Hair Transplant in Tunisia: Scalp, Beard and Eyebrows, Price and Technique

Follicular units are removed one by one from the donor area and reimplanted in the thinning zone. The transplanted follicles keep the genetic resistance of the area they came from, which is why they continue to grow where the original hair did not.

Nothing is created. The total amount of hair on your head does not increase; it is moved from where you have a surplus to where you have none. That single fact governs everything else on this page, including why the donor area matters so much.

The same principle applies to beard and eyebrow transplants, where the donor follicles usually come from the scalp.

The Norwood scale runs from stage 1, an intact head of hair, to stage 7, extensive baldness. It is how hair loss is described clinically and it is worth knowing where you sit.

As a rough guide: 1,000 to 2,000 grafts for a limited area, 2,000 to 3,000 for a more advanced pattern, and more than 3,000 where the area is extensive.

The actual figure depends on the surface to be covered, the density of your donor area, your hair calibre, and the contrast between your hair and your scalp — fine dark hair on pale skin needs more grafts than thick hair on similar-toned skin to look equally full.

It is set by examination, not by a form. Send photographs of the top, the front, the crown and the back and you get a realistic estimate before you travel.

FUE — follicular unit extraction. Grafts are extracted, then the recipient sites are created, then the grafts are placed. Two distinct stages.

DHI — direct hair implantation. The graft is loaded into a pen-like implanter that creates the site and places the graft in one movement.

Neither is better in the abstract. DHI allows dense placement without shaving large areas and is often preferred for smaller zones and for women. FUE is efficient over large surfaces. The choice depends on the area, your hair, and whether shaving is acceptable to you.

A note on the marketing names. You will see « sapphire FUE », « micro FUE » and others. Most describe a variation in the blade or the tool rather than a different operation, and none of them substitutes for the two things that actually determine your result: the quality of the hairline design and the skill of whoever handles the grafts.

Both FUE and DHI are available here, on all three zones. Which is proposed is decided at the consultation.

It does not stop your hair loss. This is the single most important sentence on this page and it is the one that causes the most regret when it is skipped.

A transplant moves resistant follicles into a bald area. The native hair around them carries on receding on its own schedule. Five years later you can have a transplanted zone that has worked perfectly, sitting in front of a gap where your own hair has gone since — which looks worse than either the before or the after.

That is why medical treatment to slow the underlying loss is part of the conversation, not an upsell. Some of it is prescription-only and is a matter for a doctor, in your own country or here, and it should be discussed before the transplant rather than after. Supportive treatments such as PRP and mesotherapy may also be proposed.

It is also why some donor supply should be kept in reserve, and why a second procedure years later is a normal part of the plan rather than a failure of the first.

If your hair loss has not yet stabilised, transplanting now means chasing it. The surgeon will say so.

Two things are assessed, and both matter more than your age or your Norwood stage: the density of your donor area, and whether your hair loss has stabilised.

Reasons to wait:

• Hair loss that is still progressing rapidly, particularly if you are in your twenties. Transplanting an aggressively receding scalp means operating again, and again, and spending a finite donor supply on a moving target. Being told to come back in two years is the right answer, not a refusal.
• A donor area that is too thin to fund the coverage you want.
• Hair loss that is not pattern baldness — patchy loss, scarring, or sudden diffuse thinning needs a diagnosis before anything is transplanted.

For women, a medical workup is recommended first. Female hair loss has causes that are often treatable — thyroid, iron, hormonal — and those should be excluded before surgery is considered. Where a transplant is indicated, it is frequently possible without shaving.

Also declare: smoking, clotting disorders or anticoagulant treatment, any scalp condition, and any previous transplant including where and when.

Priced by band, not per graft. That means the figure does not climb as the count does within a band, and you are not negotiating per follicle on the day. Under 2,000 grafts is quoted individually.

Included: the consultation, the procedure, the local anaesthetic, airport transfers, the first wash and the aftercare instructions.

Not included: flights, and any medical treatment for the underlying hair loss.

Comparing quotes: check whether the other figure is in grafts or hairs, whether it is a band or per-graft, whether the first wash and follow-up are inside it, and how many patients the clinic takes in a day. Those four questions explain most of the price differences you will see.

All prices are on the prices page, and a quote reaches you within 24 to 48 hours of sending photographs.

€1,800, over a 3-day stay, 4 to 6 hours.

Follicles are taken from the scalp and placed along a design that follows the natural direction of beard growth — which is what separates a beard transplant that reads as a beard from one that reads as implanted hair. The angle matters more here than almost anywhere else.

It fills patchy areas, defines the jawline and cheek line, and covers scars.

Final result at 10 to 12 months, with the same shedding phase as a scalp transplant in the first weeks.

€1,400, in a single day, with no overnight stay. Three to four hours. It is the only hair transplant here that needs no stay at all, which makes it straightforward to add to a trip you are already making.

Follicles come from behind the ear or from an area of finer scalp hair, and are placed at the very flat angle eyebrow hair grows at.

One thing to know: transplanted eyebrow hair keeps the growth behaviour of the hair it came from, so it keeps growing and needs trimming. That is normal and permanent.

Final result at 8 to 10 months.

1. Get in touch from home. Photographs of the top, front, crown and back in natural light, your history of hair loss and how fast it has moved, and any treatment you are on. An estimate of grafts and a quote come back within 24 to 48 hours.
2. Ask the four questions in section 2, and get the answers in writing.
3. Preparation. Blood tests, stop smoking, no alcohol or aspirin in the days before. Our preparation guide covers what applies to every procedure.
4. Arrival and transfer.
5. Consultation: scalp analysis, donor density measured, and the hairline designed and agreed with you before anything begins. Look at it in a mirror and say so if it is too low or too straight.
6. The procedure, under local anaesthetic.
7. The first wash, done for you, with the technique shown so you can repeat it.
8. Home, with written aftercare and remote follow-up through the regrowth.

On the hairline design: it is the one decision you cannot revisit. A hairline placed too low looks fine at thirty-five and wrong at fifty, and it spends donor supply you will want later. A surgeon proposing something more conservative than you had in mind is protecting you.

Between weeks 2 and 4, the transplanted hairs fall out. All of them, more or less.

This is normal and it is expected. It is called shock loss or effluvium: the hair shaft is shed while the follicle, which is what was actually transplanted, stays in place and enters a resting phase.

It is also the point at which people panic, conclude the procedure has failed, and contact us convinced something has gone wrong. Nothing has. Knowing the timetable in advance is the entire remedy, which is why it is on this page rather than buried in an aftercare leaflet.

Regrowth begins from month 3.

Sleep semi-upright for the first nights, which limits swelling.

Washing exactly as shown. The first wash is done for you before you leave, and the technique is demonstrated so you can repeat it at home. This is not the moment to improvise.

Crusts form over the first ten days and come away on their own. Do not pick them. A crust removed early can take the graft with it.

Itching is common as healing progresses. Do not scratch.

Swelling of the forehead in the first days is usual and settles.

No cap for ten days. A loose hood that does not touch the grafts is acceptable. This catches people out, so plan around it.

No sport, swimming, sauna or sun exposure for a month.

Back to work after 1 to 3 days, bearing in mind the area is visibly red in the first week.

No cap. Nothing on your head, and nothing touching the grafts — not the headrest, not a hood pulled forward, not a neck pillow riding up.

Cabin air is very dry, which is uncomfortable on a freshly operated scalp. Drink water.

Avoid direct sun through the window and on the way to and from the airport.

From the Gulf the flight is six to seven hours, which is a long time being careful about your head. Book an aisle seat and give yourself room.

Eighteen months is a long time to wait and it is the real timetable. Judging the result at six months, when half of it is there and the new hair is still fine, is the most common reason people are prematurely disappointed.

From the UK and Ireland: around three hours from London, with connections from other UK and Irish airports. From the Gulf: daily flights from Dubai, around six and a half to seven hours, and from Doha, around six. From continental Europe: 1h30 to 3h from Paris, Brussels, Geneva, Lyon and Marseille, with no visa for EU and Swiss nationals. From West and Central Africa: regular connections from Dakar, Abidjan, Douala, Libreville and Casablanca.

Entry requirements follow your nationality, not your country of residence. A resident of Dubai or London holding an Indian, Pakistani, Nigerian or Filipino passport does not have the same conditions as a British or Emirati national, and a residence permit changes nothing. Check with the Tunisian embassy for your country of citizenship before booking.

Your checklist:

1. The four questions in section 2, answered in writing. Before the deposit.
2. Documents: a passport valid well beyond your return date, and a visa if your nationality requires one.
3. Photographs of the top, front, crown and back, in natural light, dry hair, no product.
4. Your hair loss history: when it started, how fast it has moved, and whether anyone in your family went the same way.
5. Any previous transplant — where, when, how many grafts.
6. Blood tests as requested.
7. Your medication and allergies, including anything you take for hair loss.
8. Stop smoking, and no alcohol or aspirin in the days before.
9. A loose, front-opening top for the journey home. Nothing goes over your head.
10. No cap for ten days — plan your return and your first week at work around being visibly red.

How long each procedure needs is in our guide to lengths of stay. Request a quote and you will have an answer within 24 to 48 hours.