Category: Hairlines

Posted on

The Corners of My Hairline Are Receding – Is It Maturation? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hi. I’m a 20 year old male, soon to be 21. My hairline was fairly straight if I remember correctly, but now I’m taking notice of recessions on the sides of the hairline. The middle part that has not receded is pretty large. What are my odds of this being only hairline maturation? Thanks for your time.

Block Quote

It could be just a mature hairline developing, but I have no way to know that just based on your description. You’ll have to just keep looking at it over time (but try not to obsess about it). You can compare it to the mature hairline photos in this post. If you visited me or another doctor in this field, you’d likely get some help defining the problem you see.

Posted on

Hair Loss InformationBaby Hairlines – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Why is it that when a baby’s hair is growing in, it starts with the pattern of the receding hairline? Thinner on top with a forelock and nothing at the temples?

On another note…is the hair at the temples and crown slightly thinner in even non balding people? I notice that women and children also seem to have lighter/thinner looking hair at the temples.

Block Quote

I just had my first grandchild on May 1st, and she was born with a Norwood class 4A balding pattern… so of course, the jokes ran around that we were going to transplant the new addition to our family. The proud daddy laughed and laughed. Over the course of 4 weeks, the hair loss pattern got better and now she almost has a full head of hair. I don’t have an explanation as to why some babies are born with less hair that quickly grows in, but it’s not uncommon. Some of my own kids were born with a gorilla look (hair-wise) instead of the class 4A pattern on my granddaughter. Don’t focus too much, as things in the hair side change rapidly in babies.

With regard to your second unrelated question, I don’t really see much of a difference around differing parts of the scalp, but hair in the very frontal hairline and the neck is often finer.

Posted on

Small Hairs at the Maturing Hairline – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Dear Dr Rassman,
I’m confused! In this previous post (Receding Hairline Corners — Is It Just a Mature Hairline? ) you say that the person in the images now has a ‘mature’ hair line. But when he is holding his hair back I can clearly see a lot of smaller (miniaturised) looking hairs hanging down.

How can this be maturing? I thought you said in another post that generally you don’t see smaller hairs like this at the leading edge of the hair line unless it is maturing?

Block Quote

In the transition from a juvenile hairline to a mature hairline (like mine), the leading edge often has small vellus hairs in greater quantities than further back.

In a transplanted hairline, the leading edge has very few vellus hairs that makes for a hairline with few softer hairs. In men with coarse hair, I place more single hairs in the frontal edge to try to make up for the missing vellus hairs as this could become detectable on close examination in men who have coarse hair. When I do a hair transplant on a coarse haired man, to adjust for this, I place more one-hair grafts in the frontal transition zone and break it up more that I would normally for a man that has medium or finer hair.

Posted on

Actor Andrew Lincoln’s Hairline? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Andrew LincolnHow would you classify Andrew Lincoln’s hairline?

Some photos — Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3

Block Quote

Andrew Lincoln, probably best known for his role in The Walking Dead, has a hairline that looks very straight (possibly due to styling or Hollywood “magic”) in some photos, but in other photos his hairline looks like it could be a Norwood class 2 or 3. Your guess is as good as mine without seeing his hair wet or up close.

Posted on

Maturing Hairline and a Widow’s Peak – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I have never had a perfectly straight hairline and I have always had a widows peak. I recently noticed that my temples have receded just over an inch and it makes my widows peak more pronounced. I don’t appear to have any miniaturization beyond my hairline. Could it be that I have a mature hairline but the corners are set back more due to the fact I’ve always had a widows peak?

Block Quote

It might just be a mature hairline, but based on your description alone if you have recession in the corners it sounds like you may be developing a Norwood 3 hair loss pattern. That would make your widow’s peak appear more pronounced.

Posted on

Would You Restore a Mature Hairline to a Juvenile One? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Greetings, Doctor. I’d like to ask a couple of questions if I may!

How unique can hairlines be, in your experience? Can the hairline position at a young age predict hair loss?

How do you feel about restoring a juvenile hairline, if the person that comes to you has a perfectly fine mature hairline?

I’m asking this because most of the pictures from the hair transplants I’d seen on your website and others have had people’s hairlines restored to a ‘mature hairline’ and not a juvenile one. Am I wrong?

Thank you very much for taking the time to answer!

Block Quote

ReaganMany men into their 30s have juvenile hairline. For example, Ronald Reagan had one for his entire life (see photo at right)… and he was well past 35 years old at the time he died.

If a man developed a mature hairline and had no signs of balding (with good measurements), I might restore the juvenile hairline if I thought the patient was mature and level-headed. I have rarely restored the juvenile hairline, but I have repaired some that have had erosion and an incomplete migration to the mature hairline.

Posted on

Pro Hockey Player Dion Phaneuf’s Hair Loss? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hi doctor Rassman, can you please tell me what norwood class pattern this is? This guy is a pro hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5

in your opinion do you think this is just a mature hairline? do you think he should take propecia or not?

Block Quote

Based on the photos, he appears to have an advanced Norwood class 3 pattern of balding. It is hard to see if his central hairline is impacted as well.

Posted on

Patient Results – A New Hairline in 2926 Grafts (with Photos) – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Here’s an awesome hair transplant result I want to share. This patient had one procedure of 2926 grafts, with the photos taken just under a year after his surgery.

He said that almost no one noticed the hair growth, but family members and friends that he hadn’t seen for a while did detect a change in appearance. Some people thought he lost weight, some thought he had a face lift, but a few did notice that he had hair that was not there the last time they saw him. He isn’t shy, so he’s allowed me to post his photos and I am appreciative that he agreed to share this remarkable change.

Click the photos to enlarge.

After (1 procedure of 2926 grafts):

 

Before:

 

Posted on

I Hate My Widow’s Peak! – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I have a widow peak much similar to actor Colin Farrell (as can be seen here). Since my hairline has receded a lot already the widow peak makes my receding hairline a lot more noticeable. And personally, I have never liked it either.

How can I get this removed for good? I was considering electrolysis but I am not 100% sure whether it is really safe?! I was also thinking if FUE could be used to move this hair over to cover some of my receding hairline?! However, I reckon there would be some scars left?!

Block Quote

You can easily remove the widows peak with electrolysis or laser hair removal. It is safe, but be careful what you wish for.

I had a patient who had successfully removed his widow’s peak, only to regret his decision several years later. He became my patient when he came in to have a hair transplant to re-add the peak.