I have probably the most extreme hairline cowlick I've ever seen, it looks as if I'm bald on half of my head and I've had this since I was born. I have very long hair so its difficult too see right now and I just wear a hat everyday but I want to fix it, I attached pics from when I was younger with a hair length that shows it. Could the hair on my hairline be removed & repositioned to have a normal growth pattern? Or is this beyond? Should I just get a hair unit? Thanks
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Answer: Correcting an Extreme Hairline Cowlick: Hair Transplant Considerations
Hello I'm Dr. Wipawan Vathananai, a co-worker of Dr. Kulakarn Amonpattana, from BHI Clinic, Bangkok, Thailand. Theoritically, the grafts should be fine without any physical injuries. Therefore, as long as you can take care of the grafts well, it should be fine. After 1 week, the grafts usually...
Looking at the pictures I would say you are a Norwood V or VI. It seems you have adequate donor zone to restore the front and mid scalp areas with transplants. It will likely take at least 2 sessions of transplants, and I would recommend you do the FUT or strip procedures, to move more hair...
Hello I'm Dr. Wipawan Vathananai, a co-worker of Dr. Kulakarn Amonpattana, from BHI Clinic, Bangkok, Thailand. The hair regrowth induced by minoxidil will turn back to what it should be without minoxidil. Minoxidil drives the hair by lengthening the anagen (growing) phase and shorten telogen...