Anesthesia Type: Sedation and Local Anesthesia
Operation Time: 6-12 Hours
Stay in Hospital: None
Sensitivity: 5- 21 Days
Return to Work Time: 3-5 Days
Average Number of Grafts: 500-3000 Roots (Varies According to the Person)
New Beard and Mustache Growth: 4- 9 Months
Who Can Have It: 18 Years and Over
What is Beard and Mustache Transplantation?
- In the absence of hair follicles in the beard and mustache area of men or in cases where they are very rare, the process of taking hair follicles from the scalp tissue and transferring them to these areas is called Beard and Mustache Transplantation.
How is Beard and Mustache Transplantation done?
- Beard and mustache transplantation is performed with local anesthesia.
- Beard and mustache transplantation is performed with the FUE technique used in hair transplantation.
- If possible, the hair roots to be transferred are taken from the beard.
- Beard and mustache follicles are usually taken from the areas where the beard is towards the neck and cheekbones.
- However, if there are not enough hair follicles in the neck and cheekbones area, the nape region is used as a donor.
- Beard and mustache follicles collected as donors during transplantation are kept in organ transplantation solution so that they do not lose their vitality.
- Beard and mustache follicles are planted one by one at a certain angle to the area to be transferred.
- FUE technique does not leave any scars.
Is Beard and Mustache transplantation a painful procedure?
- Local anesthesia is used in Beard and Mustache transplantation.
- Therefore, the person does not feel any pain during planting.
How many roots are transplanted in Beard and Mustache transplant?
- The number of roots in Beard and Mustache transplantation varies depending on the amount of hair available, the adequacy of the donor areas and how thick the beard and mustache the person wants.
- But in general, planting is done between 500-3000 root sowing for maximum results.
Do the transplanted hairs fall out after Beard and Mustache Transplantation?
- In the first process of sowing, a process called shock shedding is experienced.
- This process takes place within 15-20 days after sowing.
- Sometimes some of these hairs may fall out, sometimes all or completely.
- In some people, there is no shedding period at all.
- These shed hairs grow back in approximately 4-9 months.
- These newly grown hairs are permanent.
How long after Beard and Mustache Transplantation can be shaved?
- It is appropriate to have the first shave at least 1 month after beard and mustache transplantation.
When is the beard and mustache transplanted area washed for the first time?
- After beard and mustache transplantation, the first wash is performed 24-48 hours later.
- The washing process is taught to the patient.
- Washing should be done as taught for 10 days.
Who can have Beard and Mustache Transplantation?
- People who are not satisfied with the appearance of beard and mustache
- People who do not have beard and mustache
- People who suffer from diseases such as beard breaker and have problems with growing beard and mustache
- People who do not want the scars, burns or surgical scars on their face to be visible.
Can hair transplantation be done together with Beard and Mustache transplantation?
- Hair transplantation can be done together with Beard and Mustache transplantation.
- However, for this, the patient’s hair follicles and amount should be examined in detail by the physician.
- The roots suitable for the beard and the roots suitable for the hair should be selected well and the planting process should be done meticulously.
- FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) Technique in Beard and Mustache Transplantation:
FUE beard and mustache transplantation consists of three steps.
- Anesthesia Stage
- Graft collection stage
- Graft placement stage
- Anesthesia Stage:
- It is the most important and careful step in beard and mustache transplantation so that the person can have a painless application.
- In the anesthesia application, the planting area is anesthetized by local anesthesia with spraying or pressure.
- Then, local anesthesia is applied to increase the effect of anesthesia.
- Thus, it is fully anesthetized for that area.
- With these anesthesia methods, pain and pain are not felt in beard and mustache transplantation.
- Graft Collection Phase:
- The roots required for the area with beard and mustache loss are collected from the donor area with micromotors at a rate that will meet the need.
- Since the grafts obtained are living tissue, they are kept in the solution used in organ transplantation.
- Graft Placement Phase:
- Sowing channel is opened in the area where beard and mustache transplantation will be made.
- Collected grafts are placed one by one into the opened channels.
- In the FUE method, a donor area is determined and appropriate beard and mustache roots are collected one by one from this area.
- Afterwards, it is transferred to the area where beard and mustache transplantation will be made.
