Documented Clinical Case

Afro Beard Transplant — 2,100 Grafts

12-Month Follow-Up DHI Dr. Timur Aksu

This documented record presents the assessed treatment plan, recorded procedure information and individual follow-up for this clinical case at Henesis Clinic.

Before-treatment and 12-month follow-up photographs from documented case HNS-0002
Before Treatment 12-Month Follow-Up

Case record

Case at a Glance

Case ID
HNS-0002
Procedure
DHI Beard Transplant
Graft Count
2,100 grafts
Treatment Area
Cheeks, Jawline, Chin And Mustache Connection
Hair Type
Afro-textured / Type 4C
Hair-Loss Pattern
Patchy cheek coverage + weak sideburn-to-beard connection and reduced visual coverage across the jawline
Donor Characteristics
Posterior scalp donor area
Procedure Date
18 August 2025
Follow-Up
12 months
Medical Doctor
Dr. Timur Aksu, MD
Clinic Location
Henesis Clinic · Istanbul, Türkiye

Documented case sequence

Case Timeline

  1. 01
    Pre-treatment right view from documented case HNS-0002

    Pre-Treatment Assessment

    Cheeks, Jawline, Chin And Mustache Connection planning

  2. 02
    Procedure front view from documented case HNS-0002

    Procedure

    18 August 2025

    DHI · 2,100 grafts

  3. 03
    12-month front-view follow-up from documented case HNS-0002

    12-Month Follow-Up

    Primary documented follow-up

    Follow-up photographs record the treated cheeks, jawline, chin and mustache.

  4. FINAL
    Before-treatment and 12-month follow-up photographs from documented case HNS-0002

    Before & After Comparison

    Baseline vs 12-Month Follow-Up

Documented clinical journey

Patient presentation and recorded decisions

Assessment & Treatment Planning

Patient goal: Improve visible coverage across the cheeks and jawline while creating a more defined beard contour adapted to the patient's facial proportions and existing facial-hair pattern.

Assessment context: Patchy cheek coverage, weak sideburn-to-beard connection and reduced visual coverage across the jawline.

Planning rationale: DHI was selected to support controlled graft placement across the planned beard recipient areas. Particular attention was given to implantation direction, angle and distribution when working with tightly curved Afro-textured follicles and existing facial hair.

Design notes: The cheek lines and jawline boundaries were planned according to the patient's facial structure and existing beard pattern. Placement was designed to improve visible coverage along the cheeks and jawline while creating a gradual transition into the existing facial hair.

Recorded treatment details

Procedure Details

Technique
DHI
Donor Area
Posterior scalp donor area
Recipient Areas
Cheeks, Jawline, Chin And Mustache Connection
Implantation Workflow
Choi implanter workflow

Recorded Procedure

Follicular units were harvested from the posterior scalp donor area. Grafts were implanted across the planned beard recipient areas using a Choi implanter workflow, with placement adapted to the intended direction, angle, distribution and the patient's existing facial-hair pattern.

Recorded follow-up context

Clinical Interpretation

Documented Observation

The pre-treatment facial-hair record describes patchy cheek coverage, weak sideburn-to-beard connection and reduced visual coverage across the jawline. The recorded treatment field was the cheeks, jawline, chin and mustache. The recorded procedure used 2,100 grafts. At 12 months, the principal visual change is concentrated along the cheeks and jawline. The photographs document this patient's facial-hair distribution in the treated zones and should not be read as a measure of graft survival or as a scalp result. Because tight curl can increase the apparent coverage seen in two-dimensional photographs, the images are a visual record of this patient's result rather than a direct measure of density. This is the documented result of one patient and does not predict another patient's outcome.

Follow-Up
12 months
Complications
None documented.
Further Treatment
No further treatment currently documented.

Medical doctor

Dr. Timur Aksu, MD

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