Beard / Moustache Transplantation
What is Beard Transplantation?
Beard transplantation is an operation that is preferred by men who have thin beards in order to restore thicker bead. This procedure can be performed in order to fix beard-related problems that cause patients to experience problem in terms of their appearance.
Several different technologies and techniques are used in beard transplantation just as in hair transplantation. The experience of the team who will perform the beard transplantation operation, which is a more sensitive procedure than hair transplantation, is of great prominence.
Who is Best Suited for Beard Transplantation?
Patients without any facial hair, who complain about their think beard or who has patchy beard due to trauma, burning and infection are suited for beard transplantation. Care is taken to ensure that patients’ hormones are at a certain level so that they can undergo beard transplantation procedure. Therefore, patient is recommended to wait until the age of 22 years to get beard transplantation. Apart from that, those who like the appearance of stubble beard, which is also known as ‘3-day beard’ and those who want to have longer sideburns may opt for beard transplantation to restore their lost and patchy beard. In other words, beard transplantation can be performed for those without any beard or those with thin beard. For those with hormonal disorder or heart disease and diabetes, it can be determined only after medical examination to be conducted by a physician whether beard transplantation can be performed or not.
Where on the Face Can Beard Be Transplanted?
Beard transplantation can be performed on cheeks, jaw, sideburns and moustache. It can be utilized to cover marks of pimples and scars on those areas. In case of hair follicle losses on those areas, plantation of hair follicles extracted from donor site ensures a permanent solution. Loss of hair follicle may occur especially due to genetic factors, needle epilation, laser epilation, burnt and operation. Beard transplantation can be performed to both increase the density of hair follicles in such area and to restore hair to such completely hairless areas. The purpose is to restore a natural-looking beard that is as dense as the patient desires it to be.
What are the Advantages of Beard Transplantation?
- Patient can have a thick and natural-looking beard through beard transplantation.
- Patient can shave and style his beard as he wishes after the operation.
- Beard transplantation is planned in line with the patient’s face type so that an aesthetically pleasing appearance can be achieved.
- Patient has the freedom to choose the beard type they want to have.
- Sideburns can be styled through hair/beard transplantation as well.
The Points that must be Considered Before Beard and Moustache Transplantation
The process before beard and moustache transplantation is exactly as important as the moment of and the process after the operation. Change of some habits before the operation has direct influence on the proper conduct of operation, smooth extraction and transplantation of hair follicles and similar factors.
- It can be determined only through consultation whether transplantation can be performed or not. You can discuss it with the clinic you plan to work with in order to get the required analyses made and clarify whether you are suitable for the operation or not.
- You must refrain from drinking alcohol, smoking cigarette and tobacco before the operation. That will improve the quality of your hair follicle and speed up your recovery process.
- You have to stop applying cosmetic products such as tonic, cream to you face at least one month before the operation.
- You may have to stop taking anticoagulant drugs depending on your physician’s advice.
- You should not take stimulant such as drinking coffee and caffeine before the operation.
How is Beard and Moustache Transplantation Performed?
Beard and moustache transplantation is a pain-free and one-session procedure that is performed under local anesthesia. It takes approximately 4 to 5 hours.
The operation begins with examination of the area where transplantation will be performed. Donor site is determined at this stage. It is determined how many hair follicles are needed, what the color shades of the hairs are and how thick they are.
It is very important in terms of beard and moustache transplantation to determine the donor site accurately and to analyze how many grafts are needed. If it is miscalculated, the result will be far from a natural look. Likewise, the color shades of the hairs to be extracted are important as well.
Although the donor site changes from person to person, generally nuchal area, behind the ears which are not prone to shedding hair or neck and jaw that has dense hair are preferred. Hair follicles taken from these areas enable transplantation without causing any visual problem. Although the hair follicles which are planted grow thin at first and they get as thick as beard within 6 months.
Direction of hair growth and color shades must be taken into account during operation in order to ensure a natural-looking result. Grafts taken from the donor site and that does not match the color of beards may cause undesired results in appearance. Therefore, an experienced team must be preferred in order to prevent such unfavorable results. Likewise, it is very important to identify the accurate angle and direction of hair growth.
Some care and dressing procedures are performed after beard transplantation. They help to ensure healthy and smooth adjustment of hair follicles. Patient can go back to normal life shortly after the operation.
Which Method is Used for Beard and Moustache Transplantation?
Although it is the physician who decides which method to use, hair follicle extraction is generally performed with micro FUE method. Sapphire FUE beard and moustache transplantation is preferred to open micro-channels by utilization of sapphire blades.
Which Points Must Be Considered During Beard Transplantation?
Care must be taken to ensure that the hair follicles to be planted through beard transplantation are suitable for the beard. As they are thinner, the hair follicles to be planted must be as thin as they are. That is the reason why the preferred donor site for hair follicles to be planted to restore beard is mostly the neck. Hair follicles in this area are more suitable for the beard and therefore can ensure a natural-looking result. Moreover, back of the head (nuchal area) is also suitable for extraction of hair follicles to be planted to restore beard. However, the primary choice is always the neck.
Another point that must be taken into account during beard transplantation is to ensure that hair follicles are planted in the accurate angle that is in alignment with the patient’s own hair growth. Direction and angle of hair follicles has a major influence on obtaining a natural-looking appearance. As FUE technique does not require utilization of incisive tools during plantation, holes do not occur on the bottoms and it helps to ensure a natural-looking result after the transplantation.
