My Hair Loss Is Fairly Stable but I Don’t Like My Hairline

Hi Doctor,
I have written to you before about my hairline; I was about to make my TV debut a year ago and was a little freaked out about my hair. My hairline started maturing when I was about 15 and at age 17 all recession stopped. I had some hairs along the edge and corners of the hairline that I suspected I would lose one day. About 2yrs ago I noticed some slight changes as those hairs did miniturize. I am now 38yrs old and I decided to see Dr. Bernstein in New York a couple of weeks ago. Most people laugh when I tell them I am worried about my hair. It is full and thick, and I wear it longer as I always did. Dr. Bernstein said I was on my way to a norwood 3, but I still had a great hairline. He put me on finasteride, and rogaine. He did not map my scalp for miniturization, and said he would not suggest surgery at this time. So I guess I am a norwood 2/3. My hairline looks very much like Johnny Depp’s or Robert De Niro’s. The thing is; I don’t like the way my hairline looks. My hair is almost black, and my skin is very fare which accentuates the hairline. If I decided to get a TP, I wouldn’t need alot of grafts, but it would give me more confidence. Any suggestions?

At 38 years old with a stable hairline and no significant miniaturization, a cosmetic lowering of the hairline starts a process that could impact you as you get older and possibly lose hair. If you want a hair transplant to lower a non-balding look, then that decision will be in the hands of you and an honorable surgeon who will not do harm to you if he transplants you. I have seen some doctors go overboard in people like you, put in 3000-4000 grafts, make a lot of money off of you and do you no good in the long run.

I know Dr. Bernstein and if he believes that you are not balding, you can always go back and ask him to consider this as a cosmetic approach to a hairline you don’t like and see what he says.