Nomenclature Proposal for the Zones and Landmarks of the Balding Scalp

Abstract

It is hoped that a universal nomenclature system for the scalp will facilitate communication between hair surgeons, other medical specialties, nonsurgical hair replacement personnel, and hair stylists.

A proposed system for redefining of the zones of the scalp

“…We propose a redefining of the zones of the scalp using a nomenclature adapted from Beehner's 2001 paper on scalp landmarks, with input from a 2015 paper by Chopra et al . [ 4 5 ] The redefined zones are expressed pictorially in Figure 1 . Using these papers, the areas of the scalp can be defined as:…”