Hairline Lowering Procedure or Hair Transplants?

Dear Dr Rassman
I am 23 years old and started receding 5 years ago. Being a med student, I had heard of propecia, and started taking it 3 and a half years ago, my doctor also sugested I use minoxidil.

Thankfully, I re-grew a bit of hair, and I have stopped the hair loss. I am quite certain that I am no longer receding, and my hairloss is not substantial. I have naturally had a high hairline, and it bothers me alot, and I was wondering if in my situation, a Hairline Lowering Procedure would be better than a transplant. May I send you some pictures? Thank you for your advice and trouble!

Women with a high forehead sometimes seek hairline lowering procedures. We have had experience doing these procedures, but it is a more extensive and involved surgery, a sort of reversed brow lift surgery. Hair transplants are also used to lower the hairline and the results are just as comparable. There are obvious pros and cons to both procedures and its utility is patient specific. The actual hairline lowering procedure is virtually instantaneous, not having to wait out the normal transplant growth cycle.

For men, hairline lowering is generally not a good idea because of the balding risk that is as high as 40% of the male population. Lowering the hairline and then losing hair again (men with frontal balding) does not do much to permanently solve the problem. You can certainly send your pictures and I would be happy to review them.

Note: The above photo of Tyra Banks is for illustrative purposes only. I do not wish to imply that Ms. Banks had any procedure to her hairline. I also would like to note that she is quite beautiful and that would apply to her wherever her hairline was.