What should I do to grow a beard?

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Growing a beard is an big dream to me. I have used several medicines for beard growth but nothing has worked on me, what are my options?

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

Facial hair growth is a genetic trait.  If you have very little facial hair there isn't much you can do to increase the growth.  Transplant surgery may be an option.

Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD, FACS · Answer

With a consultation I could give you an exact answer, but I have successfully transplanted into mustaches and beards many times before.  The procedure is very similar to a standard hair transplant with minimal downtime, recovery, and discomfort.

Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD · Answer

If you are older than 23 and have no hair, medicine does not work and beard area may restored with HT. You may plan  a hair transplant surgery with an expert from scalp skin follicular units to beard area with FUE to have facial hair.If the patient needs a full face transplantation as in your case , at least 3000-3500 grafts would better to harvest and transplant to cheek, mustache areas.

Sean Behnam, MD · Answer

Often the only way to have hair grow in an area that has no hair is to have a transplant. Many people have these successfully done so they can grow a thicker beard. However depending on your age it may simply take a while for your hair to start growing- if you are past the age where most members in your family started growing a full beard, you likely will need to have a transplant if you'd like to grow one too.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Many young men want to accelerate their beard growth and ask about it. It takes age (genetic triggers which occur in family lines) so if you want to find out when your beard will grow out, you need to find out when your father or grandfather (either side of the family) started to grow their beards. Hormones should have kicked in nicely by the time a man reaches 18 but some people must wait out his genetics as hormones alone are not responsible for the onset of beard growth. Beard transplants can be done when the young man is a bit older (over 25) if the beard has not fully grown in yet. Minoxidil may help and if it works, then you are among the lucky few. It often produces very fine hair (called vellus hair).

Jonathan Ballon, MD (in memoriam) · Answer

Unfortunately, there is no effective medication to stimulate permanent beard growth. Whether or not a man can grow a beard depends on his genetics and his age: if you are unable to grow a beard by your late twenties, then your only real option would be a beard transplant.Thanks for your question--I hope this has been helpful.Dr. Ballon

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