Hair restoration in Islamabad with Dr. Umbreen Munir Minhas begins with the cause of your hair loss, then matches it to medicine, PRP or a transplant, for men and women.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Umbreen Munir Minhas, MBBS, FCPS (Plastic Surgery). Last updated October 2026.
Hair restoration covers every treatment that slows hair loss or brings hair back, from tablets and scalp injections to moving hair surgically. The right choice depends on why the hair is falling.
Different causes need very different hair loss treatment in Islamabad, so a correct diagnosis comes before any plan.
It affects about half of men by 50. In a Lahore study of young students, 55.6% of men already showed signs of a receding or thinning pattern.
About 40% of women notice thinning by 50, often a wider parting. In one Pakistani study, 83% of women with PCOS and hair loss had this pattern.
Heavy shedding a few months after illness, childbirth or stress is often temporary. Iron deficiency was found in 29.5% of women with this type.
Round smooth patches usually come from alopecia areata, where the immune system attacks follicles. It needs medical treatment, not surgery.
Moves lasting donor hair into bald or thin areas of the scalp. Read about hair transplant
Removes donor grafts one by one, leaving dot marks instead of a line. Read about FUE
Places grafts with a pen, often without shaving the area being filled. Read about DHI
Injects your own platelets to support thinning hair that is still present. Read about PRP
Fills a patchy or thin beard using hair taken from the scalp. Read about beard transplant
Restores thin or over-plucked eyebrows hair by hair. Read about eyebrow transplant
Results depend on the cause and how early treatment starts. Medicines and PRP protect hair you still have, while surgery restores areas that are already bald. Photos below are shared with consent.
| Your Concern | Suggested Treatment | Treatment Type |
|---|---|---|
| Early thinning, hair still present | PRP for hair with medicines | Injections |
| Receding hairline or bald crown | Hair transplant | Surgery |
| Thinning between existing hair, no shaving | DHI hair transplant | Surgery |
| Patchy or thin beard | Beard transplant | Surgery |
| Sparse eyebrows after plucking or threading | Eyebrow transplant | Surgery |
| Sudden shedding or bald patches | Blood tests and medical treatment first | Medical |
Dr. Umbreen examines your scalp closely and may arrange blood tests for iron, thyroid and hormones, as these causes need treating first.
If surgery may help, she checks how dense the hair at the back of the scalp is, because it sets how much can be moved.
Most plans start with medicines or PRP. Surgery is planned once loss has slowed, so new grafts are not surrounded by thinning hair.
Each treatment page lists its own risks. Across hair restoration, Dr. Umbreen explains these before you start:
No treatment can create new donor follicles or fully stop the genetic process of balding. Ongoing treatment protects the hair you still have.
Each fee is confirmed after consultation, once the cause and plan are clear. Ask for one written estimate covering tests, sessions and follow-up.
| Factor | How It Affects Your Fee |
|---|---|
| Treatment type | Medicines cost least, then PRP, then transplants. |
| Sessions | PRP needs several sessions and maintenance. |
| Grafts | Transplants are priced by the number of grafts. |
| Tests | Blood tests, if needed, are separate. |
Prices for hair treatment Islamabad clinics charge range from one PRP session to a large transplant, so compare like with like.
She is listed as a hair transplant surgeon on her public profile and looks for the cause before recommending surgery. Many women find it easier to discuss thinning hair with a female doctor.
Medicines protect existing hair. A transplant moves hair into areas that have already gone bald.
| Feature | Medical Treatment | Hair Transplant |
|---|---|---|
| Suited to | Early or ongoing thinning | Stable bald or very thin areas |
| How it works | Slows loss and thickens existing hair | Moves lasting follicles |
| Commitment | Ongoing, effects fade if stopped | One procedure, sometimes two |
| Fills bald areas? | Rarely | Yes |
| Prescription needed? | Yes, for some medicines | No, it is surgery |
In a 5-year trial, men taking finasteride had a 93% lower chance of further visible hair loss than those on placebo.
Dr. Umbreen sees patients privately at Omer Diagnostic & Specialist Clinics (ODC), 12-A, LG Floor, CBC Plaza, G-8 Markaz, Islamabad, Monday to Friday, 3:00 to 5:00 PM.
Bring recent blood test reports, a list of medicines and photos of your hair from a few years ago.
Common causes are genetic pattern loss, low iron, thyroid problems, recent illness, childbirth and stress. A scalp check and blood tests usually find the reason.
Pattern loss can begin in the late teens or twenties in men, and often after 40 in women. Starting treatment early protects more of your hair for longer.
Oiling can make hair softer and reduce breakage from combing, but there is no good evidence that it stops pattern hair loss or regrows hair that has gone.
Yes. A major stress, illness or surgery can push many hairs into a resting phase, and they shed a few months later. This usually recovers on its own.
They help only if you are actually low in something, such as iron or vitamin D. Taking extra supplements without a deficiency does not regrow hair.
Genetic hair loss can be controlled but not cured. Medicines slow it and a transplant restores lost areas, but care needs to continue to keep the result.
Patient guides on hair loss and hair transplant from Dr. Umbreen’s blog.
If you are wondering how long does beard transplant take to grow, the answer is that a beard transplant in Islamabad typically takes 10 to 12 months to show its final fully mature result. The first visible new growth appears
A good candidate for hair transplant is someone experiencing permanent hair loss who has realistic expectations and sufficient donor hair available. Hair transplants work best for people with male pattern baldness or female hair loss who want a lasting solution.
A hair transplant is a surgical procedure that permanently restores hair to thinning or bald areas by moving healthy hair follicles from a donor zone, typically the back or sides of the scalp, to areas where hair has stopped growing.
