Fig. 1
Hairline recession
The temples move back first, often forming an M shape. Common from the late twenties.
Usually the most predictable area to restore, provided the donor area is healthy.
Your hair
Know your pattern before you choose a plan.
Hair loss is rarely random. Understanding where and how quickly it is changing is the first useful step.
Many of our clients first heard it from their barber: the temples are moving, the crown is lighter. For textured, coily hair, thinning can stay hidden for longer, then seem to appear quickly.
The donor area at the back and sides is what makes restoration possible. Its density and size set the limit on what can be moved, now and in the future.
Understanding hair loss
Four patterns, many variations.
Most men recognise themselves in one of these. What is realistic depends less on the pattern than on four things: the donor area, your age, how quickly loss is progressing, and the density you have now.
Fig. 2
Crown thinning
A thinning circle at the top back of the head, often noticed in photographs before the mirror.
The crown takes more grafts for visible coverage and is often addressed in stages.
Fig. 3
Diffuse thinning
Overall loss of density across the top rather than one clear area.
Needs careful assessment. Medical therapy is sometimes advised before or alongside surgery.
Fig. 4
Advanced loss
Hairline, mid-scalp and crown have joined into one larger area.
Coverage priorities matter here: frame the face first, then build where the donor allows.
1Donor area
2Age
3Progression
4Current density
For women
Looking for guidance on thinning edges, traction, a widening part or eyebrow fill-ins? Women's hair loss often has different causes and needs its own reading.
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