Would it be possible to remove a beard transplant in its entirety? (Photo)

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I got a beard transplant that consists of 2000 grafts a few years ago, it doesn’t look as good as I would have hoped when it’s grown. Would it be possible to remove the beard transplant entirely? I am wanting to not waste the hairs to laser hair removal, could it be possible to do FUE on the hairs and use them for the head?

Victor Loria, DO · Answer

Removing a beard transplant may end up leaving you with scarring.  Once follicles have been removed, the tissue is also removed, and once it heals, it may leave pinpoint scarring.  However, there are ways to remedy this.  You can try to have this removed with a smaller punch, which would remove less tissue, leaving a smaller scar. You can either discard or re-implant these hairs in your scalp.  It is hard to tell from one picture where your natural beard hairs are.  You may be able to remedy this with an additional beard transplant since it looks like not enough grafts were used to fill in the beard.  In addition to this, you could also fill in some of the areas with Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) which we do in both our Miami and NY locations, which creates the look of stubble in the desired area.

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

You can remove your beard FUE grafts one by one using the FUE harvesting technique but you may end up with many round scars.

Sait Gokhan Bircan, MD. · Answer

Hello, Yes, hairs from the beard can be transplanted to the head, but in your case it can leave the scars on your face and also laser might not remove them because of the strong roots.

Matt Tahsini, MD · Answer

Hello and thank you for your question. Yes it is possible to remove a beard transplant. My best advice is to find a very qualified doctor, one who’s experienced with beard transplants. Best wishes.Dr. T

Michael Meshkin, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

It is possible to do FUE and extract the hairs from the beard area to scalp. However FUE does cause small round scars and you may end up with facial scarring after FUE. if you don’t need the beard hair and your own scalp hair is good, then laser hair removal is your best option. Or you can do another beard hair transplant with a specialist to make your existing beard look better.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

The best way to reverse this beard transplant is to use an FUE hand unit and remove them one at a time. Beard transplants are shallow and should be easy to remove this way

Would it be possible to remove a beard transplant in its entirety? (Photo)

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