Beard transplant

What is a beard transplant?

Beard transplant surgery is the transplantation of grafts taken from the donor area to the back of the head or the lower part of the chin where the beard is dense, to areas where beard loss is observed due to trauma, amputation or so on through the micro FUE method. The operation performed with local anesthesia lasts about 8 hours and is painless after local anesthesia.
With a single application, the rate of successful results is high. Some people may need a second operation. The beard, an important criterion of the appearance of men in today’s world, is corrected by giving different patterns from barbers, but the treatment prescribed for the released beard is the beard transplant. One of the advantages of beard transplant is that beard formation will be done in the beard transplant planning stage. The beard shape suitable for the person’s face is chosen together, the beard is transplanted to the person within this plan and used throughout life.

Who is eligible for the beard transplant operation?

Beard transplantation applied to the men who have never had a beard, suffer from the thin beard or have lost their beard in an area due to an injury. It is also useful in covering scars and burns. It is recommended to wait until the age of 22 to have beard transplantation. After the doctor’s examination, it can be decided whether beard transplantation can be performed on people with hormonal disorders, heart diseases, and diabetes.

Which method is used in beard transplantation?

Beard transplantation is typically performed using the FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) method. In this procedure, individual hair follicles are extracted from the donor area, usually the back or sides of the scalp, and then transplanted into the beard region. FUE is a minimally invasive technique that does not require large incisions or stitches, making it a preferred choice for many patients. The hair follicles are carefully implanted into small, pre-made incisions in the beard area, ensuring that the hair grows in a natural direction and angle, mimicking the natural growth pattern of facial hair.

Process and healing after beard transplantation

Unlike hair transplantation, since the transplanted area is the face and the face is more sensitive, there may be swelling in the first 2-3 days. However, these symptoms are minimized with the patient’s compliance with the recommendations after the process, medicine use and ice applications.

Post-operative pain is not a common condition in patients who are followed up. Sleeping position is one of the most critical situations. As the face is treated in operation, the patient should lie in the appropriate position and not harm the transplanted grafts.