What Constitutes a Natural-looking Hairline?

The artistry of the person performing the procedure. That is why no piece of technology no matter how aggressively promoted can replace the skill and artstic ability of the transplant surgeon. A well done hair transplant should look like the person has never had a transplant.

Allow me to try and answer this a different way. Unfortunately in my practice, we do spend a fair amount of time trying to correct work in patients who made the decision to get a procedure done based on criteria other than quality of work.;) It is a big mistake thinking that just because a physician has a MD after his or her name, that all work is going to be equal. There are 3 things that I see that makes a hair line unnatural. 1.) Placement of hairline In my opinion... more

A natural hairline is best created by paying attention to the proper direction of hair growth, by keeping a certain amount of irregularity in the finished product so as not to look "store bought" and by using only 1 or 2 hair hair transplants. Aside from this, proper trasition areas must be maintained and all work should, go well and work with, the patients facial proportions and existing hair.

The hair line is critical in framing the face. The hair line must be natural and in my practice I design a hair line with a fine undulating pattern. A natural hair line in not a rounded distinct line but has a bit a weaving pattern. Additionally, the hair line is designed to blend into the natural temporal recession. If the hair line is designed to fill the temporal recession it will produce a hair line of person in there twenties which is unnatural for a person in there forties or older.... more

The subject of a natural and beautiful hairline for hair transplant procedure could take volumes to write. Let me try to summarize it: 1. The hairline must not be so low that it could be unnatural or would not accommodate for future hair loss based on aging. 2. The hairline should not be so high that it does not properly frame the face and create a favorable aesthetic result. 3. The hairline should match the temporal hairline recession to finish the frame o/w the hairline can look... more

Simply look at men without any hair loss to see what is normal. The bigest issue is supply and demand. With hair replacement surgery, we don't add hair; we just rearrange it. Therefore, experience will help determine the ultimate extent of alopecia, where the hairline should be placed, whether hair transplants or the Fleming/Mayer is the best procedure, and if you are even a candidate for surgery.

Also and most importantly your ultimate pattern of hair loss. The normal hairline has fine irregular hairs and gets thicker as one goes back. But the problem is you need to know what your supply and demand issues will be in 30 years. We have been doing this surgery, both grafts and the Fleming/Mayer flap for more than 30 years. We see patients who started out with a few thousand grafts in the front and went on to loose the entire top of the head and don't have enough supply to finish the... more