For beard transplantation, the most commonly used hair is beard hair. In fact, the best results are obtained by moving the hair follicle from one place to another (for example, from the chin area to the jugal or moustache area). If, however, these hairs cannot be used, the hairs used are hair, because they most closely resemble the original beard hairs (a combination of the two can also be envisaged). Indeed, it's hard to find body hair as thick as beard and moustache hair. Beard and moustache hairs also have an important characteristic: they always grow in isolation, which means that the hair follicle contains only one hair. Hair, on the other hand, grows in small groups of 2 or 3 hairs in over 95% of cases.
For this kind of transplant, only one or two hairs need to be implanted at a time, and tangential incisions are made.
The classic technique involves removing a strip of hair at the back of the scalp ( FUT). Under the microscope, hairs are isolated one by one, meaning follicles are divided in two or three parts. The placement then takes place in tiny incisions of approximately 0.7 to 0.8 mm.
It is important to distinguish the scars in the recipient zone from those in the donor zone. If the intervention is performed correctly with clean and tiny incisions, and if the grafts, from which the skin at the hair base was removed, are carefully placed, then there will be no scar. It will then be almost impossible to distinguish the grafts from the original hair.
The scar in the donor area will be linear, approximately 1 mm wide and completely invisible as it will be covered by hair. Only if the donor zone is completely shaved off, the scar might become visible.
If you wish, you can contact the HTS Clinic medical team or complete an online diagnostic.