BHR Clinic - Can You Recognise a Hair Transplant? Keys to Naturalness

[Raphael84]

 

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A natural hairline is really the key to an undetectable transplant.

As we know the hairline frames the face which really brings the facial features into harmony and achieves that aesthetically pleasing improvement that we find appealing to the eye.

So what is a natural hairline?

There is no "one size fits all" and this is seen in many poorly executed hair restoration surgeries today that result in an unnatural appearance, with an inappropriate design that does not correctly take into consideration all of the unique and defining features that differentiate us as individuals.

Hairline design is based on not only the more obvious factors such as extent of loss, potential future loss and strength of donor, but from a more artistic standpoint, influencing considerations are bone structure, facial shape, distance between key facial landmarks. Dr. Bisanga then interprets such details to artistically design the most natural hairline that is unique for each patient.

Following the agreed design, then it is essential to utilise the correct hair follicle for specific areas of the restoration.
An undetectable hairline restoration is achieved by "cherry picking" the naturally finer and soft single hairs generally located around the ears of the patient, and then after placing those initial rows, reinforcing behind with higher groupings, 2s, 3s as the restoration covers more surface area.

Appropriate density is another important factor, striking the balance between creating an illusion whilst preserving the donor as much as possible and respecting native density.
It is very common for patients to request high density, or "dense packing", but far more important is an appropriate density that achieves a natural hairline as opposed to an overly thick manufactured wall of hair rising from the scalp.

The very best results in hair restoration demands high importance on the doctors artistic ability. A restoration could be performed technically very well, but the natural artistic vision is what distinguishes one doctor from another and achieves the most natural hairline.

[Hairy Henderson]

This was a great write-up, thank you.