procedure. Most problems arise when surgery is done by untrained staff, in unsuitable rooms or with poor hygiene.

You will feel the local anaesthetic injections at the start; after that the procedure is usually comfortable. Mild soreness for a few days afterwards is controlled with simple medication.

Common, temporary effects include swelling, redness, mild pain, scabbing, itching and numbness. Less common issues are infection, folliculitis or poor growth, which are minimised by good technique and aftercare.

Grafts can fail if they are damaged, kept out of the body too long or placed poorly, or if aftercare is not followed. Choosing a surgeon-led team in a proper OT is the best protection.

A large session can last eight hours with thousands of incisions under local anaesthesia. A hospital-attached OT gives monitored vitals, sterile protocol, an anaesthetist on call and emergency backup.

A qualified doctor should design the hairline and perform the critical steps, with trained technicians assisting. Ask every clinic who will actually extract and place your grafts, and get it in writing.

Many people with well-controlled diabetes can have a transplant. Sugar levels are checked and controlled beforehand because they affect healing.

Yes, if blood pressure is controlled. It is checked before and monitored during the procedure, which is one more reason an OT setup matters.