I have a big forehead for all my life and never did know that there is something I can do about it until I googled it (ah...the wonders of the internet).
So I was all set to get hairline lowering (hair transplant) done and had even consulted a plastic surgeon when I realized that there is something called forehead reduction (scalp reduction) which will solve my problem as well.
When I asked my plastic surgeon, he told me that he does this as well.
Now, I am very torn as to have either hair transplant or forehead reduction surgery.
The pros of forehead reduction is it's cheaper, have less down time and almost instant results.
But of course there are cons too and it is that forehead surgery is a very invasive surgery. I heard that it the surgeon has to pull back your scalp and your skull will be exposed at one point (not sure if I misunderstood) but it's just pretty scary.
As for hair transplants, it is less invasive but very labor intensive and it will takes almost one day to implant 1000 hairs and I will need a second implant if I want denser hairs. But it will not leave any scars (according to my plastic surgeon). Btw, my surgeon only does strip because "the survival of FUE is not so good as strip" (quoting him).
But I read that it takes as long as 2 years to see results and that the downtime is longer.
Also I read that the transplanted hair will grow wiry and also grow in the wrong direction.
I had hair transplanted to my eyelashes and the transplanted hair is indeed wiry and grow in the wrong direction. I have a hard time just to make them look neat.
So I really don't know...can anyone give my any advice?
Will really appreciate any help given