A mustache transplant is a popular hair loss treatment for men. It may be performed as a single procedure; however, hair specialists often treat mustache transplants together with other facial hair transplants, such as beard or even eyebrow transplants.
In Europe, the mustache transplant procedure has gained popularity recently, along with a growing trend for maintaining facial hair rather than shaving it. It's also worth noting that the average mustache hair transplant cost is more affordable in certain countries than in others.
Patients usually opt for a mustache transplant in Turkey due to overall costs and the fact that it's a tourist destination.
Also, offer one additional bonus: the lack of visible scars in the donor area, which is not the case with other techniques, namely Follicular Unit Extraction.
Healthy individuals with thin mustache hair for hereditary or hormonal reasons or due to an injury, trauma, burn, or scar.
Mustache Transplant surgery takes 1 - 2 hours.
During the recovery period of mustache transplant surgery, the crusts will begin to heal from one week to ten days, and there will be no scarring. The results are natural, consistent, and permanent if experienced surgeons perform the procedure in good clinics.
Mustache Transplant procedure has a success rate of 95%
There are no alternative treatments than a mustache transplant for regrowth of the damaged mustache hair follicles.
The surgeon will harvest hair follicles from the donor area (mainly your head) and implant them into the mustache area. The surgeon can take follicles from your chest if you don't have enough hair in your donor area.
Procedure | Mustache Transplant |
Duration | 2 - 4 hours |
Stay | 2 - 3 days |
Cost in Turkey | €1590 - €2500 |
Anesthesia | Local Anesthesia |
Recovery | 5 - 7 days for initial healing, 4 - 6 weeks for visible growth |
Final Results | 6 - 12 months |
Side Effects | Swelling, redness, mild scabbing |
Risks | Infection, scarring, uneven growth |
Success Rate | 90% - 95% |
Exercise | Avoid strenuous activity for 1 week |
Back To Work | 1 - 3 days after procedure |
Scars | Minimal (hidden in donor area) |
Pain | Mild |
Related Procedures | Beard Transplant, Hair Transplant |
You may feel pain or soreness after the procedure. However, your surgeon may prescribe painkillers to relieve this pain and discomfort.
FUE facial hair transplant procedures have no sutures or scars after surgery.
You can start shaving eight days after the procedure. Most of the transplanted hair will fall out in two to three weeks. After this normal process, hairs begin to grow again after four months. When the hair grows again, you can shave them normally.