Does scalp hair grow faster than beard hair?

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so if you have hair transplants from your scalp to your beard, should you automatically assume that your beard hair will now grow faster than usual?

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

Beard hair and scalp hair grow at a rate where you shouldn't notice a huge difference after a beard transplant. They do have different growth cycles and different hair characteristics so that may not perfectly match.

John E. Frank, MD · Answer

Everyone is different, but for most people the growth cycle for scalp is longer than beard and therefore leads to longer hair (See Growth Cycle and Anagen).

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

I think that scalp hair grows faster usually at a rate of 1/2 inch per months. Beard hair grows slower than that although it is probably a close call. Certainly scalp hair grows longer.

Michael Meshkin, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

They have very similar growth rate.  I have not seen much difference in the past with my clients.

Does scalp hair grow faster than beard hair?

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Does scalp hair grow faster than beard hair?

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