FUE facial-hair restoration
A beard transplant uses carefully selected donor hairs to improve patchy, sparse or absent facial-hair growth across areas such as the cheeks, jawline, moustache, goatee and sideburns.
Natural-looking beard restoration depends on donor-hair suitability, appropriate facial-hair design and precise control of graft angle, direction, spacing and density.
Facial-hair restoration
A beard transplant is a surgical procedure in which follicular-unit grafts are removed from a suitable donor area and implanted into planned parts of the face.
Individual grafts are normally extracted using an FUE technique, prepared and placed into small recipient sites across the planned beard area.
The treatment may be used to improve selected gaps, strengthen a patchy beard, reconstruct part of the beard or improve facial-hair balance.
Surgeon-led facial-hair consultation
Tell us which part of your beard you would like to improve. The Edinburgh clinic team will contact you about arranging an assessment.
Individual assessment
Suitability depends on donor strength, facial skin health, existing beard growth, medical history, the cause of limited growth and realistic expectations.
Facial-hair design
Beard design should suit the patient’s existing facial hair, facial proportions, donor supply and preferred grooming style.
Surgeon-led planning
Consultation with Dr Kalra includes assessment of the donor area, facial-hair pattern, skin health, scarring, facial proportions and the areas the patient would like to improve.
Treatment planning should identify the proposed beard shape, estimated graft requirements, donor limitations, surgical risks, recovery and realistic density.
Treatment stages
The exact procedure depends on the treatment area, donor supply, graft requirements, skin characteristics and individual surgical plan.
Donor hair, facial-hair growth, skin health and treatment goals are reviewed.
The cheeks, jawline, moustache, chin or selected gaps are planned.
The planned donor and recipient areas are numbed for surgery.
Individual follicular-unit grafts are removed from the donor area.
Grafts are placed according to the intended angle, direction and density.
Facial-hair treatment areas
Selected cheek gaps or low facial-hair density may be assessed.
Grafts may be used to strengthen selected areas along the jaw.
Selected chin or goatee gaps may be included in the design.
Upper-lip placement requires careful angle and spacing.
Selected sideburn gaps may be blended into existing facial hair.
Selected stable facial scars may be considered after assessment.
Natural placement
New grafts should follow the direction of nearby facial hair.
Recipient sites require controlled angles close to the skin.
Density should be allocated according to donor supply and design.
Cheek and beard borders should avoid a rigid artificial appearance.
Healing and gradual growth
Early recovery may include facial redness, swelling, tenderness and small scabs around the implanted hairs. Healing varies between patients.
Protect the implanted area from rubbing, scratching and pressure.
Some transplanted hairs may shed before later regrowth develops.
New growth may appear gradually and can initially look uneven.
Thickness and visual density continue developing over later months.
Personalised quotation
Cost should be confirmed after assessment. Pricing depends on the treatment area, graft requirement, donor suitability and complexity of the individual beard-restoration plan.
Patient feedback
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Common patient questions
FUE is normally used to remove individual follicular-unit grafts from a suitable donor area before implantation into the face.
Donor grafts are usually selected from a suitable area of the scalp. Donor availability and hair characteristics must be assessed.
Selected patchy or sparse beard areas may be treated when donor hair, skin health and treatment expectations are suitable.
Selected stable facial scars may be considered, although graft survival and achievable density can vary within scar tissue.
Individual FUE extraction can leave multiple small donor marks. Recipient-area healing and scar appearance vary between patients.
Once healing is complete, transplanted facial hair can generally be groomed, trimmed or shaved according to the clinic’s advice.
Some implanted hairs may shed before gradual new growth develops over the following months. Individual timing varies.
Cost depends on the facial-hair areas being treated, estimated graft requirements, donor suitability and procedure complexity.
No. Graft survival, growth, density, healing and final appearance vary between patients.
Related information
Start with an assessment
Discuss your facial-hair pattern, donor suitability, preferred beard design, graft requirements, costs, recovery and realistic expectations before deciding whether treatment is suitable.
