Last Reviewed: 4 September 2026
A beard transplant thickens patchy areas or shapes a new beard line using your own permanent hair. For Birmingham patients the price is a fixed £2,899, 5☆ rated and all-inclusive with no hidden extras, delivered in a single day by GMC-registered surgeons at CQC-registered clinics. A few photographs and a free video consultation are enough for a clear plan and an honest answer on suitability.
Beard Transplant Surgery in Birmingham with My Hair UK
A patchy or incomplete beard is one of the few cosmetic problems with a genuinely permanent fix. A beard transplant moves follicular units, one at a time, from the donor area at the back and sides of your scalp into the areas of your beard that need them. Donor hair is not affected by balding, so once the transplanted hairs grow in they are yours for good: shaved, trimmed and styled like the rest. The surgery is explained fully on our beard transplant page.
For Birmingham patients the practical shape of it is one free consultation, by video from home or in-person at the clinic, then a single day of surgery, because even full beard construction fits within one session. Everything is settled beforehand: the design, the graft plan and the fixed £2,899 price, all agreed with the surgeon before the day itself.
Whether you are a good candidate depends on your growth pattern and what you want to achieve. Patchy cheeks, thin sideburns and gaps around the chin respond well. If your patchiness appeared suddenly as smooth round spots, that can be alopecia barbae, which needs a diagnosis rather than a transplant, and the surgeon will tell you so plainly at consultation.
Beard Transplant Cost in Birmingham
£2,899 is the complete price of a beard transplant for Birmingham patients: one fixed, all-inclusive fee agreed in writing before surgery, whatever the number of grafts placed on the day. UK beard work is widely quoted anywhere from £3,000 to £7,000 depending on graft count, so a fixed fee at this level is deliberately competitive, and it means a bigger plan never carries a penalty.
The fee covers everything attached to the day itself: the surgeon and surgical team, anaesthetic, clinic facilities, aftercare products and your follow-up reviews. What the price includes and how it compares is set out in full on our beard transplant cost page.
How Much Does a Beard Transplant Cost in Birmingham?
The table below shows the typical graft counts for each beard area, and the price Birmingham patients pay in every case:
| Area | Typical Grafts | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Moustache | 400-500 | £2,899 |
| Sideburns | 200-300 each side | £2,899 |
| Goatee and chin | 600-700 | £2,899 |
| Cheeks | 300-600 each side | £2,899 |
| Full beard | 2,000-2,500 | £2,899 |
How a Beard Transplant Works
The procedure runs in a single day under local anaesthetic. You are awake throughout, and most patients find the numbing injections the only uncomfortable part. Grafts are extracted individually from the donor area of the scalp, then placed one at a time at the flat angle beard hair naturally grows, following a design agreed with you before surgery starts.
The design stage matters more in beard work than anywhere else, because every line is on show. Before anything is placed, the surgeon draws the cheek line, jawline, neckline and moustache join directly onto your face and agrees it with you. Single-hair grafts go along the outlines, where the eye is most sensitive, so the edges look grown rather than drawn. You go home the same day.
How Many Grafts Does a Beard Transplant Take?
Typical graft counts by area, matching both the published literature and what the surgeons see in practice:
| Area | Typical Grafts |
|---|---|
| Sideburns | 200-300 each side |
| Moustache | 400-500 |
| Goatee and chin | 600-700 |
| Cheeks | 300-600 each side |
| Full beard | 2,000-2,500 |
Healing, Shaving and Results
Recovery is quicker than most patients expect. For the first few days the treated area shows a small scab at each graft with some redness, and the scabs lift over the first two weeks. The patient photographs in this section show it honestly: fine dotted scabbing the day after surgery, then the same beard at two weeks with the scabs cleared and only slight redness remaining. Do not shave the transplanted area for the first two weeks; after that it can be trimmed, and normal shaving usually resumes from around a month once the grafts are secure.
Between roughly week two and week eight the transplanted hairs shed. This is normal and it is not the grafts failing: the follicles stay in place, new growth starts at around three months, and the beard reaches its final density between nine and twelve months. We keep in touch through the regrowth period with regular monthly check-ins, and you have free follow-up consultations with your surgeon at 6 and 12 months, by video or in-person.
Beard Transplant After 1 day
Beard Transplant After 2 weeks
Travelling From Birmingham
Birmingham sits almost exactly between the two clinics, and both are CQC-registered: Manchester is around 1 hour 45 minutes by train from New Street, and London Euston is under 90 minutes the other way. Most Birmingham patients simply pick whichever city fits their diary, and it is one travel day either way because the surgery is completed in a single visit.
Whether you follow Aston Villa or Birmingham City, and whether home is Erdington, Harborne or Moseley, book a free consultation with our trichology team, in person or by video call, and receive a tailored beard plan with the fixed £2,899 price confirmed in writing.
From Birmingham to My Hair UK Manchester Clinic
By Train
Direct trains run from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Victoria several times an hour, taking roughly 1 hour 45 minutes. The clinic is a five-minute walk from Victoria: head south-west on Corporation Street and turn right onto Deansgate.
