I'm African American - can afro hair be used for beard transplant? (Photos)

Hello, yes, the hair from the donor area ( back side of the head) can be used for the beard restoration. For Afro hair, the donor area capacity is limited. the estimated grafts number can be between 2000-2500 grafts to restore the beard line and cover the beard zones with homogenous density.

Although the beard tissue and hair tissue are different, grafts taken from the hair area can be planted in the beard area. Hair type does not affect this situation.

Scalp hair can be used for beard transplantation in patients of different backgrounds and with different hair textures including in African American patients. One thing to keep in mind is that the transplanted hair will keep the texture and characteristics of the donor hair, so if your scalp hair is a different texture than your beard hair, then the transplanted hairs could be a different texture. I would go to an experienced hair restoration surgeon to discuss your individual case.

Yes! In skilled hands and with the correct hair transplant equipment, body hair transplants (i.e. hair follicles harvested from other areas of the body, including the beard area) can safely be transplanted to the scalp to improve density. In the past, people with our hair type were only offered the more traditional strip-FUT technique. That need not be the case. Read more about modern techniques available for all hair types including afro hair as described in this article hair types and afro hair transplantIt describes the challenges of modern FUE techniques and recent improvements that makes FUE possible for all hair types including Afro hair with minimal hair transection rates.