Beard And Mustache Hair Transplant
With the experience and advances in hair transplantation techniques, it has been possible to successfully perform transplantation of follicular units (FUs) in the facial zone. Beard and mustache transplant procedures have increased in demand in recent years to improve appearance and highlight masculine features with natural results.
Normally, around puberty male hormones stimulate beard hair growth. Along with a strong genetic basis, the hair follicles of the beard produce terminal hairs (thick hair) under the actions of the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
According to some studies, men who grow an unshaven beard are perceived as older, more masculine, and more dominant and aggressive, and attract more positive female attitudes than those men whose face is clean-shaven.
Patients who are candidates for facial hair transplantation are:
• Those who have total absence of hair or low density from birth with spaces in the beard.
• In scarring hair loss due to: burns, injuries from traffic accidents, as a consequence of acne, from correction of cleft lip, or any other surgery, etc.
• In the masculinization of transgender patients.
The main cause of transplantation is in patients with little hair and spaces in the beard.
During the evaluation, a design is drawn that includes the areas to be grafted, and the surface area and number of FUs required are determined. Anatomically, the facial region of the beard can be divided into different zones to determine where the FUs will be placed:
1) The upper lip: mustache
2) Chin region
3) Genian area: beard of the cheek
4) Descending section of the jaw: sideburns.
Possible Complications
The patient should be aware that there can be post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (darkening) in the implantation zone, mainly with dark skin, hence a depigmentation treatment would need to be administered for a good aesthetic result.
Incorrect placement in the direction or angle of the FUs during implantation is another complication that may occur, thus causing unaesthetic growth that may require removal if there are too many.
Folliculitis (infection) seldom occurs in the implanted area. However, the region with the highest incidence is often beneath the lip, in the chin region.
Small cobblestones or bumps can form in the skin around the grafts, under the lip and on the mound of the chin, which can be avoided with a good quality of grafts and implantation technique.
Dr. Vaibhav Shah is the best hair transplant & cosmetic surgeon from Mumbai India. Manages hair transplantation clinic in Mumbai. He is a fellow of the Facial Cosmetic Surgery. Considered as the best hair restoration clinic in Mumbai. 10th Floor, Shop No.1001, Paras Business Center, Near Kasturba Police station, Kasturba road no.1, Borivali (East) Mumbai, Maharashtra 400066, India
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