I was born with an extremely large forehead, will I still be a suitable candidate for hair transplant surgery? (photos)

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The size of my forehead has caused me insecurities all of my life. My husband and family have supported me immensely with trying to help find solutions but i now know that a surgical procedure is the only thing that will make it look better. My face is very much disproportionate as my face is rather small apart from my forehead. I have also been considering Hairline lowering surgery but i would like to know- Are people who have experienced hair loss the only suitable candidates for a transplant?

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

If you were born with a large forehead, you can consider hair transplant or hair line lowering as an option.  You would need an examination to understand if you would be a candidate.

Toby Mayer, MD · Answer

Hairline lowering for the high hairline is something that we develop more than 35 years ago. I feel based on that experience that the number 1 Best Way of doing this is with the Irregular Trichophytic incision. This procedure is much cheaper and faster in achieving a much better and denser hairline then can be done with hair transplantation. If the scalp is too tight a tissue expander is used to create more elasticity for more advancement.Using this technology you can have your hairline advanced as far as you would like whether it's 1 inch or more. Make sure you see someone very familiar using these techniques and look at their resulting scar to evaluate this procedure.

Ryan Welter, MD · Answer

There are two approaches to treating females with prominent foreheads.  The first is a surgical technique whereby the forehead is shortened by brining the whole hairline down.  This is know as a hairline lowering procedure.  Transplantation is another option.   The amount of transplantation that can be used to lower the hairline depends on the quality and amount of donor hair (hair from the back of your head) which will be used in the transplanted area.  Manytimes a combination of both techniques are used.  The results tend to be very impressive.

Michael Meshkin, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

You can do hair transplant to lower your hair line. In the hands of an experienced hair transplant specialist, hair line can be reconstructed and look very natural.

Richard W. Fleming, MD (retired) · Answer

The hairline lowering procedure is done to move the existing frontal scalp hair lower to establish a new hairline and reduce the height of the forehead. Transplants can be done to lower the hairline but normal uniform density cannot be achieved with this approach.

I was born with an extremely large forehead, will I still be a suitable candidate for hair transplant surgery? (photos)

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I was born with an extremely large forehead, will I still be a suitable candidate for hair transplant surgery? (photos)

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Answer: Hair line lowering

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Answer: Treatment of Extremely Large Forehead

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