Will a transplanted beard look natural?

The grafts follow the natural angle and direction of facial hair, so they usually blend with your existing beard. Results vary with the hair available.

When can I shave after a beard transplant?

Most people can shave or trim once the small scabs have cleared, often after about ten days. We will confirm this at your review.

Where does the hair come from?

Usually from the back of the scalp, where the hair is best suited to moving. Dr Sai will check that your donor area is good enough.

Can a beard transplant cover a scar?

Often it can help hide gaps from scars, burns or injury. Dr Sai will need to examine the area, as scar tissue can behave differently.

Beard Transplant in Vijayawada

A beard transplant in Vijayawada suits men whose facial hair has gaps that time and patience have not filled. Using the FUE method, follicles are usually taken from the back of the scalp and placed into patchy or thin areas of the beard, moustache or sideburns. At GIA Clinics, Dr Sai Santosh does this under local anaesthesia. As a surgeon of the face and jaws, he thinks in terms of facial balance, which is what a beard is really about.

Common reasons people ask

Patchy growth on the cheeks or chin
A thin or uneven moustache
Gaps in facial hair from scars, burns or injury

Reasons to wait

If you are under about 21, facial hair can still fill in naturally, so a little patience may solve the problem without any procedure. Recent loss in round patches is a different problem, and its cause needs checking before any transplant.

Designing the shape

The most important decisions are made before any graft is taken. Dr Sai looks at your facial hair, your donor area and the beard you would like. The beard and moustache lines are marked on your face and the number of grafts is planned. A heavier beard is not always the better one. The shape should suit your jawline and be something you can keep up.

Placement

Follicles are taken one by one from the back of the scalp. Each graft is then placed at the angle and direction of natural facial hair. This detail is what helps a transplanted beard blend with what you already have.

Recovery and growth

The first days: small scabs form around the grafts, and healing is checked
After about 10 days: shaving or trimming is usually safe once the scabs have cleared, and we will confirm when
From 3 to 4 months: growth usually starts to show
From 6 to 12 months: the beard fills out

Expect around three visits: a consultation, the procedure and reviews.

Worth mentioning first

Tell us if you have an infection in the beard area, take blood thinners, have diabetes or tend to form keloids.

Book a consultation

Dr Sai sees patients at both GIA clinics from 12:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Call or WhatsApp Gunadala on 090772 93949 or Gurunanak Colony on 092814 93949.