What is scalp reduction and how is it different from hair transplantation?
Scalp reduction is a once popular procedure that has been abandoned by essentially all hair restoration surgeons. In scalp reduction, the bald area is surgically excised and the adjacent areas of hair-bearing skin are brought together. Scalp reductions do not correct frontal hair loss. Hair transplants must be used if frontal hairlines are to be created or restored. Their biggest disadvantage is that the scar is somewhat unpredictable.
