With the hairline lowering surgery, or forehead reduction surgery, the eyebrows are NOT raised with my technique. I cannot speak for other surgeons who's techniques can raise the eyebrows, but with my technique there is NO chance of that happening. Some people actually would like higher brows. For them it is possible to combine a browlift with the forehead reduction at the same time. That is an additional procedure though.

Hairline lowering surgery is great for patients with a large forehead that is unchanged. Anyone who is actively losing hair is NOT a good candidate for hairline lowering surgery. If your hairline is thinning or receding, you should look into possible medical causes for this. Sometimes hormonal or environmental factors can contribute to hair loss. to learn more about harline lowering surgery, also known as forehead reduction surgery please visit our Hairline Lowering Surgery/ Forehead Reduction Surgery page.

Before deciding on whether a man would be a good candidate for the forehead reduction surgery we have to make sure that he has few if any indicators of male pattern balding. If someone has a stable hairline and no obvious risk of male pattern balding, he might be a good candidate for the forehead reduction surgery. The hairline can usually be lowered by at least 3 cm in a one stage procedure. If someone needs significantly more of a forehead reduction a tissue expander might be necessary.

If the hairline is not that dense (but is still stable) I sometimes recommend having a small amount of hair grafting done at the same time as the forehead reduction to help camouflage the scar even more and thicken the hairline. Grafting can also be used to shape the hairline a bit and make it rounder.

For hair grafting I usually recommend The New Hair Institute who I work with closely. They are honest, fair, and do an exceptional job. During your consultation we will discuss all the options.

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While other surgeons are able to lower the hairline only minimally with a one stage procedure, the technique I use can lower the hairline by at least an inch to potentially over 2 inches in one stage without having to use a tissue expander or balloon. Try to compare apples to apples. Most before and after pictures you will see online from other surgeons for the hairline lowering surgery are of patients who have had a tissue expander. All the before and after photos on our website are of patients who have had a one stage procedure without the use of a tissue expander. This is a huge difference. I firmly believe that for patients who need 2 inches of reduction or less, the one stage procedure should be the surgery of choice. For those patients who need over 2 inches of reduction, a tissue expander should be considered.

Regardless of how "tight" your scalp might be, if you need less than an inch and a half (4 cm) of a hairline reduction, you should NOT need a tissue expander. Although I can never guarantee how much hairline lowering can be performed with the one stage procedure, I have never not been able to lower it by at least an inch and a half when needed.

Having a tissue expander in place is not much fun. It is weeks and weeks of walking around with a balloon under your scalp needing to come into the office 2-3 times a week for expansion. For the last several weeks you are walking around like a cone head. If you do not think one to one and a half inches of hairline lowering will be enough and you do not want to risk trying the one stage procedure, then you should consider the two stage hairline lowering with tissue expander.

The majority of my patients have had consultations with other surgeons who have recommended the tissue expander. We have always been able to get a very nice hairline lowering without it. I have had a few patients where they could have probably used a little bit more of a reduction, but they were still happy with the reduction as well as not having to go through the tissue expansion process.

Coronal browlifts are well known for raising the hairline by actually cutting away a portion of your hair bearing scalp and pulling your forehead back. Unfortunately, a history of a coronal browlift is a contraindication for the forehead reduction surgery as it will put the front of the hairline (the scalp infront of the previous coronal browlift incision) under risk of necrosis and hair loss.

It is possible to perform the forehead reduction surgery after an endoscopic browlift surgery, but NOT after a coronal browlift.

The only option to lower the eyebrows and hairline after a coronal browlift is an endoscopic brow lowering surgery. This can usually lower the eyebrows and can lower the hairline slightly.

Although you will look really good almost right away after forehead reduction surgery, there are 2 limiting factors usually for you to feel totally comfortable sleeking your hair back. The first is the incision healing time that may vary depending on your skin type and the way that you heal. The incision looks great even after 2 weeks, but will get better and better for several weeks after that. For people with more pigment in their skin, there might be a bit more of redness associated with the incision that might last a bit longer.

The second limiting factor is your rate of hair growth. Hair will start to grow through the scar and in front of it slowly helping the hide the incision even more. This step may take a few months, depending on the rate of your hair growth.

On the conservative side, I would say it will take about 2 months for you to feel comfortable sleeking your hair back if you are a good healer with fast hair growth, and could take as long as 5-6 months if you have darker skin with slower hair growth.

It is very rare that I have to use a scalp expander for a forehead reduction surgery or hairline lowering. There are several variables that control how low we can bring your hairline in one stage without an expander. These include how much scalp laxity you might have, how dense your current hairline is, how much laxity you have in your forehead skin, whether you also might benefit from a brow lift, as well as several others.

Even with all these issues, it is still rare that we need to use a scalp expander to get your hairline where it needs to be. It is a pretty safe bet that we can lower your hairline by at least an inch, and sometimes up to 2 inches without an expander.

Hairline lowering surgery or forehead reduction is a relatively pain-free operation with minimal downtime. Feel free to read more about it in our Hairline Lowering Surgery and Forehead Reduction page.

In general, young men are not the ideal candidates for forehead reduction or hairline lowering surgery. This is because in men the natural hairline might recede with age making the scar potentially more visible. It is still possible to perform hairline lowering surgery in men, as long as they know that they might have to have some hair grafting performed in the future, or they can choose to have a small amount of hair grafting performed the same day as their hairline lowering surgery.

Hairline lowering surgery or forehead reduction surgery can be done in several ways. Please read the Forehead reduction surgery and hairline lowering surgery page. for more detailed information.

The one stage hairline lowering procedure can usually reduce the hairline by about an inch to an inch and a half. Before the procedure I will instruct you to perform scalp loosening exercised to make your scalp more mobile and easier to lower.

If your hairline needs to be reduced significantly more than an inch and a half to two inches, a two stage forehead reduction procedure might be an option. For most people, though, a one stage hairline lowering procedure is more than enough.

The one stage hairline lowering surgery, also known as forehead reduction surgery, can lower the hairline by about 1 inch. The incision is made right at the hairline and is virtually undetectable when it heals. Hairs grow back through the incision further helping camouflage the incision.

This procedure works well for people with a relatively dense hairline. If your hairline is thinning, this procedure might still be a good option in conjunction with hair grafting. I work with a hair transplant specialist, so If you fall into this group, a join procedure can be performed by both of us.

If your hairline needs to be lowered significantly more than an inch and a half or two, you might need to have scalp expansion performed to help stretch the scalp out before the actual hairline lowering surgery is performed. I will talk to you about all your options, and we will decide which group you fall into.

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