Hair loss after forehead reduction?

Hair loss or shock hair loss can be an issue after a forehead reduction surgery.  It is usually temporary but it may take over a year for the hairs to grow back.  If you have undiagnosed genetic hair loss, then you could also have permanent hair loss.

Hair loss is possible after any scalp surgery, including hair transplantation. In most cases, if hair loss were to occur, it would be temporary and due to a condition called shock loss. This hair will grow back if due to shock loss. There could be technical errors that lead to hair loss as well, but I have not seen this in my patients. This might be due to inappropriate surgical technique where hair follicles are cauterized or somehow traumatized.There are other risks such as bleeding, bruising, swelling, numbness, infection, etc but these are rarely a problem. Some degree of numbness is to be expected, and will almost always resolve completely over time.Be sure to see a hairline lowering expert.All the best,

Forehead reduction is an excellent procedure that can reduce forehead height. Some FUE and hair transplantation is usually required to help improve your hairline. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian

 In 35 years of doing the four head reduction I have had no incidents of any significant hair loss. I have no infections etc. done more than 1000 of these procedures. It should be done with an Irregular Trichophytic incision which we described in our text book about 30 years ago.

The only common side affect is a scar on the hairline.  This is usually fine and with the trichophytic closure, have can grow through the scar.  Most scars seem quite good, but scarring can be an individual response.  Also, some form wider scars than others.  

Hair loss is the most common side effect, although it is rare in women and common in men, When it happens, the scar from the advancement shows and to treat this a hair transplant will be needed