Doctors Suggesting an Aggressive Approach to the Corners of the Hairline

Hi Dr. Rassman,

my husband has thinning hair on two of his front corners of his head Norwood 2-3. And he went to a doctor for a consultation about the problem, they suggest dense packing the two corners. However my husband doesn’t want to have the corners densely packed in case the rest of his hair in the center thins out in the future, which will look odd (Having two thick corners and a thinned out center). He feels this approach is too aggressive and wants a little more hair there just enough so it doesn’t look like it is receding. Is this a realistic approach to restoring the two corners? Do doctors normally make special request such as this?

Regards

I can’t say much about this particular case, as I don’t know enough about it (the level of miniaturization throughout the scalp, the age of your husband, etc). Generally speaking, as a surgeon I don’t dictate what hair restoration design should be done on someone. I listen to the patient first, and then build a plan that makes sense for both the patient and the doctor. It’s a back and forth process so that everyone is happy with the outcome.

It sounds like the doctor your husband met with wants to dictate what he needs and I would personally run for the hills… or at the very least, get another opinion. The results of this surgery will last a lifetime, so your husband is smart to be cautious.