title: Hairline design and placement.
abstract: A simple, straight forward, almost mechanical method of drawing the hairline is presented. It is amazing to see how this method, when followed closely, consistently produces a natural, aesthetically pleasing result on all sizes and shapes of heads. It is recognized by the authors that there are a lot of individual variations among hair transplant surgeons and most will be very attractive and quite natural. However, we believe that the following description will provide a good starting point in designing hairlines, and if the basic points are followed, unnatural hairlines will be avoided.
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.
authors.forename: O T
authors.initials: OT
authors.lastname: Norwood
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000601:surgery*; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery*