Beard Transplant
A full, symmetrical beard can complement your appearance and boost your self-esteem. If you're unhappy with your natural facial hair growth, there is a solution: beard transplant surgery.
Dr. Milan Lombardi is a double board-certified surgeon offering safe, effective treatment at our Tampa, FL, office. Reach out to get started.
What Is a Beard Transplant?
Similar to a hair transplant procedure, also known as hair restoration, a facial hair transplant uses full, healthy hair from the patient's own scalp. The donor area is located at the back of the head, where the hair follicles are resistant to the effects of the hormones that cause hair loss.
Virtual Consultations Are Available
If you're considering a beard transplant, we understand you might be hesitant to take the first step. Dr. Lombardi values privacy and discretion, and one way we uphold these values is by offering virtual consultations. This allows you to discuss your concerns, goals, and candidacy from the comfort of your home, without any pressure or stress.
Hear From Our Tampa Patients
“The whole staff and Dr Lombardi were very friendly and accommodating. Thank you so much! I will be returning.” K.S.
Why Do We Prefer FUE for Facial Hair Transplants?
Both hair transplant and beard transplant patients often prefer FUE at our Tampa plastic surgery office for its numerous benefits:
Lower Risk of Complications
Due to the method used to harvest hair follicles during FUE, the procedure carries a lower risk of complications at the donor site, including bleeding, infection, and numbness.
Easier Recovery
These types of beard transplant patients also generally have an easier recovery with less discomfort.
Ability to Wear Your Hair Short
While scarring is minimal for both hair transplant techniques, FUT results in a more pronounced scar—a thin line as opposed to a number of small dots. Many hair restoration patients who undergo FUT only feel comfortable wearing their hair longer in the back to hide this effect.
Keep in mind that FUE is a more complicated surgery. Because it takes a high level of training and takes longer to perform, it is generally more expensive than FUT.
Why Choose Our Hair Restoration Surgeon?
Patients interested in beard transplants in Tampa have no shortage of options when it comes to providers. More and more plastic and cosmetic surgeons are offering these services, but if you want the very best results, it pays to do your research.
Dr. Lombardi Is Double Board-Certified
Not all practicing physicians are board-certified–a rigorous process consisting of written and oral examinations, evaluations by your peers, and more. Dr. Lombardi, however, is certified in two areas: the American Board of Dermatology and the American Academy of Dermatology.
He Is Committed to Excellence
Dr. Lombardi has chosen to focus his career on a limited number of procedures. This allows him to become a true expert in the area and uphold the highest standards of care.
A Closer Look at the FUE Beard Transplant Procedure
While FUE takes longer to perform, we feel the superior results are well worth the investment.
Administer Anesthesia
To begin a beard or hair transplant, we'll administer anesthesia to keep you comfortable.
Harvest Hair
Once you are completely comfortable, Dr. Lombardi will carefully extract follicular units from predetermined areas of healthy growth. The amount of units will be determined by the goals that you mutually decided on in your beard transplant consultation.
Transplant Hair
The doctor will make tiny incisions and place the hair in the beard area and any other places that have suffered hair loss.
Recovery
Once Dr. Lombardi has transferred enough facial hair to ensure you'll enjoy the appearance of a full beard, you can begin your recovery. We'll provide you with detailed post-operative instructions regarding grooming, hygiene, and other tips to help you get the most out of your hair transplant.
“My experience at SynergyMD was exceptional. I cannot say enough good things about the staff.” C.N.
Beard Transplant FAQ
Why Is My Facial Hair Thinning?
Did you know the same hormones that cause hair loss on our heads can affect our beard hair? Maybe you've always been happy with the appearance of your facial hair but have noticed thinning or patchy areas recently. After around the age of 30, the amount of testosterone your body produces begins decreasing. This can cause hair loss throughout the face and body, among other effects.
Can I Treat My Hairline at the Same Time?
As you're learning more about beard transplants in Tampa, you might be considering hair transplant surgery as well. Dr. Lombardi is trained to provide hair restoration on the head, as well as the face, so we've found a practice that can handle all of your needs. However, one of the limiting factors when it comes to combining surgeries is the amount of time each hair transplant procedure takes. FUE to treat male pattern baldness can take about four hours, so we'd likely recommend more than one session to achieve your goals.
Can You Help With My Mustache and Eyebrows?
Yes! Dr. Lombardi can use the same methods of hair restoration he uses to treat patients' scalps and beards to achieve thicker, more symmetrical hair in other areas of the face.
Is Hair Restoration Covered by Insurance?
Only in extremely rare cases such as burns or trauma is it likely your hair transplant could be covered. Even in situations where a medical condition contributed to your thinning facial hair, insurance typically considers this an elective, cosmetic surgery. That said, our Tampa practice prefers to work outside the constraints of medical insurance so we can provide the highest caliber of care. At the same time we provide a personal estimate for you, we'll make sure to discuss how hair restoration can be affordable on virtually any budget.
