Considering a Hair Transplant To Lower a High Hairline

I had a brow lift that left me with a high hairline and some bald spots. I would like to have my hairline lowered about 1/4 inch. I am thinking of a hair transplant. Would this work and would it cause any more bald spots? I am wondering since they would have to take donor hairs there would be bald spots there where the hair was removed. I don’t know of any doctors in Alabama that can give me what I am looking for.
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Hair transplantation is an effective way for lowering an overly high hairline, whether due to genetics or prior plastic surgery. At the same time, hair grafts can be placed to fill in patchiness and areas of thinning. With the donor hairs obtained from the flexible back of the scalp, stitches are placed to close the donor site, leaving a fine line barely if at all perceptible linear scar that even your hair dresser should have difficulty locating.

One nice feature of the hair transplant procedure is that it can easily be performed on patients from out-of-town. Typically patients are able to return back home, whether by plane or car, as soon as the very next day, and with the use of absorbable sutures, no long term follow up care is required. Personally, in my practice, over 70% of my patients fly in from out of town for their procedure.

Jeffrey S. Epstein, MD, FACS
Member, International Alliance Of Hair Restoration Surgeons
Member, American Hair Loss Association
Miami and NYC
Foundation for Hair Restoration
Womens Center for Hair Loss

Jeffrey S. Epstein, MD Dr. Epstein is considered one of the country's leading experts in hair restoration surgery by the plastic surgery community. A board certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Epstein has been specializing in hair transplantation since 1993. Widely published in the plastic surgery, dermatology, and hair transplant fields, Dr. Epstein is also a Voluntary Professor at the University of Miami. In addition, not a month goes by that he is not quoted by the media or press for his expertise in this field. More importantly, amongst his peers he is considered an expert in follicular unit grafting, reparative hair transplants, and hair restoration for women. Some of Dr. Epstein's publications include "Hair Transplantation for Men with Advanced Degrees of Hair Loss" currently in press in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery; "Hair Transplantation in Women: The Management of Female Pattern Hair Loss and the Repair of Scarring From Prior Plastic Surgery" currently in press in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; and, "Revision Hair Transplantation: The Repair of Prior Unsatisfactory Results" in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Epstein is a member of the International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons and recommended by the American Hair Loss Association. Visit Dr. Epstein's Website: www.foundhair.com

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