Transplanting beard hair into a scalp wound after hair transplant surgery improves scar appearance and hair keeps its normal traits.
March 2021 in “Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery” Beard hair can be used for hair transplants in severe alopecia cases, with minimal complications and good results.
10 citations,
May 2012 in “Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery” Beard hair can effectively hide hair transplant scars.
25 citations,
May 2011 in “Annals of Plastic Surgery” Nonhead hair transplantation is effective for patients with limited head donor hair, but more research is needed.
7 citations,
July 2014 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” Different ethnic hair traits must be considered for successful hair restoration surgery to achieve natural-looking results.