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About facial hair transplants

As the number one female hair restoration surgeon on the East Coast — and as a professional who has dedicated the past 17 years to offering patients the best care in hair restoration — Dr. Yael Halaas is happy to offer facial hair transplants at her NYC and Westchester area practice. This surgical procedure provides both partial and full facial hair transplants, depending on the patient’s goals. The surgery is meticulously performed under Dr. Halaas’s skilled hands, with great detail in creating a natural look. 

What can a facial hair transplant accomplish?

  • A full beard can be created 
  • Facial scarring or a birthmark can be hidden
  • Patchy areas can be made thicker 
  • Hair asymmetry can be corrected 

Where does the hair come from?

Like other hair transplantation techniques, the hair for facial hair transplants comes from the back of the head. 

The “strip” method (called follicular unit transplant or follicular unit grafting) involves removing a small strip of hair-bearing scalp, which is then closed as a fine linear scar which is eventually hidden by the surrounding hair. 

The follicular unit extraction method involves shaving a small area of the posterior scalp and individually removing each follicular unit, which contain about four hairs each. This method is relatively scarless, since there are no linear scars or sutures. With both methods, the individual hair grafts are then delicately implemented one-by-one into the areas where hair is needed. 

Dr. Halaas is the go-to for beard transplants. It’s been a year since my beard transplant, and the hairs have grown in perfectly. I no longer have those awkward empty patches on my beard. It finally is shaped the way I want it.

Patrick

What causes facial baldness?

Genetics play a strong role in determining the amount, thickness, and density of facial hair — and hormonal factors influence the development of facial hair as well. In addition, facial scarring (secondary to acne or trauma) results in patchy areas of hair loss. Scars will not usually grow hair without a transplant, but can grow hair quite well after a transplant. Finally, a variety of medical illnesses, such as thyroid disease and autoimmune disorders, can also affect facial hair. 

FAQ

Who is a good candidate for a facial hair transplant?

Men and women of any ethnic background who want to increase their facial hair (eyebrows, eyelashes, mustache, or a beard) are candidates for a facial hair transplant.

When can I see results?

It may take up to one year before results are final.

Is a facial hair transplant permanent?

Once the transplant is done, the hair is permanent. Typically 90% of the transplanted hair will grow, although at first, the hairs may appear to grow immediately, or they may fall out. This is part of the hair growth phase, and as the implanted hair starts to grow (within about 3 months), it will blend with the rest of your existing facial hair.

Dr. Halaas for facial hair transplants in NYC

If you’re in the NYC and Westchester area and you’re interested in facial hair transplants, you’ve come to the perfect surgeon. Not only is hair restoration one of Dr. Halaas’s areas of focus; she’s also double board-certified, and is the number one female facial plastic surgeon and hair restoration on the East Coast. Dr. Halaas works closely with her patients from a personal and aesthetic perspective to truly understand what they want to achieve. Blending cutting-edge science with a compassionate bedside manner, she brings the best to her patients without compromising safety or humanity.

Yael Halaas MD

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COVID-19 Safety Measures

We understand that there may be times when you miss an appointment due to emergencies or obligations for work and family.

However, due to Covid 19. and the current CDC guidelines, we are implementing a new ” no exceptions” cancellation/no show/rescheduling policy effective September 1, 2020.

If any appointment is cancelled or RESCHEDULED less than 24 hours in advance you will be charged a fee of $100. This policy will be in place until further notice and applies to new AND existing clients We apologize for any inconvenience but look forward to getting through this difficult time together.

At Dr. Halaas office, we take our staff’s and patients’ health very seriously. We are implementing safety measures to ensure everyone who comes through our doors will experience the highest level of care and the lowest risk levels.

Safety of our Employees

Each day we are taking our employees temperatures and going over a questionnaire to make sure we are all in the best of health. If anyone has a temperature over 100.4, or has fever, sore throat, chills, loss of taste, cough, shortness of breath, muscle pains, or headache, they will be asked to leave and go see their primary care doctor, or go get tested.

If an employee has been in contact with someone with Covid, we will ask them to get themselves tested, or they will have to quarantine themselves for two weeks.

We have installed a sneeze guard at our front counter for the safety of both our employees and our patients.

Safety of our Patients

Patients must sign up for our patient portal before coming to their appointment

  • Information to get into the portal will be emailed immediately after making an appointment
  • Information to be completed will be medical history as well as a Covid questionnaire
  • Covid questionnaire must be completed for EVERY visit patient makes until further notice
  • We also have a patient app, MyPatientVisit, that we can communicate with the patient when we are ready to see them

All patients must wear masks to their appointment.

We ask patients to come to their appointment alone. Minors may be accompanied by an adult.

Temperature will be taken at the door.

  • If they have a temperature over 100.4 they will be rescheduled and asked to go see their primary care doctor

Once patient has been cleared, we will escort them to their suite where they will be treated.
We have removed water and snacks from our waiting area, as well as all pamphlets regarding services.

Each room will be thoroughly disinfected in between patients
We encourage telehealth consults beforehand, so we can make a plan for when patients do come into office.

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