Beard and mustache

Hair transplant

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
In the chin region, we can distinguish a) the outer (lateral) pillars and b) the inner (medial) pillar (Figure 1).
When the mustache connects to the chin region (medial pillar) through the lateral pillars, it is commonly known as the “goatee.”

Can hair transplant be done for mustache?
How Is Mustache Transplant Done? Hair follicles from the beard or scalp (areas with sufficient follicles) are extracted and stored in a chemical solution. The surgeon will make tiny incisions under local anesthesia and then implant the extracted hair follicles individually so that it regrows in the desired hairline.