The hair follicles to be used for beard transplantation must be single. In other words, hair follicles to be extracted from the neck or back of the head must be separated individually and then used for transplantation. The reason for that is the fact that natural hair follicles in the beard are always single. Double or triple hair follicles do not look nice on the beard.
Color shades in the recipient site are as important as angle and direction when it comes to beard transplantation. Transplanting black hair follicles to a person with white beard or not dispersing black or white hair follicles accurately may lead to unfavorable appearance. Therefore, the experience of the physician, who will perform the operation, in this field is quite important.
When hair follicles are taken from neck or back of the head, they must be planted into the recipient site immediately without waiting because hair follicles extracted are alive. If they are not planted immediately, they cannot get enough oxygen and therefore lose their function, in other words, they die. This is very important especially for people with limited number of hair follicles in the donor site. Hair follicles must be transplanted without any loss. Beard transplantation is a procedure that requires knowledge and special experience. Therefore, those who wish to get beard transplantation must take this into consideration and consult with an expert first.
Recovery Process After Beard and Moustache Transplantation
Recovery process after beard and moustache transplantation begins within a very short period if the operation is completed properly. You can wash your face the way your doctor instructs within approximately three days after the operation and go back to your everyday activities.
Swelling and edema
Swelling, edema and redness may occur on the face within the first three days following the operation. You are recommended to not bend your face forward while sitting or sleeping in order to prevent such complaints to occur.
Nutrition
Patient should not drink alcohol or smoke after the procedure in order to speed up the recovery process. Refraining from such harmful products especially during the first three days will help you recover quickly.
Scab formation
It may take a while for hair follicles to heal fully and get strong after the operation. Scab formation may occur in hair follicles especially for the first couple of days. While this is normal, they go away and will look healthy in time. You are recommended not to rub your face and play with such scabs.
One Month After the Beard Transplantation
Recovery process is completed to a great extend one month after the beard transplantation. It is important for you to take the medicines prescribed by your doctor so that you can have healthy results. In addition to that, you are recommended to apply the solutions and care-washes recommended by your doctor rather than using chemicals that you do not know. You may have stop shaving for some time depending on the beard type.
Your doctor will explain to you in detail for how long you must be careful about for which issues after the operation. As long as you follow your doctor’s instructions, you will recover from beard transplantation very quickly and easily and will be able to go back to your everyday activities. Your beard will look natural and there will not be any sign left from the operation within a year at the latest depending on the recipient site.
Shock hair loss: a condition that is called ‘shock hair loss’ occurs one month after the beard transplantation. Such loss which indicates that your hair follicles settled firmly and that they are functioning properly is temporary. They will go away after some time passes and your beard will continue to grow as it should.
Beard hairs start to shed for approximately 2 weeks after beard transplantation as is the case with hair transplantation. Do not let it concern you at all because hair follicles are not damaged by this. Only the hair part of the hair follicles planted break off and shed. Beard hairs begin to grow again within 4 to 8 months. The results of the beard transplantation become visible in the meantime. And the patient has a natural-looking beard.
Patient is warned by our experts against letting the beard area contact water or against washing it immediately after the beard transplantation. Moreover; cosmetic products such as perfume or cologne should not be used during such time besides water. This area must be kept dry and clean for almost ten days. Small scabs that are formed on the skin will fall off automatically during the recovery process. Patients must pay attention to their sleeping position for 1 to 2 days. Patients must sleep in a way that they do not give weight to the beard area.
During the recovery process of the beard transplantation, patients should not cut off their beard. During such period, patient must consult with their doctor, who has performed the hair transplantation, as to whether he should shave his beard or not. As the hair follicles planted into the beard area are active, care must be taken during the recovery process when they begin to grow. Smooth recovery can be achieved if the patient follows doctor’s instructions. In the continuation of this process, patient can have the beard that he desired to have.
Can Beard Transplantation Be Performed Concurrently with Hair Transplantation?
If the person who is to get beard transplantation is also planning to get hair transplantation, patient must be evaluated carefully. The hair follicles in the donor site must be examined in detail. The operations must be planned taking into account the fact that the hair follicles extracted from this are will be used for both hair and beard. Plantation must be performed without damaging hair follicles. Furthermore, among the hair follicles, those that are suitable for the beard must be used for beard transplantation while those suitable for hair must be used for hair transplantation. The colors of the hair follicles must be accurately differentiated as well so that hair and beard transplantation can be performed concurrently.
How Much Does Cyprus Beard Transplantation Cost?
The pricing of beard transplantation changes depending on some primary factors. Just as in hair transplantation, the most important factors that have effect on of the pricing of beard transplantation are the skills and experience of the doctor who performs the operation by utilization of the suitable technique, service standards of the center where the transplantation takes place and the number of grafts.
The recipient site of this operation is more sensitive than that of hair transplantation. Therefore, it requires a more rigorous operation. The number of hair follicles to be used and their transplantation to the recipient site without getting damaged have major influence on the success of the operation.
Pricing of the beard transplantation can be determined only after an analysis. Such analysis reveals how many grafts can be used approximately and, accordingly, the suitable method is determined. As such, cost can be estimated. As the procedure has different requirements for every patient, it is not possible to quote a fix price.
