The front hairline is the most critical aspect of any surgical restoration. In the past people have equated the look of a transplanted front hairline to that of a “row of corn” or “dolls hair”. Modern surgical methods have allowed us to overcome the shortcomings of the past through the use of two significant changes.
- The use of follicular units in the front hairline containing 1 to 2 hairs only and the ability to place them very close together to achieve a high density.
- The use of an irregular diffuse wave pattern that mimics a natural hairline with minimal or no hair loss. The natural hairline is an irregular zone with a soft transition from forehead through sparse, fine hairs to the thicker denser hairs approximately 1 to 1.5cm behind the front hairline. For many patients the natural appearance of the front hairline is the single biggest factor in determining the success of the procedure.
The first 1.5cm is constructed out of three distinct zones of varying densities and graft sizes. The use of these three distinct zones allows us to produce the natural results that defy detection as a transplanted hairline. In most cases the depth of Zone 2 can extend to as much as 2.5cm in the bi-temporal region as is consistently found in mature men with limited or no hair loss.
The National Hair Institute has performed many thousands of procedures on the front hairlines of men and women. Founding Medical Director Dr. Barry White has spent many years practicing and refining the procedures that make a truly great hairline, one that doesn't attract a second glance.
The above comments are general and apply in many cases but not all. There are a number of variables such as age, future hair loss, patient's features, skin colour, and hair type and colour that will ultimately determine the final shape of the hairline and surgical plan.
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