Limitations of Hair Transplant?

The most important aspect of a hair transplant to the beard area is the type of hair on the head and whether it will match a beard. Some individuals have a very close match of the beard hair and the hair on their head. Those are the best candidates for hair transplants to the the beard area.

This is an ideal job for follicular unit grafting. You should be able to transplant hair from the back of your scalp directly into the scar with good results and then  have a well camouflaged scar.  Occasionally in scars there might be a slightly lower take but this can easily be compensated for with a few more graft hairs

Yes, it works.  Transplanted hair will grow into a scar nicely.  The only question I have is, have you thought about discussing scar revision with a facial plastic surgeon?  It's likely that the person who removed the mole did not respect the direction of growth of the surrounding hair follicles.  If you cut or injure the follicles you can get a bald patch in your beard that is very noticeable.  If you, when revising a scar in the beard, parallel the... more

I typically recommend patients wait 8 months before having hair transplants into a scar- but yes, the procedure is usually quite successful, with over 80% of the hairs growing. To compensate for this lower percentage of hair growth, I will transplant around 20% more hairs into the scar, so as to get the same essential coverage.

Hi there- Given the location of the scar, it may be difficult to achieve the best outcome from scar revision (I would need to examine you to be sure...) An excellent alternative for you to consider would be to have hair transplanted into the scar. This is only a good option if it can be done for you in the Follicular Unit Extraction technique, in which hair is harvested and then grafted in individual follicular units. In my Orlando Plastic Surgery, Skin Care, and Hair Restorat more

I  recommend excision and fine closure of a 2 cm scar rather than transplants. Hair transplants can be used to refine the revised scar if necessary.

What you describe is a fairly small area. Though hair transplantation may work, it is less than optimal in an area of scar. The better option would be to excise the scar and close the area with meticulous technique. This will likely produce superior results.

Grafting into the scar is possible and the hair will survive. Having said that, this is usually my second choice! Proper excision and closure by an experienced plastic or facial plastic surgeon should give superior results.