Since 1998 · Zagreb & Daruvar

Scalp Filler in Croatia

When hair starts losing density and getting thinner, the first step is to establish the state of the follicles and the cause of the change before choosing a therapy. A scalp filler with peptides and hyaluronic acid can help strengthen weakened hair and reduce its shedding. Before any treatment, we examine the scalp in detail and assess whether the filler is a suitable therapy for you.

Ana Maletić, MD, PhD, head of the Hair Center at Polyclinic Maletić

A scalp filler is an injectable therapy that delivers a complex of peptides and hyaluronic acid into the scalp skin to strengthen weakened follicles and reduce hair shedding. It can be most useful for thin, weakened hair and in the earlier phase of thinning, while the follicles are still active. With advanced hair loss, the expected effect is smaller.

Is this for me?

What a scalp filler is and what it contains

A scalp filler is an injectable therapy for weakened, thin hair. It delivers a complex of seven peptides and hyaluronic acid into the scalp skin — substances that stimulate follicle activity and improve the condition of the scalp. It is used equally in women and men, most often for increased shedding and thinning hair.

This is a medical treatment, not cosmetic care. That is why an examination comes first, and the therapy is recommended only when the findings show that the follicles are still active and the therapy can have an effect.

Why it is called a “filler” when it adds no volume

The name can be confusing, because most people associate fillers with lips and the face. There, a filler really does add volume beneath the skin. A scalp filler does something entirely different. It does not shape or fill tissue — it delivers active substances into the layer of skin where the follicles sit, with the goal of strengthening the existing hair and improving its density. What they share is the method of application and the name, but not the purpose of the treatment.

What it acts on

In the scalp, peptides and hyaluronic acid act on several processes at once. According to the available data, peptides and hyaluronic acid can support follicle activity, act as antioxidants, and stimulate angiogenesis — the formation of new blood vessels — which improves the scalp’s blood supply. Better blood supply can contribute to the delivery of oxygen and nutrients the follicles need to work normally.

The filler, then, does not create new hair and does not add volume. Its goal is to improve the conditions in which the existing follicles function.

Who it makes sense for

Who a scalp filler helps the most

The people who can benefit most are those whose thinning is still in an earlier phase. When the hair has thinned but the follicles are still active, the therapy can act on the existing hair. The more advanced the hair loss, the more limited the expectations from the therapy.

Situations in which we suggest it

Weakened, thin hair — a hair shaft that has lost thickness and strength.
Increased shedding and early thinning, when density is dropping and the part line is slowly widening.
Diffuse thinning in women — an even loss of density across the entire scalp.
Hair loss after childbirth, illness, or a longer period of stress, when the condition has settled but recovery is not happening.
As a complement to other scalp therapies, PRP for example, when the findings show they complement each other well.

Filler, PRP, or mesotherapy: how the therapy is chosen

This is the most common question at the consultation, and understandably so, because all three therapies deliver active substances into the scalp — they differ in what is applied. A PRP treatment uses your own plasma, mesotherapy uses nutrients composed according to your findings, and the filler uses a complex of peptides and hyaluronic acid.

The therapy is not chosen by how popular a treatment is, but by the findings and measurements of the scalp. Some of the methods can be combined when the findings show a need to improve the condition of the scalp and act on weakened follicles at the same time.

“A scalp filler has nothing to do with a lip filler, even though the name is confusing. Here nothing is volumized — peptides and hyaluronic acid are delivered into the scalp with the goal of improving the conditions in which the follicle functions. Whether the therapy makes sense in your case is something we assess with an examination and a scalp analysis.” — Ana Maletić, MD, PhD

How it is performed

What a filler treatment with us looks like

The entire procedure takes about half an hour and belongs to the minimally invasive medical procedures.

