How do you know how low your hairline should be?

[Michelle33]

I've been reading a lot of posts regarding hairline advancement, and I see that a lot of women here also opt to have hair transplants after this procedure to disguize the hairline incision (which is what I would like to do as well). So how does one determine where one's final hairline position should be? When the surgeon lowers it, is it just brought to some arbitrary position that he feels looks good? And then when having the hair transplants/micrografts, surely that lowers it ever more? How do you ensure that the final result will be where your hairline "should" be? How is this determined?

Michelle

[Evolving Beauty]

Intuition/Common sense just as putting salt in food. 

[Nicolette]

I've been reading a lot of posts regarding hairline advancement, and I see that a lot of women here also opt to have hair transplants after this procedure to disgues the hairline incision (which is what I would like to do as well). So how does one determine where one's final hairline position should be? When the surgeon lowers it, is it just brought to some arbitrary position that he feels looks good? And then when having the hair transplants/micrografts, surely that lowers it ever more? How do you ensure that the final result will be where your hairline "should" be? How is this determined?

Michelle

Apparently, I've read, it's just above your highest wrinkle/crease when you wrinkle your forehead.

[Michelle33]

Apparently, I've read, it's just above your highest wrinkle/crease when you wrinkle your forehead.

Interesting! Thank you.

[Michelle33]

Intuition/Common sense just as putting salt in food. 

I'm not sure why the sarcarsm, as I'm asking a legitimate question. And I wouldn't really compare major surgical alterations to one's face to salting food. Thanks anyway, though.

[VickyMI]

Five fingers

[Michelle33]

Five fingers

That's where mine is now:/ But it's definitely too high. I must have huge fingers lol.

[Natalia]

If I am not mistaken, the distance from the eyebrows to the hairline is about 5cm for women and 7cm for men.

Also, men have a hairline resembling a "M" shape because the hairline recede on the corners, while women have an "inverted U" shape.

[Michelle33]

All of the different responses are very interesting.

Natalia: I measured mine from the top of my eyebrows to my hairline and it's...exactly 7 cm! But my hairline shape isn't quite an M, although it does recede at the corners. It's more of an inverted U with square corners, if that makes sense; it doesnt dip down in the middle form an M shape. So I'm surmising I should should for 5 cm when it's all said and done.

Can doctors advance hairlines as much as 2 cm? I'm guessing I'll have to talk to my doctor about advancing it a little less, because I will need a little room for the micrografts.

For those that have had them, how much space does it usually take to cover a hairline advancement scar. If the doctor can advance my scalp at least 1-1.5 cm, is .5-1 cm enough room to fill with micrografts?

Thanks!