Bogotá, Colombia · English-speaking care team · Consultations for U.S. patients

Procedure

FUE hair transplant,
step by step

Follicular unit extraction: your own hair, moved one graft at a time.

Hair at the back and sides of the scalp is genetically resistant to DHT, the hormone responsible for pattern loss. Moved to the front, it keeps that resistance. That's why a transplant is permanent and why donor supply is the limiting factor.

A surgeon drawing a hairline with a marker during a consultation at Encore Bogotá

Procedure day

Six stages,
one long day

Overhead view of thinning hair and a receding hairline before the transplantHairline design drawn in ink on a buzzed scalp before extraction beginsFreshly implanted grafts immediately after the FUE procedure
  1. 01

    Consultation and plan

    Photos, scalp assessment, donor density, and an honest graft estimate. If you're not a good candidate, we say so.

  2. 02

    Hairline design

    Drawn on your head, with you, in a mirror. A hairline should match your age and face, not a photo of someone else.

  3. 03

    Twilight sedation

    You're relaxed and comfortable, with a licensed anesthesiologist monitoring you all day. No general anesthesia, no breathing tube, no overnight stay.

  4. 04

    Extraction

    Follicular units are removed one at a time from the donor area at the back and sides with the Trivellini System, a high-tech punch very few clinics run. No linear scar.

  5. 05

    Grafts sorted

    Grafts are inspected, sorted by number of hairs, and kept in chilled solution while sites are prepared.

  6. 06

    Implantation

    Single-hair grafts go at the hairline for softness, multi-hair grafts behind them for density. Angle and direction are the whole game.

Recovery

The timeline
nobody tells you

Days 1–3
Swelling peaks and settles. Sleep elevated. Gentle washing starts at the clinic.
Week 1
Scabs form and flake away. You fly home. Most patients are back at a desk job.
Weeks 2–6
Shock loss — transplanted hairs shed. This is expected and not a failure.
Months 3–5
New growth begins, fine and uneven at first.
Months 6–9
Real density appears. This is when people start noticing.
Months 12–18
Final result: full thickness and texture.

Aftercare · Encore Longevity

Protect the investment,
every day after

A transplant moves DHT-resistant hair into your hairline — but the hair around it keeps aging. Protecting it is the difference between a good year-one result and a great decade-five one.

The Encore Longevity protocol was designed by our own team: red light therapy each morning, a non-hormonal DHT blocker each night. It’s the regimen we prescribe to every Encore patient to protect the transplanted grafts and the native hair around them.

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A patient wearing an Encore red light therapy helmet at his desk during a morning at-home session
Morning · Red light therapy
A patient applying the Encore non-hormonal DHT blocker spray in front of a mirror in the evening
Night · Non-hormonal DHT blocker

One flat fee · Dedicated care

Unlimited means
unlimited

A five-star procedure, a five-star hotel and five-star aftercare — for one flat fee in USD, agreed in writing before you fly.

Many clinics advertise "unlimited grafts," then quietly cap the count or leave you reaching for your credit card mid-procedure. Not here. Your plan gets every graft it calls for, delivered by a dedicated surgeon with two licensed technicians and an anesthesiologist — no caps, no upsells, no surprises, and one number in writing.

Approach

Conservative hairlines,
protected donor areas

A hairline drawn too low or too straight looks wrong at 30 and worse at 50. Donor hair is finite, and over-harvesting it to fill a crown today costs you options for the rest of your life. Both principles guide every plan here, even when a patient asks for more.

Our team stays current the unglamorous way: participating in global hair-restoration events and bringing the latest advancements in technique and technology back to Bogotá.

Five stars, all of it

A five-star procedure
deserves five stars around it

The operating suite is only one part of your stay. The hotel you sleep in and the care before and after are held to the same standard.

Five-star procedure

A private suite, the Trivellini System for extraction, a board-certified surgeon operating on you and no one else, two licensed technicians, and an anesthesiologist monitoring you the entire day.

Five-star hotel

Your room in a five-star Bogotá hotel is booked for you before you fly — quiet, comfortable, and a short ride from the clinic for your recovery evenings.

Five-star pre & post care

A medical exam at your hotel before surgery, a supervised first wash the morning after, and twelve months of follow-up answered by the surgical team in English.

Included

In the quote,
no asterisks

  • Pre-op consultation and graft plan
  • Hairline design with the operating surgeon
  • The FUE procedure, anesthesia, and surgical team
  • Twilight sedation administered by a licensed anesthesiologist
  • 3 nights / 4 days at a five-star hotel
  • Breakfast, provided free at the hotel
  • Aftercare kit and medications during your stay
  • Airport pickup and clinic transfers
  • 12 months of remote follow-up

Not included

What you pay
separately

  • Flights to and from Bogotá (BOG)
  • Meals other than hotel breakfast, and anything you do in the city
  • Travel insurance
  • Ongoing medication after you return home
  • A second procedure, if you later choose one