Last Reviewed: 4 September 2026
Beard transplant pricing for Cardiff patients is 5☆ all-inclusive at a fixed £2,899, whatever the number of grafts, with GMC-registered surgeons at CQC-registered clinics and no hidden extras. The procedure fills patchy growth or builds a new beard line in a single day under local anaesthetic, and it starts with a free video consultation from home.
A Beard Transplant for Cardiff Patients with My Hair UK
For Cardiff patients the process is built to be simple: a free consultation with the surgeon who would carry out your procedure, by video from home or in-person at the clinic, then a plan and fixed price agreed in writing, and the surgery itself completed in a single day under local anaesthetic. Nothing is committed until you have seen exactly what your beard needs and what it costs.
The procedure is FUE applied to the face: individual follicular units are moved from the permanent donor area at the back and sides of your scalp into the cheeks, jawline, moustache or chin. The transplanted hair behaves like beard hair from then on, and it lasts, because donor hair keeps its permanence wherever it is placed. Our beard transplant page covers the surgery itself in more depth.
The typical case is not a full beard from nothing. It is patchy cheeks, thin sideburns, a moustache that does not join the chin, or gaps that make a beard look untidy at every length. Genetic patchiness does not fill in on its own, and our guide to fixing a patchy beard explains why the non-surgical options rarely close the gap.
Beard Transplant Cost in Cardiff
The price for Cardiff patients is £2,899, fixed before surgery and unchanged by the graft count. Per-graft pricing is the industry norm, and it is why quotes elsewhere often arrive as a range that only settles once you are committed. We think that is the wrong way round. The number of grafts you need is a clinical decision, so it should not be a billing lever, and with a fixed fee the surgeon plans your beard around the best result rather than a price band.
The £2,899 is all-inclusive: surgery, local anaesthetic, clinic fees, aftercare pack and follow-up reviews. How that compares across the UK market, and why the price does not scale with grafts, is covered on our beard transplant cost page.
How Much Does a Beard Transplant Cost in Cardiff?
Whatever combination of areas your plan covers, the price is the same:
| 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 |
Beard Transplant Recovery Timeline
The healing pattern is predictable. Fine dotted scabbing for the first week or two, mild redness that fades over the following weeks, and a shedding phase between weeks two and eight when the transplanted hairs fall out while the follicles stay put. The two patient photographs here show the difference a fortnight makes: small scabs at each graft the day after surgery, then clear skin with mild redness once they have dropped off at two weeks. New growth begins around month three and the final result settles between nine and twelve months.
The shaving rules are simple: nothing for two weeks, trimming after that, and a normal wet shave from around a month once the grafts are secure. Aftercare products are included in the price, and we have regular monthly check-ins with you to ensure your growth is progressing and offer free 6 & 12 month follow up consultations with your surgeon either by video or in-person.
Beard Transplant After 1 day
Beard Transplant After 2 weeks
Clinic Locations and Travel From Cardiff
For Cardiff patients the London (Harrow) clinic is the practical choice: around 2 hours by direct train from Cardiff Central to Paddington, then roughly half an hour on the Underground to Kenton. The Manchester clinic is equally CQC-registered if the north suits you better, and the surgery is one travel day either way.
Whether you are a Bluebirds supporter or not, and whether home is Roath, Pontcanna or Cyncoed near Llandaff Cathedral and the River Taff, 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 Cardiff to My Hair UK London (Harrow) Clinic
By Train
Direct trains run from Cardiff Central to London Paddington in around 2 hours. From Paddington the Bakerloo line takes you north to Kenton in roughly 30 minutes, and the clinic is a five-minute walk from the station.
By Car
Driving takes around 3 hours: the M4 east to the M25 at Junction 15, a short run anti-clockwise, then the A41 and A409 into Harrow and along Kenton Lane to the clinic.
From Cardiff to My Hair UK Manchester Clinic
By Train
The train takes around 3 hours 15 minutes with a change at Birmingham, arriving into Manchester Piccadilly, from which the Deansgate clinic is a five-minute walk via Mosley Street and Princess Street.
By Car
By car allow around 3 hours 45 minutes: the M4 east to the M5 at Almondsbury, north to the M6 at Birmingham, then the M62 and M602 into Salford, with Regent Road leading to Deansgate and its car parks.
Local GPs
Before booking elective surgery it is worth a chat with your GP, as some conditions and medications affect suitability. Three NHS practices in Cardiff:
Address: 46 St Isan Rd, Cardiff CF14 4UU
Address: 182 North Rd, Cardiff CF14 3XQ
Address: 100 Pen-Y-Lan Rd, Cardiff CF23 5RH
Who Performs the Surgery
Beard work at each clinic is led by its specialist surgeon: for most Cardiff patients that is Dr Mir at the London (Harrow) clinic, with Dr Munir leading beard transplants at the Manchester clinic. Both are GMC-registered, and you can check either directly on the register: Dr Mir, GMC 7567898 and Dr Munir, GMC 6122581. The surgeon you speak to at consultation is the surgeon who performs your procedure, and the wider team is introduced 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 Cardiff?
£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. Do I need to travel from Cardiff for a beard transplant?
Yes, once. Surgery is a single day at a CQC-registered partner clinic in central Manchester or Harrow, north-west London, whichever suits you better. The consultation is free, by video from home or in-person at the clinic if you prefer, and follow-up runs by video unless you would rather come in, so the only required travel is the day of surgery itself.
3. Is my own hair used for the beard transplant?
Yes, always. Follicular units are extracted individually from the donor area at the back and sides of your scalp and placed into the beard. Nothing artificial is used, which is why the result grows, sheds and greys like the rest of your beard.
4. How natural are beard transplant results?
Natural enough that the giveaway is usually old photographs rather than the beard itself. The result depends on placement angle and outline design, which is why the surgeon draws the design on your face and agrees it with you before a single graft is placed.
5. 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.
6. Does a beard transplant hurt?
The procedure is done under local anaesthetic, and most patients find the numbing injections the only uncomfortable part. Discomfort afterwards is usually mild and settles within a few days.
7. Is a beard transplant really done in one day?
Yes. Design, extraction and placement all happen in one visit under local anaesthetic, even for full beard construction, and you go home the same day. That is why one travel day covers it for Cardiff patients.
Beard Transplants Near Cardiff
We arrange beard transplants across the region: see beard transplants for Bristol patients.
Considering scalp work as well? Our guide to hair transplant costs for Cardiff 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 Cardiff 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.