Where in Houston TX can I get a beard transplant???

Thanks for the question.  It is best to follow up with your doc.  Topical steroids are temporary.  Long term uses can cause color changes to skin or thinning. I am not sure why it is read after 4 months.

Ask your doctor before starting any medication.  You need an examination by a doctor for your medical problems.  Facial hair is a genetic trait.  Medications (or testosterone) will not grow facial hair.

After your face has healed and the scabs have fallen off, there should be no issue of shaving your beard.  As always, it is a good idea to check with your doctor as each doctor has their own unique post operative instructions.

Just like male pattern balding is a genetic trait, beard hair growth is also a (separate unrelated) genetic trait.Some men can't grow beards.  Some of these men may choose hair transplant (from their scalp) to their face to add hair.  

Redness after surgery can persist for several weeks. One of the side effect of Retin-A is that may cause redness.

Generally speaking with laser hair removal you are damaging the hair follicle to the point that it does not grow anymore.  Sometimes after a long period of time the beard hair will start to come back.  Using minoxidil most likely will not bring back that hair as you did not lose the hair as a r...