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Scalp Mesotherapy in Croatia

Hair that has thinned, lost density, and keeps ending up on the brush is usually first fought with shampoos and vitamins. Scalp mesotherapy delivers nutrients directly into the skin of the scalp, where the follicle does its work. Before we suggest a single treatment, a scalp analysis shows whether mesotherapy would help you at all — because for some people it will not.

Ana Maletić, MD, PhD, at Polyclinic Maletić

Mesotherapy is the treatment people often think of at the first signs of hair loss, before significant thinning has occurred. To determine whether it is the best choice in an individual case, we first analyse the scalp and only then agree on a series of treatments.

Is this for me?

What scalp mesotherapy is and what is actually injected

Scalp mesotherapy introduces a preparation of nutrients directly into the scalp skin with very fine needles at shallow depths. The aim is for the substances to reach the layer containing important follicular structures, rather than remaining on the surface or passing through the whole body.

This is a medical procedure, not a cosmetic treatment. That means an examination comes first, and the composition of the preparation is set for each patient individually, not according to a preset scheme.

What goes into the preparation

Scalp mesotherapy preparations most often contain vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other substances that support follicle function and scalp skin condition. We select the composition and quantity individually according to the findings, so two patients of the same age with similar hair may not receive the same preparation.

Mesotherapy improves the conditions in which hair grows.

Why an injection, and not a shampoo or a pill

Most people come to us after several months of ampoules, shampoos, and supplements. The problem with that route is not the ingredients but getting them to where they need to be. Applying them into the skin of the scalp achieves higher local availability of the substances with less exposure for the rest of the body — which is the basis of the method.

That also explains why mesotherapy cannot replace treating the cause. If the body lacks iron or the thyroid is not working as it should, that finding is treated with medication, not with an injection into the scalp.

The right indication

Who benefits most from scalp mesotherapy

People who come when changes are only beginning benefit most. When hair has started thinning but follicles are still alive and active, therapy has something to work with. The further the process has advanced, the less reasonable it is to expect significant improvement.

Situations in which we suggest it

Weakened and damaged hair — a thin hair shaft that breaks easily and struggles to hold a style.
Early-stage hair loss — when density is dropping and the part line is slowly widening.
Hair loss after childbirth, illness, or a longer period of stress — when the condition has settled but recovery is not coming.
Preserving hair quality — in people whose process is known and predictable, where the goal is to slow it down.
Maintaining the results of other scalp therapies — when the state that has been achieved needs to be kept.

Mesotherapy, PRP, or polynucleotides — what decides

That question comes up at almost every consultation, because all three therapies target the same scalp condition. They differ in what is applied. A PRP treatment uses your own plasma, polynucleotides are a purified preparation with a regenerative effect, and mesotherapy delivers nutrients composed according to your findings.

The decision is based on scalp condition, established through a detailed examination, rather than treatment popularity. Combining two therapies is common because the same scalp may need both nourishment and regeneration.

“Mesotherapy nourishes the scalp and can improve hair quality, but does not stop hereditary hair loss. If someone comes with advanced androgenetic alopecia, these treatments will not substantially improve scalp condition or change what brought them here. It is important to tell the patient this before therapy begins.” — Ana Maletić, MD, PhD

How it is performed

What a scalp mesotherapy treatment with us looks like

The whole procedure takes about half an hour and is a minimally invasive medical procedure.

Duration: about 30 minutes
Anesthesia: usually not needed
Protocol: most often a series of 6 treatments; the schedule is set by your findings
Performed by: Ana Maletić, MD, PhD

1 · Examination and assessment of the scalp and general health. We examine the scalp in detail with a trichoscopic camera to assess the scalp and hair. We also review health status, any illnesses, allergies, medication use and family history of scalp conditions. We then assess whether mesotherapy could have an effect.

2 · Preparation of the solution and scalp. We determine the mesotherapy composition according to the findings. We photograph the scalp and disinfect it according to medical protocol.

3 · Application. We apply the preparation with very fine needles, in a series of points across the area we have mapped out. Anesthesia is usually not needed.

4 · After treatment. You can resume your activities immediately, without resting. We recommend avoiding swimming pools immediately after treatment and washing your hair the following day.

