Beard and Moustache Transplantation
For men, just as healthy hair is important for appearance, beard and moustache can also be very important in terms of self confidence and external appearance. However, sometimes men may not have the density of beard and moustache they desire.
According to statistics published by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) in 2008, an increase of 110 percent in beard and moustache transplantation procedures has been observed in Turkey and neighbouring countries with an increase in information regarding hair transplantation in particular.
What causes loss of beard or moustache?
The density, texture and hair quality of the beard is determined entirely by genetics. Within three years following puberty, the beard hairs thicken and reach their final form. As long as there is no change in male hormone levels, the hair of the beard will retain these characteristics.
The ability to regrow areas of lost hair is not yet possible through cosmetic or pharmaceutical treatment. This is true of beard and moustache. The solution to this is beard and moustache transplantation.
Loss of beard and moustache can occur due to systemic diseases as much as skin conditions. In addition to this, the most severe clinical presentation can be caused by hormonal imbalance. When the male hormone testosterone falls below the threshold value, it must be controlled. The condition called “Alopeciaareta” can also cause loss of beard.
Who can have beard and moustache transplantation?
Beard transplantation and moustache transplantation can be carried out after age 20-22 when hormones reach basal levels. This procedure is preferred by those who wish to grow sideburns, who like the appearance of a short beard but whose beard is irregular or patchy.
Beard and mustache cultivation piecemeal with no beard hairless regions as well as to all men without beards applied to healthy. It is also possible to make cultivation of the trail wound.
How is beard transplantation and moustache transplantation performed?
Everyone who makes the beard-mustache hair done. Taking hair follicles from the back of the neck between the ears of a thin wire or upper ear just above operation is performed.
As with hair transplantation, those who accept shaving are applied with the FUE method, whereas those who do not wish to shave are applied the FUT method.
After a week of Oct. skin heals it never regains its former image as red shells without a trace. After facial hair, hair transplantation is not expected to be the same as any cause severe pain or suffering.
After about eight to ten weeks before results begin to show initiative itself. Beard and mustache hairs planted in the region, namely the naked eye makes the beard and hair are not able to separate from one another.