Why is my beard patchy? Is there a solution?

If your beard lacks thickness, or the bare patches in it bother you more and more, you are probably a good candidate for a beard transplant. Letting the beard grow naturally is not an option for every man, but innovations in the medical and aesthetic field have made it possible, with the introduction of the beard transplant. Here is what explains a patchy beard, and the solution hair restoration offers.

Why is my beard patchy? Is there a solution?

Why is my beard bare in places?

It is hard to point to a single cause of bare patches in the beard; the main culprits are known, however.

Hormones

Hormones are often the key factor behind a lack of hair. Some men have inadequate or weak blood flow in the cheek area. When less blood circulates in the area, the quantity of nutrients and hormones reaching it is reduced too. Some of these hormones can make beard hair grow, but because they do not reach the area, their effects cannot be seen. The main hormones involved are testosterone and dihydrotestosterone. Testosterone is a key factor in the growth of beard hair, and a low level can make that growth difficult. Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is synthesised by the beard follicles from testosterone, but if there is not enough testosterone, the DHT level falls too, bearing in mind that DHT regulates characteristics such as beard growth.

Genetics

Another key factor comes from your father and your grandfather. Just as height tends to be similar in parents and their children, a full beard and a patchy one are traits that tend to run in a family. Genetics cannot be controlled and is unfortunately decisive. To address the gaps in your beard and obtain a perfectly natural result, arrange your beard transplant in Tunisia with Dr Seffen using the contact form on the site.

Is a beard transplant permanent?

Just as a hair transplant is a permanent solution to thinning on the head, a beard transplant is a permanent solution to bare patches in the beard. When the transplanted hairs fall out, it means the follicles have taken. From that stage on, the follicles continue to grow hair, which can be treated like the rest.

It is important to remember that the characteristics of a harvested hair stay the same once it has been implanted in a new place. The texture, the curl and the thickness of transplanted hairs therefore remain as they were before harvesting. When fine body hairs are transplanted into the beard area, they do not become thick like facial hair; they carry on growing like any other body hair. Nor will a curly chest hair become straight in a bare area of the head. That said, the scalp and the body offer many choices, making it possible to come extremely close to the characteristics of beard hair and to give a perfectly even result.