DHI Hair Transplant

Direct Hair Implantation is an advanced evolution of the FUE method. Individual follicular units are first extracted from the donor area, usually the back and sides of the scalp, with a fine micromotor punch. Instead of opening recipient channels with a blade beforehand, each graft is loaded into a Choi implanter pen and placed directly into the skin in one controlled movement. The pen creates the channel and implants the follicle at the same time, so the surgeon determines the exact angle, depth and direction of every single hair. This one-step implantation shortens the time grafts spend outside the body, supports high graft survival and allows very dense packing. That precision is particularly valuable along the frontal hairline, where millimetres decide whether a result looks natural or transplanted.

Your day at our Den Haag clinic begins with a final consultation: the surgeon reviews your donor capacity, confirms the graft plan and draws your personalised hairline together with you. After photographs and local anaesthesia, follicular units are extracted one by one and sorted under magnification. The team then loads the grafts into Choi implanter pens and the implantation phase begins, following the natural growth pattern of your existing hair. Depending on the number of grafts, a DHI session takes around six to eight hours, with breaks for food and rest. Before you leave, we fit a protective dressing, hand over your complete medication and aftercare kit, and explain every step of the recovery process in English, Dutch, Turkish, German or Arabic.

Most patients return to desk work within a few days. Small crusts around the grafts flake away within roughly ten days, and we guide you through the first washes at the clinic. Between weeks two and eight the transplanted hairs typically shed, a normal phase known as shock loss, before the follicles enter a fresh growth cycle. Visible regrowth usually begins around month three to four, density improves noticeably from month six, and the final result matures between twelve and eighteen months. Your package includes a PRP session to support healing and early growth, and our team monitors your progress at scheduled follow-ups. Everything is backed by an 18-month written growth guarantee, so your outcome is documented and protected from day one.

Both techniques deliver excellent, natural results; the difference lies in how grafts are implanted. In Sapphire FUE the surgeon first opens micro-channels with a sapphire blade and the grafts are then placed into them, an approach that is highly efficient for covering larger areas. In DHI, extraction and implantation merge into one step via the Choi pen, offering maximum control over angle and density. That makes DHI ideal for refining hairlines, increasing density between existing hairs without shaving the whole head, and treating smaller, detail-critical zones. During your free consultation at MyHaar, the surgeon examines your hair loss pattern, donor reserves and goals, and recommends the technique, or combination of techniques, that will give you the best long-term result.

MyHaar brings more than 18 years of hair restoration experience and over 15,000 treated patients from more than 60 countries to a fully regulated Dutch setting. Procedures are surgeon-led from consultation to follow-up, performed by BIG-registered doctors under the supervision of the Dutch Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ), with ISHRS membership and ISO 9001:2015 certified processes. There are no flights, no language barriers and no anonymous operating rooms: your surgeon is available before and after the procedure, and lifetime follow-up takes place at the same clinic in Den Haag. Our all-inclusive DHI package covers all medications, aftercare products, a PRP support session and an 18-month written growth guarantee, with transparent pricing and no hidden costs, close to home.