What's New in Facial Hair Transplantation?: Effective Techniques for Beard and Eyebrow Transplantation

Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2019 Aug;27(3):379-384. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2019.04.003.

Abstract

Natural results in facial hair restoration are made possible with modern refinements in hair transplantation. There has been a large increase in the demand for facial hair restoration in men and women. Women mostly seek to thicken and restore eyebrow density, whereas men seek to have a fuller beard. This article describes the techniques refined in facial hair transplantation.

Keywords: Beard transplantation; Eyebrow transplantation; Facial hair transplantation; Follicular unit extraction (FUE); Hair restoration; No-shave follicular unit extraction.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cosmetic Techniques*
  • Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Eyebrows*
  • Face / surgery*
  • Female
  • Hair / transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Transplantation, Autologous