How Can One Get Rid of Ridging (A Raised Elevated Hairline), Can the Hair Grafts Be Removed to Reduce the Ridging?

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Jae Pak, MD · Answer

It's hard to fix a scar or ridging.  Dr. Umar gave a good detailed list. You would need an exam before considering options.

Sanusi Umar, MD · Answer

There is not a very reliable way to do this. Any of these (or a combination) can be done depending on your surgeon and presentation:

	
		Steroid injections
	
		Grafting hairs to camouflage it
	
		Removal of grafts with tissue to debulk area
	
		Excision

Jack Fisher, MD · Answer

Yes. The hair grafts and the associated elevated skin can be excised and usually this can reduce any elevated or ridging of the skin. I assume you are referring to the previous use of large plug grafts.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

This is the curse of the old hair transplant. Sometimes steroid injections work. If not, removing the ridge is possible in the hands of a good surgeon.

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

The usual condition described as "ridging" is an arc of elevated thickened scalp skin after repeated old fashioned punch grafts were done to create maximum density for a front hairline. The only success I have had in treating this condition is to cut out the full thickness of skin and settle for a fine scar that usually fades away. One has to have a flexible scalp and forehead and limited ridging (at the most, 4cm from front to back) to do this .

How Can One Get Rid of Ridging (A Raised Elevated Hairline), Can the Hair Grafts Be Removed to Reduce the Ridging?

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