Senior Member corvettester Posted November 19, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 (edited) Open Question: If you view my new hairline design you can see by the freshly transplanted grafts that it is designed to be uneven or jagged (more pics in my hair loss blog, the best of which are the immediately post-op pics). I see a lot of HT doctors doing perfectly straight hair lines while others take the uneven approach. For example, H&W always does the straight, crisp hairline while my T&D almost always take the uneven approach. What are the arguments for or against it? What are your thoughts on it? Is it just a preference? Which do you prefer and why? Corvettester Edited October 22, 2011 by corvettester My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Dorin 1,696 FUT with Dr. Dorin on October 18, 2010. 1,305 FUT with Dr. Dorin on August 10, 2011. 565 FUE with Dr. Dorin on September 14, 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member haircut Posted November 19, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 The "jagged" transplant will result in a much more natural hairline when it grows out. Natural hairlines are not straight or even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted November 19, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 Corvettester, I agree with hair cut; hair restoration physicians utilize this staggered pattern to mimic natural, non-balding hairlines. Hair lines that are too straight can look unnatural, and the 'jagged' look seems to produce some very refined, realistic results! "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Glenn Charles Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Since most hairlines in real life are not perfectly symmetrical or straight, there should be some degreee of randomness in any transplanted hairline. The term I use to describe this to patients is a regular irregularity. This means that the hairline will have a slightly staggerred/irregular pattern, but there is a method to the madness in how it was created. Dr. Glenn Charles is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member biscuit Posted November 19, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 H&W can do jaggy if you ask for it, pics in my gallery. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My HT Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Sparky Posted November 20, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted November 20, 2010 Jagged but still symmetrical would be ideal My Hairloss Website http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Levrais Posted November 20, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted November 20, 2010 In my case we went for a little jagged with the peak slightly off center. Too symmetrical can look unnatural imo. Levrais 5700 FUE in 3 procedures with Dr. Bisanga View my patient website: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=1874 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member byron Posted November 21, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted November 21, 2010 depends what sort of result you wanted really, im not really keen on straight hairlines. you see (for example) federico macheda of man utd, he has a very straight hair line, maybe looks good on him because of his italian skin etc but id rather slightly different result to my hairline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member waveskier Posted November 22, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted November 22, 2010 Depends on the individual. Unless you wear your hair short or pulled back it probably doesn't matter, but most have lines are somewhat uneven. I like something in between smooth and uneven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Cam Simmons MD ABHRS Posted December 8, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted December 8, 2010 Natural Hairlines have what Dr. Bill Parsley called Macro-irregularities and Micro-irregularities. There are peaks and valleys in the basic shape and finer irregularities in the leading edge of the hairline. Dr. Ron Shapiro's concept of a Transition Zone before the Defined Zone of the hair transplant is also very important. A strongly defined saw-tooth pattern looks as unnatural or more unnatural than a strongly defined straight hairline. I believe that to make a natural-looking transplanted hairline, it is a good idea to build-in some peaks, mounds, or notches in the defined zone and soften that further with irregularly placed 1 haired grafts in the leading edge and 2-haired grafts in the transition zone. Cam Simmons MD ABHRS Seager Medical Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Dr. Cam Simmons is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member kathie47 Posted December 10, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted December 10, 2010 Hopefully you got all the answers you need here, but I know doctors whom take all different considerations into when making hairline (facial structure) that it all depends what will look the best on you! Hope this helps a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Timothy Carman Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 The human form is an organic shape. In my opinion, to create a geometric shape and superimpose it upon an organic one is asking for trouble, especially in the long run when a patient will age- the "crisp" hairline may "fit" at a young age, but may not later on. I have coined the phrase "Perfectly Imperfect" to describe how we create our hairlines. As for symmetry, take a good look at almost anyone: if you look close enough, you'll notice that one temporal point is probably more anterior than the other; also, it is probably higher on one side than the other- you can see if one were to place a perfectly symmetrical hairline onto this asymmetrical composition, it wouldn't "fit". So, to summarize: organic on organic and keep your eye on the long-term picture. Timothy Carman, MD ABHRS President, (ABHRS) ABHRS Board of Directors La Jolla Hair Restoration Medical Center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RCWest Posted December 11, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted December 11, 2010 The human form is an organic shape. In my opinion, to create a geometric shape and superimpose it upon an organic one is asking for trouble, especially in the long run when a patient will age- the "crisp" hairline may "fit" at a young age, but may not later on. I have coined the phrase "Perfectly Imperfect" to describe how we create our hairlines. As for symmetry, take a good look at almost anyone: if you look close enough, you'll notice that one temporal point is probably more anterior than the other; also, it is probably higher on one side than the other- you can see if one were to place a perfectly symmetrical hairline onto this asymmetrical composition, it wouldn't "fit". So, to summarize: organic on organic and keep your eye on the long-term picture. Well put Dr. Carman!! It's true. Take a picture of your face and fold it in half and you would be amazed at how different each side is from the other. Finasteride 1.25 mg. daily Avodart 0.5 mg. daily Spironolactone 50 mg twice daily 5 mg. oral Minoxidil twice daily Biotin 1000 mcg daily Multi Vitamin daily Damn, with all the stuff you put in your hair are you like a negative NW1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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