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Sideburn Transplant: Creating a Natural Transition Between Hair and Beard
Why sideburns become sparse and how a sideburn transplant is planned: hair–beard transition, harmony with the temples, graft needs and sideburn design in women.
Sideburns bridge the scalp and beard. Sparse or short sideburns can disconnect the beard, weaken the facial frame or leave the temples looking incomplete after a hair transplant. A sideburn transplant restores a natural, continuous transition.
Causes: genetics, temple recession in male-pattern loss, facelifts that move or thin the sideburn line, scars, and traction from tight hairstyles in women.
| Feature | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Direction | Usually down and slightly back |
| Hair type | Scalp-like above, beard-like below |
| Transition | Soft density change from hairline to beard |
| Visibility | Prominent in profile |
Planning
- Design of length, width and junction with the beard.
- Harmony with the temples, planned together if a hair transplant is also done.
- Mainly singles and fine doubles.
- Low angle, pointing down.
| Need | Approximate grafts (both sides)* |
|---|---|
| Densification | 150–300 |
| Extension and linking to the beard | 300–600 |
| With temple work in a hair transplant | Depends on plan |
*Set at examination.
Women: sideburns may thin after facelifts, traction or genetics; the design is finer, shorter and softer, framing the face rather than resembling a beard, usually with unshaven DHI.
Recovery: scabs fall within 7–10 days, shock loss at weeks 2–8, new hair from months 3–4 and the final result around month 12.
At our Istanbul clinic, sideburns are planned together with the hairline, temples and beard, alone or combined with hair or beard transplants; clients from Yalova, Bursa, Kocaeli and Gebze can send profile photos for a preliminary assessment.
