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Is it possible to have a FUE Hair transplant to lower hairline and fill in bald spots? I was born with a high hairline.

Mo mo TMar 17, 2016
Is it possible to have a FUE Hair transplant to lower hairline and filling in bald spots from scarring alopecia which i had over 16 years, with no hair loss or growth on the bald spots, i had no new bald spots for 16 years. I have coarse curly hair and i have East African Hair.

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Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD

5000 graft FUE is an extremely large case. What appears to have happened here is hair loss in the area due to excessive trauma. In some individuals, such trauma can lead to impaired blood supply and death of existing hair.It's still too early to say with 100 % certainty that all the loss is...

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Sean Behnam, MD

While a little unusual, at 6 months many patients have minimal growth, but end up happy with the final results by the time they hit the one year mark. Different people just have hair growth occur on different timelines. If it doesn't seem to be improving over the next few months you can...

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Jae Pak, MD

If you want to fill in the widows peak using FUE method that should be fine. See a doctor for a consultation.  Long hair FUE is also a possibility.

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While it may be a 'replacement' it is not going to give you the same results that widely accepted and approved medications will give. It may be worth asking your doctor about what reasoning they had for encouraging you to take these tablets instead of Finasteride and Minoxidil.

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