Documented Clinical Case

Afro Beard Transplant — 2,400 Grafts

12-Month Follow-Up FUE 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-0009
Before Treatment 12-Month Follow-Up

Case record

Case at a Glance

Case ID
HNS-0009
Procedure
FUE Beard Transplant
Graft Count
2,400 grafts
Treatment Area
Cheeks, Jawline, Chin And Submandibular
Hair Type
Afro-textured / Type 4C
Hair-Loss Pattern
Sparse cheek coverage + an incomplete upper cheek line and uneven density across the jawline profile
Donor Characteristics
Posterior scalp donor area
Procedure Date
18 July 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 left view from documented case HNS-0009

    Pre-Treatment Assessment

    Cheeks, Jawline, Chin And Submandibular planning

  2. 02
    Procedure front view from documented case HNS-0009

    Procedure

    18 July 2025

    FUE · 2,400 grafts

  3. 03
    12-month right-view follow-up from documented case HNS-0009

    12-Month Follow-Up

    Primary documented follow-up

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

  4. FINAL
    Before-treatment and 12-month follow-up photographs from documented case HNS-0009

    Before & After Comparison

    Baseline vs 12-Month Follow-Up

Documented clinical journey

Patient presentation and recorded decisions

Assessment & Treatment Planning

Patient goal: Improve visible beard coverage across the cheeks and jawline while creating a more defined upper cheek boundary and a balanced beard outline.

Assessment context: Sparse cheek coverage, an incomplete upper cheek line and uneven density across the jawline profile.

Planning rationale: FUE-based extraction was selected to allow individual follicular-unit harvesting with planning adapted to the curvature of Afro-textured follicles. Recipient-site creation was planned according to the intended direction, angle and distribution of the patient's facial-hair pattern.

Design notes: The upper cheek borders were planned to connect smoothly toward the sideburn region while maintaining facial balance. Graft distribution was designed to improve visible coverage across the cheeks and reinforce the jawline outline.

Recorded treatment details

Procedure Details

Technique
FUE
Donor Area
Posterior scalp donor area
Recipient Areas
Cheeks, Jawline, Chin And Submandibular
Implantation Workflow
Recorded implantation workflow

Recorded Procedure

Follicular units were harvested from the posterior scalp donor area using FUE-based extraction with planning adapted to Afro-textured follicular curvature. Recipient sites were created across the planned cheek and jawline areas according to the intended facial-hair direction and angle, followed by graft placement according to the treatment design.

Recorded follow-up context

Clinical Interpretation

Documented Observation

The pre-treatment facial-hair record describes sparse cheek coverage, an incomplete upper cheek line and uneven density across the jawline profile. The recorded treatment field was the cheeks, jawline, chin and submandibular area. The recorded procedure used 2,400 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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