Can A Skull Implant and a Frontal Hairline Advancement Be Done At The Same Time?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I feel that the back part of my head is very flat, and that’s why I wear long hair. I don’t know if it will be noticeable in the photos I’m sending you. I also have some receding hairlines or a slightly large forehead. I wanted to know if I could later undergo a hair transplant or a forehead reduction, or if I could do both surgeries together in one operation. I hope you can help me

A: Because skull augmentation (custom back of the head) ‘steals’ scalp to accommodate for the implant a forehead reduction by frontal hairline advancement can not be done at the same ome or any time thereafter. The skull implant however does not preclude from doing a hair transplant later.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon