I have a very uneven hairline, what can I do to fix it? (Photo)

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I am a male 18 with a very uneven hairline. I'd there anything I caneed do to fix it?

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

If you do not like your uneven hair line, see a doctor for possible options.  Start with an exam before considering treatment.

Robert S. Houser, DO · Answer

You can certainly add hair to even-out your hairline.  But, if you begin to lose your hair as many men do, you could end up with a little island of hair that was transplanted and nothing else!  If you do move forward, you need to consider future medical therapy as well as another transplant.  Good luck!

Alan S. Feller, DO · Answer

At your age it is probably best not to have any HT. You could do it, and I'm sure you would like fine...for a while. Then you will likely lose more hair behind the transplants. At that point your hairline may appear too low and too thick. This is called front loading and it is a real issue in hair transplantation. Ride it out for a bit and then seek surgery if that's what you still want to do in the future.

R. Stephen Mulholland, MD (retired) · Answer

Dear mohammad2218,

Thank you for your clinical post and
photographs.  At a very young age you’ve
had some early frontal and temporal recession and notching.  This is likely male pattern hair loss.  However, visiting with an endocrinologist or
knowledgeable hair loss dermatologist to ensure that this is male pattern hair
loss and not a secondary cause of hair thinning is important.  A trial of non-surgical treatment such as
low-level light therapy, testosterone blockage with Finasteride or Propecia and
red light therapy and the injection of a plasma rich protein can all be tried
in an effort to help the rapid progression of the recessioning and
notching.  At this point in the notching,
it is probably better to wait until some more recession has occurred so you can
establish a hairline that doesn’t have natural hairs that are falling around
and establish this hairline with a follicular unit only extraction
transplantation that leaves no scar at the back of the scalp.  Your initial session of hair restoration will
simply be to strengthen the frontal and temporal hairlines and smoothen out any
recession and notching irregularity that has occurred.  It is important to note that significantly
lowering the hairline will be ill-advised as we have precious little donor site
to populate the rest of your male pattern hair loss as you get older.

I hope this information is of some
assistance and best of luck.

To find out more, please visit the
link below.

R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D.

Certified Plastic Surgeon

Yorkville, Toronto

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