Last Reviewed: 10 September 2026
A beard transplant for Margate 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.
Beard Transplant Surgery in Margate with My Hair UK
For Margate 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 restoration guide 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 Margate
The price for Margate 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 Margate?
The table below shows the typical graft counts for each beard area, and the price Margate 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 |
Recovery, and When You Can Shave
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 Margate
The London (Harrow) clinic is the practical choice for Margate patients: Southeastern High Speed reaches St Pancras in around 1 hour 30 minutes, then a short Underground run to Kenton. The Manchester clinic is equally CQC-registered if it suits you better, and the surgery is completed in a single day either way.
Whether home is the Old Town, Palm Bay, Cliftonville or Westbrook, along from Botany Bay or above the Shell Grotto, 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 Margate to My Hair UK London (Harrow) Clinic
By Train
Southeastern High Speed runs from Margate to London St Pancras in around 1 hour 30 minutes. Euston is a five-minute walk next door, then the Bakerloo line goes north directly to Kenton, five minutes from the clinic.
By Car
Driving takes around 2 hours 30 minutes: the A299 to the M2 west, the M25 at Junction 3 anti-clockwise to Junction 19, then the A41 and A409 into Harrow and along Kenton Lane.
From Margate to My Hair UK Manchester Clinic
By Train
The train takes around 4 hours with a change in London, 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 5 hours: the A299 and M2 to the M25, anti-clockwise to the M1 at Junction 6A, the M6 from Catthorpe, then the M62 and 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. Three NHS practices in Margate:
Address: 19 Trinity Square, Margate CT9 1QY
Address: St Anthonys Way, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 2TR
Address: Palm Bay Ave, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 3NR
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 is a beard transplant for someone in Margate?
£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 Margate 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. 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.
4. 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 Margate patients.
5. Can you transplant into alopecia areata in the beard?
No responsible surgeon transplants into active alopecia barbae, because the same process can attack the transplanted follicles. If your patches appeared suddenly as smooth round spots, get a diagnosis first. Stable genetic patchiness, by contrast, is the standard beard transplant case.
6. Will the price change once the surgeon sees my beard?
No. £2,899 is the price for every beard transplant, agreed in writing before surgery, whatever graft count your plan turns out to need. There are no on-the-day additions.
7. Will a beard transplant leave scars?
FUE extraction leaves tiny dot marks in the donor area at the back of the scalp, which are hidden by surrounding hair at normal lengths. On the face itself the graft sites heal without visible scarring, which is why the transplanted area can be wet-shaved once healed.
Beard Transplants Near Margate
We arrange beard transplants across the region: see beard transplants for Canterbury patients, beard transplants for Folkestone patients, beard transplants for Ashford patients, beard transplants for Sittingbourne patients, beard transplants for Southend On Sea patients and beard transplants for Kent patients.
Considering scalp work as well? Our guide to hair transplant costs for Margate 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 Margate 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.