J Cosmet Med.  2022 Dec;6(2):110-112. 10.25056/JCM.2022.6.2.110.

Hairline lowering surgery: how we do it

• Hong TU
• Oh J
• Choi JY

• KMID: 2561146
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.25056/JCM.2022.6.2.110

Abstract

Hairline-lowering procedures are popular among patients with disproportionately large foreheads because a shorter forehead with a lower hairline is considered more esthetically pleasing. A high hairline is a source of self-consciousness that cannot be overcome by camouflaging hairstyles. Although hair grafting is more familiar to patients, hairline-lowering surgery may be a preferable approach to lower the overly high hairline, whereby an average of 2 cm of lowering can be achieved, equivalent to transplanting as many as 3,000 grafts. Here, we present a case of a high hairline or large forehead in a 46-year-old female who underwent hairline-lowering surgery with bone-tunneling suture fixation. The patients and surgeons were satisfied with the overall surgical results.

Keyword

cosmetics; forehead; hair; surgical procedures