Facial

Beard Transplant

Restoring density and definition to patchy beards, thin moustache corners and scarred areas.

800 – 2,500Typical grafts

4 – 7 hoursProcedure

4 – 6 daysBack to work

Single-graft facial placement

Beard work is judged on angle before density. Beard hair leaves the skin almost flat and fans outward; grafts placed straight in look wrong however many you use.

The shape is drawn on your face with you sitting upright, in daylight, before a single follicle is taken — cheek line, moustache corners and the join under the jaw are all decisions we make with you rather than for you.

Donor hair comes from the back of the scalp, which is coarser than native beard hair. We account for that in the graft count, and thin the first pass deliberately so the result reads as a beard rather than a transplant.

Best for: Patchy growth, scarred areas, thin moustache corners and weak cheek lines.

Typical grafts: 800 – 2,500
Procedure: 4 – 7 hours
Back to work: 4 – 6 days
Final result: 8 – 12 months

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The Process

Your Journey With Sapphire

01
Consultation

A conversation about your goals and history.
02
Hair Analysis

Density, donor area and pattern mapping.
03
Planning

Graft count and hairline drawn to your face.
04
Procedure

A single day under local anaesthetic.
05
Recovery

Guided washing, medication and check-ins.
06
Results

Full density between ten and twelve months.

Questions

Frequently
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Transplanted follicles are taken from the donor area at the back and sides of the scalp, which is genetically resistant to the hormone that causes pattern hair loss. Those grafts keep growing for life. Untreated native hair around them can continue to thin, which is why a plan often includes maintenance treatment.

The scalp is fully numbed with local anaesthetic, delivered with a pressure applicator so the injections themselves are barely felt. Most patients read, watch something or sleep through the day. Mild tenderness for two to three nights afterwards is normal and managed with simple painkillers.

It depends on the area being covered, your donor density and how coarse your hair is. A frontal hairline typically needs 1,500–2,500 grafts; a hairline with crown coverage usually falls between 3,000 and 4,500. We only quote a number after measuring your donor area under magnification.

Both extract follicles one at a time. With FUE the recipient channels are opened first — with sapphire blades in our clinic — and grafts are placed into them. With DHI the channel is opened and the graft implanted in a single movement using an implanter pen, which gives finer control of angle and depth and suits dense packing or working between existing hair.

Most patients return to desk-based work after three to five days. Visible redness and small scabs generally clear within ten to fourteen days. Physical work, gym training and swimming are paused for two to four weeks depending on the procedure.

Transplanted hairs shed at around week three — this is expected. New growth begins between months three and four, becomes clearly visible at six months, and reaches final density and texture between ten and twelve months. Beard and crown work can take slightly longer.

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