The number of men traveling to Turkey for a facial hair transplant in 2025 has doubled compared to statistics from just a few years back, and the trend just keeps growing.
Naturally, having a full, luscious beard has been a sign of masculine health and strength since ancient times, but there is finally a simple and highly effective procedure to give all men that sense of pride and confidence.
A good candidate for this procedure is anyone with a genetically thin and sparse beard or patchy growth with bald areas. Those who have experienced hair loss as a result of an injury or have scar tissue can also benefit from a beard transplant.
The number of grafts needed will depend on the size of the areas that will be covered. For example, for the mustache area, as few as 350 to 500 grafts will be enough and around 400 to 500 to fill in both sideburns, while the goatee requires closer to 700 grafts, and full coverage across the cheeks will take around 1000–2000 grafts.
An experienced doctor will explain all the details upon your initial assessment, determine the best option for you, and provide you with a quote accordingly.
If you choose a reputable clinic like Asli Tarcan, you can expect a full travel package for the quoted price. That includes airfare, stay at a 5-star hotel, VIP transportation between the clinic, hotel, and airport, and all the aftercare products that the doctor will instruct you how to use.
However, during your initial contact, you will also be instructed on what information and blood work you need to provide and how you will need to prepare your body for the surgery to ensure the best results.
The timeline of events will look something like this.
You will have to make some preparations a few weeks before the scheduled date if you want to heal quickly and get the best long-term results. You must avoid alcoholic drinks, tobacco and nicotine products, coffee and energy drinks, and creatine, or limit these substances as much as possible. Other things you should avoid taking are any prescription medication that acts as an anticoagulant, drugs like Warfarin and Aspirin, as well as foods known for their blood-thinning properties like Asian ginseng, ginger, and garlic. Limit your amount of physical activity, avoid exercise for 48 hours prior to surgery, and get a good night’s sleep the night before.
There will be a VIP transport waiting to take you from the airport to the clinic for your initial assessment and consultation. The doctor will determine the best approach and the number of grafts needed and mark the recipient area, then give you some additional advice. You will then be taken back to the hotel, and you can relax and enjoy the Turkish culture and rich history as you prepare for the procedure.
The next day, you should wear a buttoned shirt and dress comfortably. The surgery will be performed under local anesthesia and should be over quickly as the transplant area is fairly small. You will also get a PRP treatment and another one the following day to help with the healing and promote hair growth. The doctor will prescribe some medication and provide essential aftercare products that you will need to use in the next few days and weeks. On the fourth day, you will have one last assessment to monitor for any side effects and will be taken to the airport to board your flight back home.
For two weeks after the surgery, you will need to follow a strict routine to prevent any damage and allow the area to heal properly. Be sure to avoid exposure to sunlight for the first few days and use a 50-SPF sunscreen in the following months. A lot of the hair will fall out about 1–3 months into the recovery process as the transplanted hair follicles prepare for the next phase, and new beard growth will slowly occur around 4–6 months after the surgery. You can expect to see the final results after 12–18 months.
There are two similar methods used for beards, and in both cases, local anesthesia will be applied first. With the FUE beard transplant, the surgeon uses a hollow metal needle to cut out and extract hair grafts from the donor area, which are then placed in a protective solution and refrigerated.
The next step is to use a steel or sapphire blade to create microscopic incisions in the recipient area and then move on to beard implantation, carefully placing the grafts one at a time.
The DHI method starts the same way with the extraction, but the main difference is that instead of cutting and then using forceps to implant grafts, the surgeon uses a Choi pen to simultaneously cut into the scalp and place the donor hair. It speeds up the whole process and allows for slightly higher hair density, which gives natural-looking results.
Both procedures are minimally invasive, allowing for quicker healing and minimal scarring.
The average cost of this procedure in the US is around $4,500 on the low end but can go up to $7,000. However, you can get a high quality beard hair transplant in Turkey for far less – at a reputable clinic like Asli Tarcan, it is between $2,000 and $2,600.
While the price is much lower, the results are absolutely amazing, with men reporting that their new full and thick beards gave them a new sense of pride and more confidence than ever. You can read dozens of such comments in online reviews of the clinic, and you will be stunned by the natural-looking results in the before and after images.
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