Dr. Annette Hortling

Dr Annette Hortling is a plastic and aesthetic surgeon in Siegburg, near Bonn, Germany 1. Her practice, Siegaesthetik, is a shared practice with Dr Natalie Wefers and also offers face, breast and body surgery 2. Hair transplants have their own site, Siegaesthetik Hair 3. Her bio says (in German) that she has been a specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery since 2001 and that her expertise lies especially in hair transplantation 1. It says she has performed hair transplants since 2005, as head physician at a private clinic and as a visiting doctor at other German clinics 1. It says she founded the hair surgery practice in 2015 and also works in the hair centre of the University Hospital Bonn 1.

The practice offers FUE and FUT (strip) transplants 3. It treats hair loss in men and women, beards, eyebrows and scars 3. For FUE, it says grafts are taken one by one with a micro punch and checked under the microscope 3. It says up to 3,500 follicular units can be harvested in one session 3. The donor area is shaved fully or in part, and in some cases not at all 3. FUT wounds are closed with a trichophytic closure 3. Grafts are placed into micro-slits, and DHI is used for small numbers 3. The practice's main site gives a slit size of about 0.7 mm and says trained staff prepare the grafts 4. The site says Dr Hortling designs the hairline with the patient on the day of surgery 3. In the Bonn cooperation, the site says the transplants are performed by Dr Hortling 3.

The practice publishes no price 5. Its FAQ says the cost depends on the number of grafts 5.

Consultation before surgery is with Dr Hortling, and photos can be sent by email for an assessment 3. The site says a first check-up takes place on day 14 3. It says the final result shows after 9 to 18 months 3. Whether the consultation is free is not stated 3.

She is listed as a member of the VDHC (Verband Deutscher Haarchirurgen, the Association of German Hair Surgeons) 6. She is an ISHRS Full Member, and her profile gives 2016 as the year she joined 7. Her bio says she attends ISHRS congresses and volunteers with INTERPLAST Germany 1.