LongTimeLurker

@Kaounis: Did you read what I wrote? I would NOT consider having Forehead Reduction FOR THE SAME REASON as I would not have a strip surgery. BECAUSE OF the scar. @Bill: You're right. I'm waiting out the cloning, or dema-sheath implantation...

@Bill, Thank you for everything you do! You have been a voice of reason in a sea of ignorance. Although, I have not always agreed with you, I have found that you're fair, which is the most important quality of a mod. RE: However, in the long run as pattern baldness progresses, you'd still end up requiring the same number of follicular units to be transplanted as if you never had the forehead reduction procedure. I have to disagree. Purely on mathematics, unless there is shock-loss or something similar with the forehead reduction(or I am missing something). Right off the top you have whatever you saved with the reduction, in my case around 3,000 graphs. You will have to continue to have HT's either way. I was always against strip because of the scar, which is the reason I wouldn't consider this surgery. But I wanted to see what the response would be. I hoped some docs might chime in...

Thanks everyone... I'm not sure I agree with some of you, it think that the end results are very impressive... Keep in mind some of these photos are 1 day post op. I guess it's "eye of the beholder"... My main concern is what Bill brought up, being further loss after the procedure(MPB), could be detrimental. However, i believe that's the case with an HT. The implanted hairs will be ok, but the original hairs will continue to be loss... Depending on the level of loss, you could end up looking like a monk from ye old england. Sorry, I'm just playing devils advocate. I'm very apprehensive about any surgery, INCLUDING FUE. Yes, it is surgery. It is performed by a surgeon. My personal preference would be FUE as it's the least invasive, in my opinion.

http://www.kabaker.com/Hair_Line_Lowering-1_01.html Or google : forehead reduction surgery It is mostly performed on women, because of MPB. There is a scar at the hairline, but perhaps it would be concealable with fue.

Hi All, I'm new here so my apologies if I've broken protocol. I've been reading forums like this on and off for ... wow it's been a long time now at least 4-5 years. My question is regarding Forehead Reduction. I've seen a few people questioning it on here, but the response is usually quite negative. I believe it's a good thing, and I wish more people would take the same approach with FUE or Strip. Although, I feel a lot of the negativity stems from lack of knowledge on the subject. Regarding Forehead Reduction, here's my logic: If you have a high & receded forehead you could have a HT... Let's say you wanted to lower your hairline 2cm... with a 15 cm hairline, you would theoretically need 3000 graphs to attain 100/cm2. Or you could get a Forehead Reduction, and small number of graphs to conceal the scar. I'm pretty sure a Forehead Reduction would be less expensive, you would be saving your graphs for future loss, the result would be immediate. Now the arguments I hear against Male Forehead Reduction is that when you lose more hair the scar will become visible. But if you have a ht in conjunction with the forehead reduction, you could place hairs in and in front of the scar thus concealing the scar. You would still have to worry about future loss, but that's the case with either option. At least with the forehead reduction, you haven't depleted your donor. Comments?