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Using the beard hair as a donor site for hair transplants on the scalp? How does it even work?


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I've been growing my beard as of lately, and I tend to pluck out my beard hair when I am under stress and have noticed how thin and crinkly my beard hairs are.  Kind of reminds me of pubic hair to be honest. Never really took the time to notice, but now that HT is more on my mind I am more conscious. 

I wonder how these hairs can even be used as donor hairs for head transplants given the difference in texture, and the fact that beard hair doesn't grow as fast as head hair, and has a length limit. 

 

Can someone explain? 

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Beard hair can be used and it tends to be thicker than scalp hair. It does grow more slowly than scalp hair. We typically use it for filler purposes behind the hairline, around the crown, etc. 

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My advice does not constitute a patient-physician relationship nor as medical advice and all medical questions/concerns should be addressed to your medical provider. 

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My beard hair grows faster than my scalp hair. There is a lot of variation between people.

 

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I am a paid forum moderator for hairrestorationnetwork.com. I am not a Dr. and I do not work for any particular Dr. My opinions are my own and may not reflect the opinions of other moderators or the owner of this site. I am also a hair transplant patient and repair patient. You can view some of my repair journey here.

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