Last Reviewed: 8 September 2026
A beard transplant for Exeter patients costs a fixed £2,899, all-inclusive whatever the number of grafts, carried out in one day under local anaesthetic by GMC-registered surgeons at CQC-registered clinics. It thickens patchy growth or builds a new beard line using your own permanent hair, with 5☆ independently verified reviews and a free video consultation as the first step.
A Beard Transplant for Exeter Patients with My Hair UK
A beard transplant is an FUE hair transplant applied to the face. Follicular units are taken one at a time from the donor area at the back and sides of your scalp, where hair is permanent, and placed into the cheeks, jawline, moustache or chin. Once healed they grow as beard hair: you shave it, trim it and style it like the rest. The full procedure is covered on our beard transplant page.
Most of the Exeter patients we hear from want thickening work rather than a beard built from nothing. Patchy cheeks, a gap between the moustache and the chin, thin sideburns or an uneven jawline are the typical cases. Patchiness is usually genetic, so it does not respond to waiting, and a transplant is the only treatment that adds permanent hair where there is none.
Your consultation happens either by video from home, or in-person with the surgeon who would carry out your procedure if you'd prefer to travel to the clinic (directions below). It is free, and you get an honest answer on whether a transplant is worth it in your case, including when it is not, along with your graft plan and the fixed price confirmed in writing before anything is booked.
Beard Transplant Cost in Exeter
A beard transplant costs £2,899 for Exeter patients. That is a single fixed price whatever the number of grafts, agreed before surgery, and it does not move on the day. It covers the surgeon's time, the anaesthetic, all clinic fees, aftercare products and your follow-up reviews. There is nothing to add and nothing to negotiate.
Most UK clinics price beard work per graft, which means the bill depends on a number you cannot check yourself. A fixed fee removes that conversation entirely: whether your plan needs 600 grafts around the chin or 2,500 for full construction, the price is the same £2,899. The full breakdown is on our beard transplant cost page.
How Much Does a Beard Transplant Cost in Exeter?
The table below shows the typical graft counts for each beard area, and the price Exeter 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 |
The Procedure, Start to Finish
A beard transplant is a one-day procedure under local anaesthetic: design first, extraction second, placement third, home the same evening. The design is drawn on your face and agreed with you before surgery begins, because in beard work the outline is everything, and single-hair grafts are used along the edges so the result reads as grown rather than drawn on.
Beard hair also reads as full at a lower density than scalp work, around 25 to 40 grafts per square centimetre against the 40 a scalp hairline needs, which is why graft numbers that sound modest go a long way on the face. The safe ceiling is 3,500 grafts in a day, and even full beard construction sits comfortably inside a single day for most patients.
How Many Grafts Does a Beard Transplant Take?
The usual graft requirements area by area:
| 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 |
Recovery, and When You Can Shave
Most Exeter patients plan around a fortnight of visible healing: small scabs at each graft site that clear inside two weeks, then fading redness. Rather than describe that in the abstract, the photographs in this section show a real patient the day after surgery and again at two weeks, once the scabs have healed and dropped away. The transplanted hairs shed between weeks two and eight, which is an expected part of the cycle rather than a problem, and regrowth starts at around three months. Final density arrives between nine and twelve months.
You cannot shave the treated area for the first two weeks. Trimming is fine after that, and normal shaving usually resumes at about a month. Aftercare is included, with monthly check-ins to make sure your growth is on track, free 6 and 12 month follow-up consultations with your surgeon (video or in-person), and the clinic on hand if anything needs a closer look.
Beard Transplant After 1 day
Beard Transplant After 2 weeks
Clinic Locations and Travel From Exeter
For Exeter patients the London (Harrow) clinic is the practical choice: around 2 hours 30 minutes by direct train from St Davids to Paddington, then a straight Bakerloo run to Kenton. The Manchester clinic is equally CQC-registered if it suits you better, and because the surgery is completed in one visit it stays a single travel day.
Whether home is St Leonards, Heavitree, Alphington or Topsham, under Rougemont Castle or along the Exe, 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 Exeter to My Hair UK London (Harrow) Clinic
By Train
Direct trains run from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington in around 2 hours 30 minutes. From Paddington the Bakerloo line goes north directly to Kenton in about 30 minutes, and the clinic is a five-minute walk from the station.
By Car
Driving takes around 3 hours 45 minutes: the M5 to the A303 east, the M3 from Basingstoke to the M25 at Junction 12, clockwise to Junction 19, then the A41 and A409 into Harrow and Kenton Lane.
From Exeter to My Hair UK Manchester Clinic
By Train
The train takes around 4 hours 30 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 4 hours 30 minutes: the M5 north to the M6 at Birmingham, past Stoke to the M60 and M62, then the M602 into Salford with Regent Road leading to Deansgate.
Local GPs
Speak to your GP before elective surgery, as some conditions and medications affect suitability, and the surgeon will cover your history at consultation. Three NHS practices in Exeter:
Address: Cowick St, St Thomas, Exeter EX4 1HJ
Address: Athelstan Rd, St Leonards, Exeter EX1 1SB
Address: S Lawn Terrace, Heavitree, Exeter EX1 2RX
The Surgeons
Each clinic has a dedicated beard transplant specialist: Dr Mir (GMC 7567898) at the London (Harrow) clinic and Dr Munir (GMC 6122581) at the Manchester clinic, so beard work is a regular part of the surgical week rather than an occasional sideline. You meet the surgeon at your free video consultation before anything is booked, and 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 does a beard transplant cost in Exeter?
£2,899 for Exeter patients, as a single fixed price whatever the number of grafts, up to the 3,500 that can safely be placed in one day. The price is agreed before surgery and nothing is added on the day.
2. Do I need to travel from Exeter 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. How soon after a beard transplant can I shave normally?
Around a month. For the first two weeks the transplanted area is not shaved at all, from week two it can be trimmed, and once the grafts are secure at about the one-month mark normal shaving resumes.
4. Does a beard transplant look natural?
The angle and the outline decide it. Grafts are placed flat to the skin in the direction beard hair grows, single-hair grafts are used along the edges, and the design is drawn on your face and agreed with you before anything is placed.
5. Can I have a consultation without travelling from Exeter?
Yes. Consultations are free and usually held by video from home, with an in-person consultation at the clinic available if you prefer. You send a few photographs of your beard first, the surgical team assesses them, and the surgeon then talks through your plan and the fixed price on the call. You only travel for the surgery itself.
6. How do I know if my patchy beard is alopecia barbae?
The pattern is the clue: alopecia barbae typically shows as smooth, round patches that appeared relatively suddenly, while genetic patchiness has usually been there since your beard first came in. The surgical team screens for this at the photo assessment stage.
7. Is the £2,899 really the full price?
Yes. It includes the surgeon and surgical team, local anaesthetic, all clinic fees, aftercare products and follow-up reviews. It is agreed before surgery and does not change with the number of grafts.
Beard Transplants Near Exeter
We arrange beard transplants across the region: see beard transplants for Torquay patients, beard transplants for Taunton patients, beard transplants for Plymouth patients and beard transplants for Yeovil patients.
Considering scalp work as well? Our guide to hair transplant costs for Exeter 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 Exeter 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.