April 2024   in “Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America”    Beard restoration is important for creating masculine looks and using beard hair can increase scalp hair coverage.  
     
           January 2023   in “Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery”    Hair transplants help transgender patients look more like their gender identity, with different procedures for trans women and men.  
     
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  January 2019   in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery”    Follicular unit extraction is an effective hair transplant method for advanced baldness with high patient satisfaction, but some experienced decreased density over time.  
     
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  January 2013   in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery”    Body and beard hair can be used for hair transplants in baldness treatment but keep their original color and curl.  
     
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  January 2019   in “PubMed”    The study concluded that certain areas of the scalp and beard are safe for hair transplant donor sites in Indian men.