Dr. Thomas Nakatsui Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 This is a young woman who always had a very weak area in the mid frontal hairline. She had never been able to pull back her hair without exposing the weakness of the frontal hairline. She came to me requesting a widow's peak and wanted to get rid of her "cowlick". In the preoperative photos, you can see that her hair direction is predominantly directed backwards as opposed to forwards in the mid frontal hairline. Following or opposing a cowlick is sometimes a difficult choice. If a lot of strong hair persists, one might have to follow the cowlick but then the patient would permanently retain the cowlick direction. In this case, we decided to oppose the cowlick as per her wishes. We did a small transplant of 150 grafts: 70 singles, 70 doubles, and 10 bigs to the frontal forelock and directed the grants predominantly forward in the area of concern. Here are her 8 month results. Of note, the transplanted hairs are a little darker than some of the pre-existing hairs. She may have to lighten some of these hairs to match the rest for the time being. Over time, these hairs may also become a little finer as newly growing hairs often come in coarser for a while. Dr. Nakatsui PREOPERATIVE PHOTOS ================================================================== POSTOPERATIVE PHOTOS =================================================================== Dr. Nakatsui is an elite member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted October 1, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted October 1, 2014 A subtle but very positive outcome. Well done! David - Former Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant I am not a medical professional. All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice. View my Hair Loss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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