Beard and mustache transplant

Since the beard make men attractive, so many of them are very unsatisfied with the growth of their beard and look for a way to strengthen it. In beard and mustache transplant method, the hair follicles transfer from donor areas (back of the head) to the areas of baldness called recipient site with minimal aggression.

Most important factors of beard and mustache hair loss

1. Scars caused by surgery, burning or shock, trauma
2. Fungal infections
3. Diseases caused by scar
4. Hair follicles inflammation
5. Skin lupus
6. Staphyloplasty or cleft palate surgery
7. Congenital hair loss or baldness
8. Burn, radiotherapy side effect
9. Alopecia areata

How is beard and mustache transplant?

Specialists remove required hair from hair of the patient’s head like the other hair restoration services, because the growth of the hair is always similar to beard and mustache growth. Keep in mind after facial hair transparent, you should care of them like other hair of your body. Usually a few hair is needed for beard transplant. Beard and mustache transplant is done by single and double follicles. When transplant is performed, experts controls grafts carefully to form a proper angle for beard hair transplant. Because of harvesting the grafts in microscopic way, the risk of injury remaining is minimalized.

Methods of beard and mustache transplant:

1. FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation) Method
In this method (also called Strip method) 3-4 inch the strip is removed from the safe donor area (back of the head) and divided into grafts including 4 strands of hair which is implanted in the intended area and will grow like the other hair. Due to the fact that the transplant time depends on the grafts, but generally, beard and mustache transplant is done during 4 to 8 hours under local anesthesia.
2. FIT Method
In this method, the implanted graft is removed from the head one by one and there is no scar and injury in removing area. Also the result of transplant in this method is satisfactory and completely natural. For this reason people often tend to get this method for their beard and mustache transplant.
3. SUT Method
No need to cut the hair in SUT Method and you can see implanted hair with high density at the same day, because in this method the hair can be grafted to 1 cm. Therefore, SUT method is a new transformation with high density and a completely natural hairline in hair transplant (hair, beard, eyebrow and eyelash).

How to supply the hair for beard and mustache transplant?

If the one have beard, hair is removed from unneeded area and grafted to the intended place. This method is done by blades to dimeters of less than 1 millimeter. But if the patient does not have beard, required hair is removed from the chest, neck and around the beard area and implanted in the intended point. For mustache transplant, a very thin strip is removed from the back of the head, the strand of hair is separated then grafted. The number of hair in transplant depends on your request, however, the minimum number of hair in mustache area is 400 and the maximum is 800 which after 4-6 months the transplant can be repeated in low-density area.

Who can transplant for the beard and mustache?

1. Ones who have thinning beard or a part of that is bald
2. People who part of their beard is don’t grow due to burning, injury or suture and can cover it by this transplant
3. The ones who have scattered beard and are willing to have scruffy and neatly trimmed beard
4. Ones who desire to change the thickness or thinning condition of their facial hair

The results obtained after beard and mustache transplant

After natural transplant, the patient is able to correct and cut his facial hair. To create the natural appearance, transplant is done in single and double hair grafting. Caring of the exact place of transplant and the hair angle after implanting lead to useful and permanent result.

Is it possible to cut and correct the facial hair after transplant?

Yes, but it is recommended not to cut the facial hair for 2 days to 2 weeks (depends on the doctor’s decision). This time may be decreased dependent on the patient conditions, and 1 week after transplant he can cut his facial face with care and gentle manner.

Is the implanted beard and mustache lasting?

The grafting of the facial hair is permanent after transplant and like a normal hair is growable, without hair loss or thinning.

What is the procedure of the implanted hair?

Implant of facial hair in compare with hair transplant has a more obvious and noticeable growth. People who desire to have long beard and mustache should wait 4 to 6 months.