With recent studies indicating that approximately 45% of men across the UK are or have been unhappy with their lack of ability to grow facial hair, there has been a significant increase in the number of men opting for a beard or facial hair transplant in the UK. In the UK alone, over 4,500 men underwent a facial hair transplant surgery in an attempt to fill out their facial hair. But why do more and more men want to be on the receiving end of a facial hair transplant?
People opt for a beard transplant for various reasons. Maybe they are looking for a fuller beard or simply want a transplant to cover patchy areas within their beard. Whatever the reason for wanting a beard transplant, it is a minimally invasive procedure with a very high success rate.
Why should I have a beard hair transplant?
The loss of facial hair can happen for a vast number of reasons including laser hair removal, surgery, burns or in some cases it’s simply a matter of genetics and a lack of facial hair in the first place. A beard hair transplant is a commonly performed procedure and is designed to transplant some of the hair follicles from your scalp onto your beard area where the natural hair is lacking density or fullness.
The goal or goals from this procedure vary, either from filling a minor area or providing a small amount of coverage, ranging through to a full-scale restoration of a thick full beard. In the majority of cases, the main goal is to provide each man with a new sense of confidence, sometimes even being used to cover scars or blemishes.
The Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) beard transplant for men is a minimally invasive procedure and can take between two and five hours to complete depending on the amount of hair required to restore a full beard or the area in question.
For a beard transplant, finer hair is needed, and we tend to take this donor hair from the sides or back of the head giving a more natural look. The whole procedure is completed as a walk-in walk-out procedure meaning no overnight stays are necessary, though due to the time it takes you will want to take a day off work.
What results can I expect?
With a successful beard hair transplant, the best and most realistic results depend on the characteristics and quality of the hairs that are being transplanted, meaning that if the donor hair is naturally similar then it will blend in a lot better and look as close to the real thing as possible.
The beard hair transplant that has been completed will be permanent and will look natural. You will be able to notice the difference immediately with full results within several months.
Once your new beard transplant procedure has been completed and the hairs on your new beard have grown back you can shave or groom your beard as normal and enjoy the confidence that your new facial hair will bring!