Duration: about 30 minutes
Anesthesia: usually not needed; local anesthesia by agreement
Protocol: 4 treatments over 8 weeks, two weeks apart
Performed by: Ana Maletić, MD, PhD

1 · Examination and TrichoLAB scalp analysis. We examine the scalp trichoscopically, and when a more precise picture is needed, we use the TrichoLAB system, which measures hair shaft thickness, density, and the number of hairs per region. From those numbers we can see what kind of hair loss is involved and whether the filler has anything to work on.

2 · Preparation. The area of the scalp being treated is disinfected with an antiseptic. If you are more sensitive, local anesthesia can be applied by agreement.

3 · Application. We apply the filler with fine needles into the areas determined by your findings, and the scalp is then gently massaged so the preparation spreads evenly.

4 · After the treatment. You return to your routine right away, with no downtime. You receive instructions for the following days in writing.

The treatment is usually performed as a series of four treatments over eight weeks, roughly two weeks apart. After the series we measure the scalp again, so the changes can be assessed by comparing objective measurements with the initial findings.

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Honest about the limits

What the filler cannot do and when we do not recommend it

This part of the conversation happens at the first examination, before a single treatment is agreed.

It does not create new follicles. Where there are no follicles left, injectable therapies cannot restore lost hair, so the filler is not a solution for a bald crown or for areas with no hair. In that situation it is more appropriate to consider a hair transplant than to go through a therapy with no expected benefit. See hair transplant.

It does not remove the cause of hair loss. If the hair loss is linked to a thyroid disorder, iron deficiency, or a hormonal change, the underlying cause is treated first. No scalp treatment can replace the necessary diagnostics and treatment of the underlying condition.

Before-and-after photographs cannot predict the result in every patient. They show results in patients for whom the therapy was indicated, but the result depends on the state of the scalp and the cause of the hair loss. That is why we measure first, and only then talk about what is realistic to expect in your case.

If the findings do not point to an expected benefit from the filler, we will not recommend the therapy. We suggest a series of treatments only when there is a clear professional indication for it.

A realistic expectation

What actually changes after the series

The scalp does not change quickly, because the therapy acts on the hair growth cycle — and that cycle is slow. In clinical studies of the peptide and hyaluronic acid complex, a series of four treatments over eight weeks is evaluated only six months after the start of therapy, and even with standard medications for hereditary hair loss, dermatologists make their first serious assessments after six to twelve months. What can be confirmed in that period is greater hair shaft thickness, greater density, and less shedding.

In everyday life the change is smaller than people expect. It usually comes down to less hair on the brush, a part line that no longer needs combing over before going out, and a photo under ceiling light that stops being a reason to look away.

The filler does not change the cause of the thinning, so the achieved condition is maintained only while the therapy continues.

Why us

Why choose us for a scalp filler

ABHRS Diplomate

Dr. Ana Maletić is the only physician in Croatia with this title, one of 260 physicians worldwide

Croatia’s only ISHRS member

regular membership in the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery

One of 6 clinics worldwide

with this level of international certification for hair treatments

The only clinic in Croatia offering all four methods

FUE, DHI, Sapphire, and STRIP; we choose the method based on your findings, not on what we happen to offer

Since 1996

the year hair transplant training began at Polyclinic Maletić

TrichoLab scalp analysis

hair shaft thickness, density, and hairs per follicular unit measured before every plan

Not a volume filler

peptides and hyaluronic acid are delivered into the scalp, with no shaping and no tissue augmentation

Therapy only with a professional indication

if the findings do not point to an expected benefit from the therapy, we will not recommend the filler

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Real results

Before and after a scalp filler

Before and after, scalp filler, real patients of Polyclinic Maletić.

Before and after a scalp filler, patient 2

Who we are

Who will be taking care of you

The Hair Center is led by Ana Maletić, MD, PhD, a specialist in plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery. She holds the FISHRS and ABHRS Diplomate titles, is the only physician in Croatia with the ABHRS Diplomate title and one of 260 physicians worldwide to have earned it, and is the only physician from Croatia in regular membership of the ISHRS. In March 2026 she defended her doctoral thesis on the connection between hair transplantation and biopsychosocial factors of health.

