how high is too high?

[Cautiouslyconsidering]

so I'm schedule for an FUE and plan to go quite conservative. I'm a 3A-4 and having frontal and hairline work. I'm trying to figure out how high a hairline I can go with that will still look good. Reasons for conservative approach are average donor density, and I'd like to have age appropriate hairline in 20 years.

Are there any pics or forums detailing the height of hairlines or size of foreheads? I've searched the forums but can't find any such threads?

Thanks

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[Levrais]

Dr, Diep discusses that topic quite a bit on his youtube videos. I don't have a link handy at the moment.

[HARIRI]

I think if its higher than 4 fingers then its really high. Maximum should be 4 fingers only!

[Spanker]

I think it depends on how your head is shaped. For me, past the curve between your head and forehead is too high.

[tacolinowest]

mine is 5 fingers

[Cautiouslyconsidering]

Where are you guys counting finger lengths from- above or below the eyebrows?

Tacolino-yours actually looks slightly lower then my proposed hairline and I'm measuring about 5. I'll post pics soon.

I know it's high, but I'm trying to figure based on prior pics and or experiences whether it looks bad or just like a receded, mature hairline.

I agree that a lot is probably dependent on the head shape.

[Spanker]

For me, anything higher that Taco's is too high. However, if you are going to a top doc, meaning the best that this site has to offer, they likely will not lead you down the wrong road. That is what you are paying them for. They can look at your hair, your age, your donor, and give you a good idea of a safe hairline. Sure, sometimes they good too low, sometimes they go higher than I like. (Too high is better than too low because you can always drop it.)

 

This is how I measure, but I don't know if I'm right.

 

[Dr. Michael Beehner]

I do think there is a point at which the hairline is too high and it isn't worth even transplanting, because you are not truly framing the face at that height. I almost never place a hairline higher than 8cm above a line across the top of the eyebrows. My average for all comers is between 6.5 and 7.5, with 7cm being the commonest height.

Two factors that weigh heavily on where that line should be are the age of the patient and how far forward the side temple hair projects forward. If the patient is young and there are signs that they are going to someday be very bald and the temple hair is thinning also, then I will often put it up near 7.5-8cm. On the other hand, if the man is 50 and his temple hair is way forward and the area that is thinning is already down at 5cm above the eyebrows, then I'll just continue his hairline there.

It has to be individualized and evaluated for each patient by a hair surgeon who has extensive experience.

Mike Beehner, M.D.

[Spanker]

I do think there is a point at which the hairline is too high and it isn't worth even transplanting, because you are not truly framing the face at that height. I almost never place a hairline higher than 8cm above a line across the top of the eyebrows. My average for all comers is between 6.5 and 7.5, with 7cm being the commonest height.

Two factors that weigh heavily on where that line should be are the age of the patient and how far forward the side temple hair projects forward. If the patient is young and there are signs that they are going to someday be very bald and the temple hair is thinning also, then I will often put it up near 7.5-8cm. On the other hand, if the man is 50 and his temple hair is way forward and the area that is thinning is already down at 5cm above the eyebrows, then I'll just continue his hairline there.

It has to be individualized and evaluated for each patient by a hair surgeon who has extensive experience.

Mike Beehner, M.D.

 

 

I haven't measure mine from the top of the eyebrows. Is it from the top of the inside or the highest point of the eyebrows?

 

I have some big catapillar eyebrows so that makes measuring an issue. 7 cm from the top of my eyebrows is on my crown. (j/K)

[tacolinowest]

i just measured mine, its exaclly 3 inches or 7.6cm,, measured from in between my eyebrows ,, kinda high for a 25 yr old but i guess i can live with it

[Spanker]

i just measured mine, its exaclly 3 inches or 7.6cm,, measured from in between my eyebrows ,, kinda high for a 25 yr old but i guess i can live with it

 

 

Where exactly did you measure it from?

[tacolinowest]

In between my eye brows

[Cant decide]

Just measured mine. Its about 7 cm from between eyebrows.

[Spanker]

In between my eye brows

 

 

Im at 7 and it seems quite low to me. Maybe I should remeasure.

[Sparky]

I'm at 5cm, inbetween the eyebrows.

[tacolinowest]

dam 5? im jealous

[tacolinowest]

spanker, after looking at your pics there is no way you are 7cm, looks more like 5.5-6

[1978matt]

I have 4 or 5 hairs at 7cm and a fair few more at 7.5cm.

 

I think for me, 7.5cm would look about right. If I remember I'll come back on here and tell you what I got!

[1978matt]

I have 4 or 5 hairs at 7cm and a fair few more at 7.5cm.

 

I think for me, 7.5cm would look about right. If I remember I'll come back on here and tell you what I got!

 

7 to the red line:

[tacolinowest]

i would say ur true hairline in the blue line, but when you go for your ht he will most likely put it on the red line, can you take a pic with your eye brows in it so i can get a feel for what it looks like

[1978matt]

i would say ur true hairline in the blue line, but when you go for your ht he will most likely put it on the red line, can you take a pic with your eye brows in it so i can get a feel for what it looks like

 

Here you go.

 

Yeah I think you are probably right - some singles placed inbetween the lines.

 

Some people may think this looks too high but you have to look at it in 3 dimensions and consider how it will fan out.

[tacolinowest]

im not very happy about how high mine is, id like it to be 6cm, but unfortunately thats not possible right now, maybe in the future when they have hair cloning i can have it lowered

[Spanker]

spanker, after looking at your pics there is no way you are 7cm, looks more like 5.5-6

 

 

Unless my measuring stick is wrong, its 7 cm, my corners are higher.

[tacolinowest]

so ur tellin me that the only diff between mine and yours is .5cm? if thats true than you pull it off very very well my friend

[Spanker]

Ok. I had Dr K and a inch wide Eddie Munster point. From where that begins and the point between my eyebrows is 6.57 cm or the width of a US dollar. The rest of the front of the hairline is .5 cm higher, which is about 7 in the front. I just measured my corners and they are 2.5 cm higher than the front.

Edited June 14, 2013 by Spanker
Measured.