FUE combined with forehead reduction surgery. Genius idea, or folly?

[Neurd]

I had a thought about this and began wondering why this isn't common practice. I've seen many saying that combining FUT and FUE is a good approach for maximal coverage, but I haven't seen anything regarding this idea. It seems like it should be a great idea since forehead reduction is pretty cheap relative to a hair transplant and it brings the hairline down, effectively accomplishing the same thing as a transplant for the hairline. Whereas I would guess an FUT actually raises the hairline, or best case is neutral to it. 

 

[1978matt]

Do you mean hairline lowering surgery?

That's no good for most men as thinning would expose the scar.  I suppose FUEs could be put in front if things did receed back, but if that happens you may as well have just used FUEs to lower the hairline.

[Domino]

What if the transplanted grafts don’t grow? Then you are just stuck with  the scar on your forehead. It’s not a risk I think many would take.

[voxman]

Folly.

 

Edited April 27, 2021 by voxman

[Gatsby]

This is what is left behind from hair line strip surgery. I had half a dozen surgeries to remove 'punch grafts' that should never have been performed on an 18 year old 'teenager!' If you think balding is a painful process remember waking up in the mirror to a linear scar running across the top of your forehead is something else altogether!

 

[Gatsby]

On 4/26/2021 at 8:24 AM, Neurd said:

I had a thought about this and began wondering why this isn't common practice. I've seen many saying that combining FUT and FUE is a good approach for maximal coverage, but I haven't seen anything regarding this idea. It seems like it should be a great idea since forehead reduction is pretty cheap relative to a hair transplant and it brings the hairline down, effectively accomplishing the same thing as a transplant for the hairline. Whereas I would guess an FUT actually raises the hairline, or best case is neutral to it. 

 

It's called a brow lift and has no place today in modern cosmetic surgery.

[Melvin- Admin]

I don’t think a hairline reduction is good unless you’re a female born with a naturally high hairline.

[Sean]

I wouldnt recommend a forehead reduction at all on a virgin scalp unless you have ample stabilized hair behind the resection point.  If you lose more hair in future then it defeats the purpose.  
 

now, if you end up being damaged or destroyed by unethical frontal hairline grafting and surgery 2-3 times, like I have, then due to scar tissue, ridging, cobblestoning, etc, you may have to resect that frontal scar tissue out completely.  It will be like a forehead resection to get rid of badly worked and damaged tissue from previous transplant.   Each scenario has its own merits.  Best of luck.

[nicoandgello]

I disagree with people here. To me it looks like a great thing if you have stabilised you hair loss, or when you are very commited to usage of stronger drugs than finasteride.