By Car
Driving takes around 1 hour 45 minutes outside rush hour: the A38(M) onto the M6 northbound, the M62 at Junction 21A towards Manchester, then the M602 into Salford, where Regent Road brings you onto Deansgate and its multi-storey car parks.
From Birmingham to My Hair UK London (Harrow) Clinic
By Train
Frequent trains run from New Street to London Euston in under 90 minutes. From Euston take the Bakerloo line northbound towards Harrow and Wealdstone straight to Kenton, around 25 minutes, and the clinic is a five-minute walk from the station.
By Car
Allow around 2 hours 15 minutes by car: the M42 to the M40 at Junction 3A, the M40 south towards London as far as the A40, then follow signs for Harrow on the A4090 and on to Kenton Lane.
Local GPs
A word with your GP before elective surgery is always sensible, as some conditions and medications affect suitability, and the surgeon will cover your medical history at consultation. These are four NHS practices around Birmingham:
Lordswood House Practice, covering Harborne, Edgbaston and the B17 postcodes.
Address: 54 Lordswood Rd, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9DB
Yardley Green Medical Centre, serving east Birmingham and Small Heath.
Address: 77 Yardley Green Rd, Birmingham B9 5PU
College Green Medical Practice, at the Longbridge Health and Wellbeing Centre for Northfield and the south of the city.
Address: Health and Wellbeing Centre, 1 Bristol Rd S, Birmingham B31 2GH
Hall Green Health, for Hall Green and Sparkhill.
Address: 977-979 Stratford Rd, Birmingham B28 8BG
Who Performs the Surgery
Beard transplants are led by a specialist at each clinic: Dr Munir (GMC 6122581) at the Manchester clinic, and Dr Mir (GMC 7567898) at the London (Harrow) clinic. You meet your surgeon at the free video consultation, before any decision is made, and the same surgeon carries out your procedure. The full team is on our surgical team page.
Manchester clinic
• Dr Khawaja Masood Munir: GMC 6122581.
8+ years’ experience, 1,400+ hair transplant surgeries.
• Dr Haider Gillani: GMC 8030796.
1,000+ procedures, with specific expertise in complex cases requiring detailed anatomical understanding.
London (Harrow) clinic
• Dr Mahdi Alosert: GMC 6168297.
20+ years’ clinical experience. Specialist in Afro-Caribbean hair and hairline lowering.
• Dr Shuaib Mir: GMC 7567898.
1,200+ hair transplant cases. BAAPS plastic surgery and RCS anatomy training.
• Dr Zakar Rafiq: GMC 6164032.
MBBS and BSc (Hons) from Imperial College London. Associate Member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS).
You can meet the surgeon who will perform your procedure at your free consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. How much is a beard transplant for someone in Birmingham?
£2,899, one fixed all-inclusive fee regardless of graft count. Whether your plan needs 600 grafts or 2,500, the price is the same, and it is confirmed before surgery so nothing changes on the day.
2. Where would I go for my surgery from Birmingham?
Surgery takes place at CQC-registered partner clinics in central Manchester and Harrow, north-west London, and for most Birmingham patients Manchester is the practical choice. It is a single day of surgery, so it is one travel day, and your consultation happens first, by video from home or in-person at the clinic if you prefer.
3. What is the beard transplant recovery timeline?
Roughly two weeks of visible scabbing and redness, a shedding phase between weeks two and eight, new growth from month three, and final density between nine and twelve months. Most patients are back at work within days.
4. Who is a good candidate for a beard transplant?
Men whose beard pattern has settled and who have a healthy scalp donor area. Genetic patchiness is the classic case. Suitability is confirmed at the free consultation, and if the surgical team does not think a transplant would serve you well, they will say so.
5. What does the price include?
Everything attached to the procedure: the surgeon and surgical team, local anaesthetic, clinic facilities, aftercare products and your follow-up reviews. There are no extras added on the day.
6. What is the best age for a beard transplant?
Whenever your growth pattern has stabilised, which is typically from the mid twenties onwards. Our guide to the best age for a beard transplant covers how to judge it, and the free assessment gives you a straight answer for your own case.
7. How does aftercare work for Birmingham patients?
You leave the clinic with aftercare products and clear instructions, then we check in with you monthly to make sure your growth is progressing, and you have free follow-up consultations with your surgeon at 6 and 12 months, by video or in-person. If anything needs a closer look sooner, the clinic is available.
Considering scalp work as well? Our guide to hair transplant costs for Birmingham patients covers prices, graft numbers and travel in the same detail.
If you want a proper answer on your own beard, book a free consultation. It is usually a short video call from home in Birmingham with the surgeon, based on a few photographs (an in-person consultation at the clinic is also available), and you come away knowing whether a transplant is worth it in your case, what it would involve, and the exact fixed price. Nothing is booked unless you choose to go ahead.