Treatment is usually given as a series of six sessions. Afterwards, we analyse and photograph the scalp again and compare it with the initial findings, allowing progress to be assessed objectively.

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Honest about the limits

The limits of scalp mesotherapy

The method has four limitations you should know before agreeing to a series.

It does not stop hereditary hair loss. Mesotherapy can strengthen hair, but cannot stop a genetically determined process.

It does not create new follicles. Where a follicle is gone, no preparation brings it back. In that situation, a conversation about a hair transplant is more honest than a series of treatments.

It cannot produce a substantial increase in density. Mesotherapy mainly improves hair quality and increases density, but not substantially. Results are better when it is combined with other therapies than when used alone.

Side effects exist, although they are rare. They are usually mild and temporary: redness, tenderness, itching, swelling or minor bruising. Less common events described in the literature include scalp inflammation and, very rarely, an inflammatory reaction and paradoxically increased hair loss. This is why a physician performs the treatment and an examination comes first.

If your findings show that mesotherapy would change nothing for you, you will hear that at the first examination, together with a proposal that has support in the findings. A series of six treatments takes both time and money, so we suggest it only when there is a reason for it.

After the series

What the result looks like after six treatments

The final result is visible a few weeks after the last treatment, and sometimes after several months. For some patients, the first changes are small: fewer hairs remain on the brush after washing. Hair looks healthier, of better quality and somewhat denser.

Why us

Why choose us for scalp mesotherapy

ABHRS Diplomate

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

The only ISHRS Fellow from Croatia

the most distinguished membership level in the international hair transplantation society

One of 6 clinics worldwide

with this level of international certification for hair treatments

The only clinic in Croatia offering all four hair transplantation methods

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

Since 1996

the start of training in hair transplantation, two years before the Polyclinic opened in 1998

Trichoscopic scalp analysis

a detailed examination providing insight into hair and scalp skin condition

An individually composed preparation

composition and quantity are determined by scalp findings

We also tell you when therapy makes no sense

if your findings show mesotherapy would change nothing for you, we will tell you so

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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 ABHRS Diplomate title — the only physician in Croatia and one of 260 physicians worldwide to have earned it — and as a FISHRS she 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 polyclinic has operated since 1998. It was founded by her parents, and two generations of the family work here today. Treatment is available in Zagreb and Daruvar, with the same equipment and protocol.

Meet the whole team

Ana Maletić, MD, PhD, head of the Hair Center, with a trichoscopic scalp analysis — Ana Maletić, MD, PhD, head of the Hair Center at Polyclinic Maletić

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See what a scalp analysis looks like

Trichoscopic scalp examination, precise scalp diagnostics

Price

Price and the first step

Prices for one treatment of individualized scalp mesotherapy and a series of six treatments are listed in the table below. The price of the trichoscopic scalp analysis is listed in the table below.

You come in, we look at the scalp and tell you what we see — including the possibility that mesotherapy makes no sense in your case. You can also see the prices of all treatments in the price list, and arrange an appointment via contact. You will find the other scalp therapies at the Hair Center.

If you have noticed the first signs and are not sure whether to do anything, that is exactly the moment for an examination. In the early phase, the choice of therapies is widest.

Hair loss treatment with individualized scalp mesotherapy (1 treatment)

€150.00 Reference price – 10 Sep 2026: €150.00
Hair loss treatment with individualized scalp mesotherapy (6 treatments)

€750.00 Reference price – 10 Sep 2026: €750.00
Trichoscopic scalp analysis (TrichoLAB FotoFinder)

€135.00 Reference price – 10 Sep 2026: €135.00

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Which method for whom

Patients most often ask us which hair therapy is best. There is no universally best therapy: each person’s hair loss has its own cause, stage, scalp condition and degree of follicle preservation. The same method may therefore work well for one person but not another.

We therefore build the treatment plan around a detailed scalp examination and, when needed, a health assessment. After trichoscopic analysis, we know the type and stage of hair loss and whether follicles with regenerative potential remain. The findings lead to one therapy or a combination of complementary methods. Sometimes they show that treatment makes no sense in your case; we then discuss transplantation or monitoring, depending on the findings. You will hear this 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 the findings, into the scalp skin.	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 are moved from the donor region to areas where hair is absent or thinning.	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 the findings, into the scalp skin.