The guides
Everything below is drawn from informational documents supplied by our partner clinic, adapted into plain English. Each guide notes its source. None of it is medical advice — for anything about your own case, talk to a coordinator.
Guide 1
Is a hair transplant right for me?
Who is and isn't a candidate, and how to tell normal shedding from hair loss.
Guide 2
The procedure: FUE, FUT and how graft counts work
The two extraction methods, marketing names explained, and how surgeons estimate how many follicular units you need.
Guide 3
Pricing: how hair transplants are priced in Shanghai
The pricing formula, realistic ranges in RMB, what moves the price, and low-price traps to avoid.
Guide 4
Results: survival rates, permanence, and second procedures
What survival rates mean, whether results last, when a touch-up makes sense, and how minoxidil supports the result.
Guide 5
Recovery: swelling, oozing, scarring and aftercare
What's normal in the first two weeks, how to speed up recovery, and how to avoid scars.
Guide 6
Risks and who should not have a transplant
Hair transplantation is surgery. The contraindication list, stated plainly.
Guide 7
Coming to Shanghai and how the appointment process works
What the referral process looks like end-to-end, and practical notes for international visitors.