Dr. Karin Leonhardt

Dr Karin Leonhardt is the senior surgeon (Oberärztin) at Hairdoc, a hair transplant practice in Düsseldorf, Germany 1. The practice says (in German) that she is a specialist in surgery who trained in Germany and the USA, and has been on the Hairdoc team since 2000 1. It says she learned hair transplantation from Dr Frank G. Neidel, who leads the practice 1. It says she performs several hundred hair transplants a year 1. Her ISHRS profile gives more than 300 a year since 2000 2. It says she studied medicine from 1985 to 1990 and was licensed as a general surgeon in 1998 2. Both doctors work at Königsallee 30 in Düsseldorf; a Swiss branch is listed under Dr Neidel only 3.

Hairdoc offers strip (FUT) transplants and FUE, done by hand or with the ARTAS robot 4. Its FUE page says a hollow needle of about 0.65 to 1.0 mm is used and the donor area is shaved to about 1 mm 5. It says sessions under 800 grafts need only thin shaved strips 5. Recipient channels are made with small hollow needles or thin micro-blades 5. The team page says 2 to 6 medical assistants prepare the grafts under the microscope 6. It says this allows transplants of up to 3,000 grafts 6. Dr Leonhardt's page says she trains the medical assistants and is responsible for quality standards 1. The practice says it performs 500 to 800 hair transplants a year 6.

Hairdoc prices by the size of the area, not per graft 4. Small areas such as sideburns, eyebrows or small beard areas cost €1,500 to €4,500 4. Medium areas such as the temples or hairline start at €5,000 4. Large areas such as a bald crown start at €7,000 4. The FUE page gives €4,500 as the starting price for medium areas 5. The practice says it gives a detailed, non-binding cost estimate at a personal consultation, or a rough one from a photo 4.

The practice promises consultation and care by the treating doctor in person 4. It says it arranges a review of the result, usually after 10 to 14 months 5. The homepage mentions a growth guarantee but gives no terms 7.

She is an ISHRS Full Member, and her profile gives 2017 as the year she joined 2. Hairdoc says she is a member of the ISHRS and of the Verband Deutscher Haarchirurgen (Association of German Hair Surgeons) 1.