Forehead Reduction Surgery Before and After Photos

Before and just one week after hairline lowering/forehead reduction surgery

21 year old born with a high hairline. She desired the maximum amount of forehead reduction, which in this case Dr. Epstein was able to achieve over 1 1/2 inches of advancement.

Before and immediately after hairline lowering/forehead reduction surgery

This 42 year old man, born with a high hairline and having no hair loss- nor any family history of hair loss- underwent hairline lowering surgery for immediate results.

Before and one week after hairline lowering/forehead reduction surgery.

29 yo desired a lower hairline, achieved with unsurpassed density with the hairline lowering surgery where 2.5 cm- or over one inch- of advancement was achieved.

Here the scalp is being firmly pushed forward by as far as it can go, showing fairly good to very good scalp laxity, which will permit, after some additional surgical steps to further loosen the scalp, allow the hairline to be brought forward and down by approximately 3cm (from 10 down to 7cm above the nose), providing a nice aesthetic improvement.

Before and after surgical hairline advancement/forehead reduction surgery
28 year old female of African ethnicity, 4 months after hairline lowering surgery. She had good but not excellent laxity, sufficient for advancing the hairline by 2.5cms. The incision was designed in a trichophytic fashion to have the hairs grow through the fine line hairline incision scar.

Before and one week after surgical hairline advancement / hairline lowering surgery
In this case, the hairline was able to be lowered by 27mm, with a fuller appearance also able to be achieved.

As an alternative to hair transplantation, this Black male in his late 30s underwent a surgical hairline advancement (SHA) that brought forth his hairline a full 1 ½ inch, or more than 35mm. This procedure in men requires a stable hairline and loose flexible scalp, and can provide a more dense hairline than what can typically be achieved with hair grafting.

Before and after surgical hairline advancement, permitting virtual instantaneous lowering of the hairline with a single procedure.

27 year old before and six months after hairline lowering/forehead reduction surgery. In this patient, a full inch of lowering of the hairline was achieved. At six months, there is virtually no perceptible hairline scar.