Q: Can the crown be transplanted first instead of frontal area? Why is the crown the last choice? Any reasons behind it?
A: The crown can be transplanted first in patients who have very good donor reserves (i.e., high density and good scalp laxity). Otherwise, after a hair restoration procedure to the crown you may not be left with enough hair to complete the front and top if those areas were to bald.
Cosmetically, the front and top are much more important to restore than the back. A careful examination by a trained hair restoration surgeon can tell how much donor hair there is available for a hair transplant.
For more information on this topic, see my publication on surgical planning of hair transplants, “Follicular Transplantation: Patient Evaluation and Surgical Planning.”
Topic: Crown (Vertex)Tags: Cosmetic Benefit / Crown / Donor Hair / Donor Hair Density / Follicular Transplantation: Patient Evaluation and Surgical Planning / Front of Scalp / Hair Restoration / Hair Restoration Surgeon / Hair Transplants / Scalp Laxity
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 12:33 pm
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