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This patient desired to have a thicker/fuller beard specifically around the goatee pattern. He also desired to have the top part of his mustache thickened. He is able to grow a beard at the cheek area, but always felt that the area around his chin was sparse.
On examination, the patient’s scalp hair was thinner then his native beard hairs, but pretty good caliber. I discussed with him preoperatively that although I would be able to transplant into that area, the hairs would not be as thick and he may require more then one transplant to thicken the area up to meet his goals.
The patient had 1573 grafts placed into the beard region centered in the chin area in the goatee pattern; he also had grafts placed in the superior portion of the mustache region. The photographs are 8 months after the procedure where the hairs have been growing for a couple months. I expect it to certainly thicken up over the next year to fill in the area. At that time, we will reevaluate the results to determine if he would need additional grafts.
On examination, the patient’s scalp hair was thinner then his native beard hairs, but pretty good caliber. I discussed with him preoperatively that although I would be able to transplant into that area, the hairs would not be as thick and he may require more then one transplant to thicken the area up to meet his goals.
The patient had 1573 grafts placed into the beard region centered in the chin area in the goatee pattern; he also had grafts placed in the superior portion of the mustache region. The photographs are 8 months after the procedure where the hairs have been growing for a couple months. I expect it to certainly thicken up over the next year to fill in the area. At that time, we will reevaluate the results to determine if he would need additional grafts.
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