Would hairline lowering be appropriate in my case? (Photo)

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I'm a natural born female, not transgender, but my hairline has always been quite masculine. Oddly, it's mainly my right side and not the left. It's like I have a receding hairline, mostly at the temples. Would hairline lowering solve this? I have been planning on getting a brow lift and figured hairline lowering could be performed at the same time. However, I do not want my central hairline lowered; just at the temples. Normally the way I part my hair hides it, but it's annoying. Thank you.

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

Hair transplants can even out hair lines and round the face.  Forehead reduction lower the hair line drastically.In general, forehead reduction surgery involves an incision along your hair line and pulling your scalp forward and cutting out any overlapping skin then sewing back the skin. This obviously requires an exam to make sure your scalp is loose enough and you do not have other un-diagnosed cause of hair loss.**Limitation of a foreahead reduction is that sometimes you will see a scar on the hair line (no matter which technique or doctor you choose). Another limitation is that you will not get the rounding on the side corners (oval shaped hair line which many women have).Hair transplant surgery involves harvesting hair from the back of your head and relocating to the front (one by one) to create a new lower hair line. This also requires an exam.**Limitation of a hair transplant surgery is that you will have to wait for the hairs to grow and it will not be as full as a hair line lowering surgery (no matter which technique or the doctor you choose). Some patients decide on BOTH surgeries to take advantage of what each surgery can provide.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

There are two types of procedures for lowering a woman’s hairline. One, is a surgical excision of the upper forehead followed by the downward advancement of the hairline up to an inch from where it was prior to the surgery. To accomplish this, the entire scalp from the frontal hairline to the very back of the crown, is lifted up and pulled forward. When this is done by an experienced surgeon, the hairline can often be advanced about 2/3rd – 1 inch if there is enough looseness when this lifting process is done. This procedure is often complete in one surgical session; however, it may not address receded corners of the hairline if the corner recession is significant and in your cae, the uneven hairline may produce a problem for the surgeon. Hair transplants take 7-8 months to fully grow out and can easily create the hairline you want.

Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD FACS (retired) · Answer

You wouild best be served by hair transplants to get the one sided lowering. A hairline lowering/forehead reduction operation would not work for just one side.

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