One Response to “Is it possible to get a hair transplant to lower the hairline?”

1. arabica coffee beans says:

   February 15, 2008 at 10:28 pm

   I don’t think 6 cm is large at all. The classical ideal is 1/3 of the vertical distance of the face from the center of the front hairline to the tip of the chin, forehead; 1/3 of the vertical distance of the face from the center of the front hairline to the tip of the chin, nose; 1/3 of the vertical distance of the face from the center of the front hairline to the tip of the chin, mouth and chin. Of course it is theoretically possible for a plastic surgeon to create a lower hairline than a guy naturally has even if he isn’t balding or thinning. The problem is that a low hairline may look awkward as one matures and the hair transplanted will stay growing while the hair behind it may thin and recede, then transplants will have to be placed behind the transplanted lower hairline. Since a guy does not know how much he will bald, he does not know the amount of area that could need transplanted so many surgeons may be reluctant to lower a hairline beyond its natural boundaries. Know that there are at least two ways to harvest the hair grafts. FUSE(follicular unit strip extraction surgery) and FUE(follicular unit extraction)aka wood’s technique. The transplanting of the grafts is more or less the same. FUE can be more costly because it is more demanding of a surgeon’s time to harvest the grafts individually, but it only requires a topical anesthetic, no scalpels, staples or stitches and there are no scars circling the head so even a crew cut with closely tapered back/sides can be worn. Also there is no limitations due to a tight scalp since there are no strip extraction surgeries. Search on the internet. There is a lot of information including videos of the procedures. Then speak speak with several dermatologists and plastic surgeons.
   Good Luck!