The treatment is performed by a physician who deals with the diagnostics and treatment of hair loss every day, and who assesses whether the scalp still has active follicles the therapy can act on. The Polyclinic has been operating since 1998; it was founded by Dr. Ana’s parents, and today two generations of the same family care for patients. At both locations the treatment is performed with the same equipment and by the same protocol.

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Dr. Ana Maletić on hair

If, before deciding, you find it easier to hear the physician than to read, in these two conversations Dr. Ana Maletić explains how she approaches hair loss and which methods for strengthening hair exist.

Dr. Ana Maletić on hair health and care

Dr. Ana Maletić on methods for strengthening hair

Price

Price and the first step

One hair filler treatment costs €335.00, and a package of four treatments €1,100.00. The trichoscopic scalp analysis costs €135.00, and its findings determine whether we will suggest the therapy at all.

The consultation is free of charge. At the examination we assess the condition of your scalp and explain the findings to you — including the possibility that the filler is not indicated in your case. You can also see the prices of all treatments in the price list, and arrange an appointment through the contact page for Zagreb or Daruvar. You will find the other scalp therapies in the Hair Center.

If you have noticed your hair thinning, a scalp examination is the first step toward establishing the cause and choosing a suitable therapy. In the earlier phase of hair loss there are usually more therapeutic options.

Hair loss treatment with a hair filler

€335.00
Hair loss treatment with a hair filler – package of 4 treatments

€1,100.00
Trichoscopic scalp analysis (TrichoLAB FotoFinder)

€135.00

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Which method for whom

Patients most often ask us which hair therapy is the best — and the answer is that a universally best therapy does not exist. Each person’s hair loss has its own cause, phase, scalp condition, and degree of follicle preservation. That is why the same method gives a good result in one person and does not match the findings in another.

So we build the treatment plan around what is actually measured on your scalp. After the trichoscopic analysis we know what kind of hair loss is involved, how far the process has advanced, and whether there are still follicles with regenerative potential. From those findings comes one therapy, or a combination of methods that complement each other. Sometimes what comes out is that a treatment makes no sense in your case — and then we talk about a transplant or about monitoring, depending on the findings. You will hear that at the first examination, not after several paid treatments.

Below is an overview of the methods we perform, how they differ, and when each one comes into consideration.

Method	How it works	When it comes into consideration
Scalp mesotherapy	Delivers a preparation of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, composed according to your findings, into the scalp skin to improve the conditions in which the follicle works.	For weakened, thinning hair, early-stage thinning, and increased shedding after childbirth, illness, or a longer period of stress.
PRP treatment	Uses plasma from your own blood and the growth factors it contains, so the treatment involves drawing your blood and preparing it.	For increased shedding and thinning, when the follicles still exist but produce a thinner, weaker hair.
Polynucleotides	Purified DNA fragments that reduce inflammation in the scalp and stimulate the formation of new blood vessels, improving the scalp’s blood supply.	For diffuse thinning and a sensitive scalp, and when you prefer a solution that does not involve drawing blood.
Scalp filler	Delivers a complex of peptides and hyaluronic acid into the scalp skin that acts on the follicle itself. Unlike facial fillers, the goal is not added volume but strengthening the existing hair.	For weakened, thin hair and in the earlier phase of thinning, while the follicles are still active.
Laser hair growth treatment	Uses a medical Er:YAG laser to improve the scalp’s blood supply and encourage follicles to shift from resting into the growth phase, with no needles and no downtime.	For increased shedding and for strengthening existing hair, on its own or alongside other therapies.
Hair transplant	Your own follicles from the donor area are moved to the areas where hair no longer grows.	When certain regions no longer have active follicles, because no treatment can bring back hair that is gone there.

Scalp mesotherapy

How it works

Delivers a preparation of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, composed according to your findings, into the scalp skin to improve the conditions in which the follicle works.