Procedure for facial hair?
I know that you can get a hair transplant for your head. But, I have a bit of a different issue. I’m 28 years old and I can’t grow facial hair. The hair that I can grow will only grow in certain patches. It’s a little embarrassing to say the least and I was wondering if there’s anything I can do about this.
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Dear Aaron,
Thank you for your clinical
post. The inability to grow facial hair
evenly or symmetrically of the sideburn, ear pattern, chin or moustache can be
a significant stressor for males.
Fortunately, we have pioneered facial hair transplantation using
non-scarring, non-linear scarring occipital hair harvest techniques. Using automated and robotic follicular unit
extraction techniques we can move these follicular units to facial hair
patterns. Commonly transplanted areas in
males include the moustache, including a Fu Manchu, the chin, beard and
sideburns. This can be segmental,
subsegmental or full beard pattern transplantation. The procedure is performed under local anesthesia;
there are very few risks and extremely high success rate. It is very important you seek out a centre
that does not leave you with a linear scar in the temple or the back of your
hairline so that you can wear your hair as short as you like without fear of a
visible scar.
For women, we also provide hair
transplantation to the eyebrow and eyelash.
This is also occasionally sought out by a man who has had a traumatic
injury to the eyebrow or eyelid.
Facial hair transplantation is a
focus of our expertise and we are one of Canada’s leaders and pioneers of
follicular unit extraction and transplantation.
Best of luck.
To find out more or schedule a
consultation or simply read for interest visit: https://spamedica.com/hair/hair-loss-and-baldness-treatments-in-toronto/fue-hair-transplantation/.
Also seek out the areas for facial hair transplantation.
R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D.
Certified Plastic Surgeon
Yorkville, Toronto
American Board of Dermatology, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC)
Hair transplants can be done to help with low density or patchy facial hair. It’s important to be evaluated by an expert to get a diagnosis and a plan. But hair transplants can work very well.DrDonovan