A Method for Evaluating and Treating the Temporal Peak Region in Patients with Male Pattern Baldness

Abstract

When evaluating patients for hair restoration surgery, it should be a common practice to evaluate the temporal peak regions and the areas immediately posterior to them. These areas should be appropriately treated so that the frontal hair restoration coordinates with that of the temporal peak. The further anterior one comes with the hairline, the more anterior must come with the temporal peak restoration and vice-versa.

Ahmad's NPRT system: A practical innovation for documenting male pattern baldness

“…[ 14 ] Similarly, temporal points have also been classified by Brandy and Mayer and Perez-Meza, but these have not been able to get incorporated in the Norwood scale. [ 15 16 ] The various differences in the hair loss pattern, not relating to a specific pattern in Norwood scale, are termed ‘non-specific’ patterns and these non-specific patterns need a classification system.…”