Last Reviewed: 8 September 2026
A beard transplant thickens patchy areas or shapes a new beard line using your own permanent hair. For Wigan 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.
A Beard Transplant for Wigan Patients 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 restoration and transplant page.
For Wigan 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 Wigan
The price for Wigan 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 Wigan?
Typical graft counts by area, with the fixed price alongside:
| 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
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 Wigan
Manchester is the practical clinic for Wigan patients, around 30 minutes by direct train from Wigan North Western to Piccadilly, with the London (Harrow) clinic equally CQC-registered if the capital suits you better. The surgery is completed in a single day, so it is one short trip either way.
Whether you follow the Latics, and whether home is Standish, Haigh, Aspull or Winstanley, up by Haigh Woodland Park or along from Wigan Pier, 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 Wigan to My Hair UK Manchester Clinic
By Train
Direct trains run from Wigan North Western to Manchester Piccadilly in around 30 minutes. From Piccadilly the Deansgate clinic is a five-minute walk via Mosley Street and Princess Street.
By Car
Driving takes around 45 minutes: the A49 to the M6 at Junction 25, the M61 towards the city, then the M60 and M602 into Salford where Regent Road brings you onto Deansgate.
From Wigan to My Hair UK London (Harrow) Clinic
By Train
Avanti West Coast runs direct from Wigan North Western to London Euston in around 2 hours. From Euston the Bakerloo line goes north directly to Kenton in about 25 minutes, and the clinic is a five-minute walk from the station.
By Car
Allow around 3 hours 45 minutes by car: the M6 south to the M1 at Catthorpe, the M25 anti-clockwise to Junction 16, then the A40 and A409 into Harrow and along Kenton Lane.
Local GPs
Speak to your GP before elective surgery, as some conditions and medications affect suitability. Three NHS practices in Wigan:
Address: 41 Sullivan Way, Wigan WN1 3TB
Address: Chandler House, Poolstock Ln, Wigan WN3 5HL
Hawkley Brook Medical Practice
Address: Poolstock Ln, Wigan WN3 5HL
The Surgeons
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 Wigan?
£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. Is there a beard transplant clinic in Wigan?
Surgery for Wigan patients is carried out at CQC-registered clinics in central Manchester and Harrow, north-west London, rather than in Wigan itself. Because the procedure is completed in a single day, most patients treat it as one travel day, and everything before and after surgery can be handled by video from home, with the free consultation also available in-person at the clinic if you prefer.
3. Will the transplanted beard hair fall out again?
The transplanted hairs shed once, between roughly weeks two and eight after surgery, which is a normal part of the cycle. The follicles themselves stay in place, regrow from around three months, and are then permanent.
4. Can you shave after a beard transplant?
Not for the first two weeks. The area can be trimmed after that, and normal shaving usually resumes from around a month once the grafts are secure.
5. 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.
6. Am I suitable for a beard transplant?
Most men with settled growth patterns and a healthy donor area are. Patchy cheeks, thin sideburns and gaps around the chin respond particularly well. The honest answer for your own case comes from the free photographic assessment, and the surgeons do say no when a transplant is not worthwhile.
7. Can I still shave my head after a beard transplant?
At very short clipper lengths the FUE dot marks in the donor area can show faintly, as with any FUE procedure. At a grade two or longer they are hidden for the vast majority of patients. The beard area itself heals without visible scarring.
Beard Transplants Near Wigan
We arrange beard transplants across the region: see beard transplants for St Helens patients, beard transplants for Bolton patients, beard transplants for Warrington patients, beard transplants for Widnes patients, beard transplants for Bury patients and beard transplants for Runcorn patients.
Considering scalp work as well? Our guide to hair transplant costs for Wigan 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 Wigan 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.