Behavior of beard to scalp grafts

[chief10]

I have a question for those of you who have had beard to scalp grafts done in your own procedures.

At what point, if any, did they start feeling and looking like scalp hair or like scalp-to-scalp grafts? Or can you still tell a difference? I had another hair transplant several months ago and had about 500 beard to scalp grafts placed. There's definitely a different feel and look to them. They're all in the vertex and crown so it isn't a huge deal and I'm honestly just happy that there's coverage in the back of the scalp now, but my understanding is that they would eventually start behaving more like "normal" scalp hair based on what I've seen from others but maybe I'm mistaken.

Edited September 24, 2023 by chief10
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[Turkhair]

Close to a year for me and they still have a mind of their own.

So probably around 1.5-2 years later they will change.

[Al - Moderator]

On myself it takes about 2 to 3 years for it to get to where it's very close to acting like scalp hair where you wouldn't be able to tell the difference except for a few stubborn hairs that don't want to fully give up their beard and chest characteristics yet, but they are slowly coming around. I've found that using a conditioner helps a lot in making it softer and straighter. I shampoo, rinse, then put conditioner in and leave that for a few minutes while I continue showering and then rinse the conditioner out at the end of my shower. That seems to work best for me.

[chief10]

Good to know. Thanks for the answers. I might have to start using conditioner more and see if that helps things along.