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J Cosmet Med 2022; 6(2): 110-112
Published online December 31, 2022
Hairline lowering surgery: how we do it
Tae Ui Hong 
, MD, Jeonghyun Oh , MD, PhD, Ji Yun Choi , MD, PhD
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Rep. of Korea
Correspondence to :
Ji Yun Choi
E-mail: happyent@naver.com
© Korean Society of Korean Cosmetic Surgery & Medicine
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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.
Keywords: cosmetics, forehead, hair, surgical procedures
Fig. 1.Peritrichial trichophytic incision was performed in a zig-zag manner, ending in a temporal recession on both sides of the head.
- Jung JH, Rah DK, Yun IS. Classification of the female hairline and refined hairline correction techniques for Asian women. Dermatol Surg 2011;37:495-500.
- Zhao Q, Zhou R, Zhang X, Sun H, Lu X, Xia D, et al. Morphological quantitative criteria and aesthetic evaluation of eight female Han face types. Aesthetic Plast Surg 2013;37:445-53.
- Crowley JS, Kream E, Fabi S, Cohen SR. Facial rejuvenation with fat grafting and fillers. Aesthet Surg J 2021;41(Suppl 1):S31-8.
- Epstein J, Epstein GK. Hairline-lowering surgery. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2020;28:197-203.
- Nimatu J 3rd. Post-trichial trichophytic incision in subcutaneous brow and forehead lift. Am J Cosmet Surg 2008;25:110-1.
- Min JH, Jung BK, Roh TS, Kang YW, Oh DS, Lee DE, et al. Hairline lowering surgery with bone tunneling suture fixation: effectiveness and safety in 91 patients. Aesthet Surg J 2019;39:NP97-105.
- Vila PM, Somani SN, Wafford QE, Sidle DM. Forehead reduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med 2022;24:34-40.
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How We Do It
J Cosmet Med 2022; 6(2): 110-112
Published online December 31, 2022 https://doi.org/10.25056/JCM.2022.6.2.110
Copyright © Korean Society of Korean Cosmetic Surgery & Medicine.
Hairline lowering surgery: how we do it
Tae Ui Hong , MD, Jeonghyun Oh , MD, PhD, Ji Yun Choi , MD, PhD
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Rep. of Korea
Correspondence to:Ji Yun Choi
E-mail: happyent@naver.com
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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.
Keywords: cosmetics, forehead, hair, surgical procedures
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- Jung JH, Rah DK, Yun IS. Classification of the female hairline and refined hairline correction techniques for Asian women. Dermatol Surg 2011;37:495-500.
- Zhao Q, Zhou R, Zhang X, Sun H, Lu X, Xia D, et al. Morphological quantitative criteria and aesthetic evaluation of eight female Han face types. Aesthetic Plast Surg 2013;37:445-53.
- Crowley JS, Kream E, Fabi S, Cohen SR. Facial rejuvenation with fat grafting and fillers. Aesthet Surg J 2021;41(Suppl 1):S31-8.
- Epstein J, Epstein GK. Hairline-lowering surgery. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2020;28:197-203.
- Nimatu J 3rd. Post-trichial trichophytic incision in subcutaneous brow and forehead lift. Am J Cosmet Surg 2008;25:110-1.
- Min JH, Jung BK, Roh TS, Kang YW, Oh DS, Lee DE, et al. Hairline lowering surgery with bone tunneling suture fixation: effectiveness and safety in 91 patients. Aesthet Surg J 2019;39:NP97-105.
- Vila PM, Somani SN, Wafford QE, Sidle DM. Forehead reduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med 2022;24:34-40.
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