Hair Transplantation for Female Hairline in Asian Women

Abstract

The overall shape of the hairline and the proper ratio of the forehead to the entire face are important factors for defining a balanced and attractive face. Women with M-shaped hairlines look more masculine, especially in Asians. In addition, women with high hairlines look somewhat masculine and older than their years. For this reason, hair transplantation for female hairline correction is gaining more and more popularity in women.

Hair transplantation for female hairline correction can be classified by purpose into four types: the correction of an M-shaped hairline, hairline lowering, forehead width reduction, and sideburn augmentation. Since women with an M-shaped hairline are perceived to impart a masculine image especially in Asia, the correction of an M-shaped hairline is the most popular indication among Asian women.

With respect to the shape of the hairline, the oval type is preferred as the ideal female hairline especially in Asia. Meanwhile, the top of the vertical one third of the face or 5.5–6 cm from the midpoint between the eyebrows is generally considered as the appropriate height for the new frontal hairline. Importantly, the temporal peak should also be reconstructed in Asian women with a wide or round face.

The use of fine hairs is also critically important to reconstructing a natural-looking female hairline. Additionally, the novel technique using a hair removal laser is a simple yet an effective way to create fine hairs at the hairline subsequent to the hair transplantation for female hairline correction in Asians with thick donor hairs.