How to Overcome the Side Effects and Failures of Hair Transplants? Hairline Re-correction and Revision Surgery - Hair Transplant

Many men and women have M-shaped foreheads with receding hairlines on both sides. Those who think it would be good to fill in just the recessed parts of their forehead with hairline correction often end up consulting our clinic for re-correction and revision surgery due to unnatural hairlines after their initial hair transplant.

After a hair transplant, there are 3 main reasons why people decide to undergo revision surgery:

1. Dissatisfaction with Design: Simply filling in the M-shaped areas can make the entire hairline look unnatural, or the forehead may still appear high (with wide side areas).

2. Dissatisfaction with Density: The density at the front may be sparse, causing individuals to still cover their foreheads.

3. Other Dissatisfactions: Transplanted hair growing white, with severe curls, or in an unnatural direction causing discomfort.

1. Dissatisfaction with Design

The fundamental reason for this issue is the failure to consider the overall hairline and various facial elements, focusing only on filling the receded parts with hair transplants. The key to hairline correction starts with the surgeon’s artistic insight and aesthetic sense to find the line that achieves optimal harmony and balance for the face.

Hairline design should consider not only the detailed state of the hairline but also the individual characteristics of related facial structures. Our clinic, which has experience in hairline correction and re-correction for ‘demanding clients’ such as CEOs, professionals, and celebrities, ensures that our plastic surgeons with rich experience in male and female hairline correction take responsibility for consultation, design, and the entire surgical process.

Case of Hairline Revision Surgery for Women at Mo & Line Plastic Surgery Clinic after Hair Transplant at Another Hospital

Results of male hairline correction surgery considering factors such as proportionality with facial structures, and creating a natural line that connects the sides and sideburns, shown at different stages post-surgery (Mo & Line Plastic Surgery Clinic).

2. Dissatisfaction with Density

No matter how sophisticated the hairline design matches facial proportions, hair transplant failure cannot be avoided without a combination of various surgical techniques and expertise. Many people still come to our clinic wearing bangs or wigs due to sparse density in the transplanted area. This issue often arises when the surgery is performed by a surgeon lacking know-how or experience. It is common to receive consultations and designs from an experienced and renowned chief surgeon, but in the actual operating room, the surgery is frequently performed in collaboration with other unknown doctors. It is crucial to thoroughly research these aspects before selecting a clinic.

3. Issues with Indented Scars, Unruly Curly Hair, White Hair, or Hair Growing in an Awkward Direction after Hair Transplant

Many people decide on revision surgery due to the third reason. Compared to problems with hairline design or density, issues such as hair growing in an unruly curly manner, noticeable improper transplant scars at the front hairline, or hair growing in an awkward direction different from one’s natural parting, causing styling difficulties, are common. Some people look into laser hair removal to solve these issues, but this often results in the removal of surrounding fine hair, making the situation more awkward. At our clinic, we address these issues by selectively removing thick transplanted hair, multi-follicular units, or unruly curly hair at the front hairline using the Kobayashi insulated needle.

The appearance of thick multi-follicular units transplanted at the front female hairline (with indented scars): Each thick or awkwardly transplanted hair is removed one by one with the Kobayashi insulated needle, and the revision (revision surgery) is performed at Mo & Line Plastic Surgery Clinic.

A patient who visited Mo & Line Plastic Surgery Clinic for a natural hairline revision after a hair transplant at another hospital resulted in sparse growth of white and thick hairs. Appearance after selective hair removal with an insulated needle (Left: pre-correction, Right: post-correction).

When the surgeon lacks experience and expertise, it is challenging to properly transplant follicles that need to grow as fine or thin hairs at the very front with a small acute angle. This can lead to complications such as indented scars on delicate skin and shock loss of surrounding follicles due to irritation. Despite large-scale follicle transplants, Mo & Line’s expertise has consistently produced satisfactory results.