Does a FUE beard transplant leave obvious scarring?

Question

So I'm thinking of getting hair from head donor area to make my goatee more dense and thicker. Would it leave obvious scars, so that if I wanted to be clean shaven, my skin would appear unblemished?

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

All cuts or incisions on the skin will leave some form of a scar.  Each person may heal or scar differently.  Some may not notice much scarring.  Some may notice extensive scarring. Scarring from FUE may be an issue as you may see in the thousands of posts here.It would be beneficial to see a doctor to explore your options.

John Kahen, MD · Answer

If a beard transplant is done correctly, there should be little to no obvious scarring. The instruments used to make the sites are very small and make incisions that are just the size of a hair follicle. However, there will be some scarring on the back of the scalp where the hair was harvested from.

Sean Behnam, MD · Answer

Nope- the only scars should be from where the hair was taken, in this case on the back of your head. As long as you don't buzz your head the scarring there shouldn't be noticeable.

Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD · Answer

No, FUE beard transplant does not causes an obvious  scar on the face /cheek .Also we can do hair transplant from beard to head and that op does not cause any scar too..

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Creating a gotee is something that is done with hair transplants. When done properly there should be no scarring in the gotee area

Does a FUE beard transplant leave obvious scarring?

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