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Hair problem
A forehead that looks higher may be just the normal maturing of the hairline, or the start of a recession that deserves assessment. The difference is not always visible in the mirror. Here we explain how to tell them apart, how to monitor the progression and what the clinic can offer.
Reviewed by Dr Michelle Campagnoli, clinical director
How to recognise it
Here we are not talking only about the corners: it is the front hairline, from one end to the other, that seems to have risen. These signs can help you understand what is going on.
Tick what you recognise
Tick the signs you recognise in your case. This is not a diagnosis, it is only meant to give you an idea.
You recognise some of these signs. It may be a normal maturing of the hairline or it may have another cause. Only a medical assessment can say for sure.
Several signs match a recession of the front hairline. Getting assessed early gives you more room to choose. Only a medical assessment can confirm it.
Book an assessment consultationIf, besides your forehead rising, you notice loss of eyebrows, shiny or scar-like skin at the front of the scalp, or burning and itching, book a consultation. These are signs that are best assessed early.
Front hairline. The doctor checks whether the whole line has risen and whether the hairs near it are finer.
Skin at the front. The doctor checks whether the scalp looks normal, or whether it is shiny, smooth or marked.
Temples and eyebrows. The doctor compares the corners with the centre and checks whether the eyebrows have also thinned.
Why it happens
It is almost never just one thing. Choose a cause to see what makes it worse and what helps.
The follicles at the front may be sensitive to certain hormones and gradually shrink, and the hairline slowly rises. In men it usually starts at the corners and the top; in women the hairline may hold for longer.
Letting years go by without an assessment while the follicle keeps shrinking.
Getting assessed early, because it is easier to monitor and halt than to recover.
Very tight ponytails, braids, extensions and top knots pull on the roots at the front. Over the years, the hairline may recede in that area.
Keeping the same taut hairstyle every day for years.
Letting the hair down often and varying the position of hairstyles.
Harsh chemical products and intense heat close to the root can weaken the hair and the scalp at the front, and make the hairline thinner.
Applying chemicals and heat very close to the root, frequently.
Spacing out treatments and protecting the front hairline.
Changes such as the menopause can alter the hair at the front. The doctor may request hormonal blood tests when they are useful to understand the overall picture.
Putting it all down to age and not investigating a hormonal change.
Understanding, with the doctor, whether there is a hormonal cause to monitor.
In some women, especially after the menopause, there is an alopecia that affects the front hairline and may come with loss of eyebrows or shiny, scar-like skin. It is uncommon and calls for early assessment.
Waiting to see when the hairline rises quickly and the skin at the front changes.
Booking a consultation early, so the doctor can examine you and propose appropriate follow-up.
Normal or to be assessed
In young adults, the hairline may rise a little and then stabilise. These signs help distinguish that maturing from a recession that deserves a consultation.
What it looks like. The line rises a little, especially in late adolescence or early adulthood, and the hairs near it keep their thickness.
How it progresses. It stabilises and, after a year or two, photographs show practically the same thing.
What the clinic does. The doctor examines you, explains what is normal and gives a reference point to monitor.
Reassurance. Often it is enough to confirm that there are no signs of recession.
What it looks like. The line keeps rising over months or years, with finer, shorter hairs near it.
Warning. Loss of eyebrows, shiny or scar-like skin at the front, burning or itching call for early assessment.
What the clinic does. The doctor looks for the cause, from androgenetic alopecia and traction to other forms of frontal alopecia.
Tell us at the consultation. Since when you noticed, what has changed in your hairstyles and products, and whether there are cases in the family.
Does your forehead seem to be getting bigger? Book an assessment consultation, so the doctor can work out whether it is normal maturing or a recession and what can be done.
Book an assessment consultationWhat the clinic can do
The front hairline calls for patience and follow-up. The plan is always designed for you, after the doctor has seen your case. These are the treatments the doctor may propose.
Regeneration
Vitamins, amino acids, minerals and hyaluronic acid, to nourish the scalp and support finer hair.
Suitable when
the hairs near the hairline are finer and the doctor considers scalp nourishment appropriate.
Find out more→
Regeneration
Platelet-rich plasma, obtained from your own blood, to stimulate the follicle. The doctor first assesses whether it is appropriate.
Suitable when
the front hairline is weakened and the doctor considers follicle stimulation appropriate.
Find out more→
Advanced regeneration
Regenerative solution to support follicle repair and improve hair thickness.
Suitable when
the doctor considers it useful to reinforce the plan with a regenerating active ingredient at the front.
Find out more→What about oral therapy and other medical options? When there is a cause to treat, or the recession needs more than local care, the doctor explains the options and chooses them after the assessment and, if useful, blood tests. Results are gradual and vary from person to person.
What the journey looks like
No treatment starts without an assessment consultation with the doctor. This is how it works.
The doctor asks since when your forehead has looked bigger, which hairstyles and products you use, whether there are cases in the family, and examines the front hairline, the eyebrows and the skin at the front.
The doctor records the hairline with photographs and measurements, so it can be compared over time, and requests blood tests when they find them useful.
Combines the treatments that make sense with home care and changes in hairstyles, always adapted to your case.
We measure and photograph again after a few months and adjust the plan, because the front hairline needs follow-up.
Day to day
Monitoring the hairline and sparing the roots at the front matters a lot, alongside the doctor's plan. These are the habits that count most.
The golden rule
A photograph always taken in the same conditions is the best way to know whether the hairline is holding still or rising. It helps you decide without anxiety and show the doctor what has changed.
In the mirror, memory deceives.
In practice: every 3 months, with your hair combed back, in the same light and at the same distance.
A number is more reliable than an impression.
In practice: use a ruler to measure the distance between your eyebrow and the start of the hair, and write it down.
The roots at the front need a rest.
In practice: alternate hairstyles and leave your hair down whenever you can.
Results depend on persistence.
In practice: follow the agreed plan and attend the reviews.
Pulling at the front weakens the root.
In practice: avoid ponytails, braids and extensions that are taut every day.
Straightening, bleaching and heat near the front can weaken the hair.
In practice: space out treatments and keep heat away from the front hairline.
Trying several products may irritate the skin at the front and delay the consultation.
In practice: talk to the doctor before starting products or supplements.
Loss of eyebrows or shiny skin at the front do not usually go away on their own.
In practice: if you notice them, book a consultation without waiting.
Who will look after you
At Luxmed, the first step is always an assessment consultation with Dra. Michelle Campagnoli. She works out whether the hairline is receding, requests blood tests if useful and designs the plan with you.
Hair medicine
How to tell the maturing of the hairline from a recession.
Read the article →
Hair medicine
Photographs and measurements to monitor the progression over time.
Read the article →
Hair medicine
When pulling on the root every day can make the hairline recede.
Read the article →Other hair problems
Book a consultation
Choose how you prefer to get in touch. We will arrange the assessment consultation with Dr Michelle Campagnoli.
New Life Miraflores, Algés · Office Center, R. Santa Teresa do Menino Jesus n.º 6, 9.º C, 1495-048
Your details are used only for this contact. Any treatment depends on a prior medical assessment.
It may be normal maturing of the hairline, androgenetic alopecia, traction from hairstyles or another cause. Only a medical assessment, with photographs and measurements, helps work out which.
Compare identical photographs, taken months apart, and measure the distance between your eyebrow and the start of the hair. If it increases, it is worth booking a consultation.
A small recession in late adolescence or early adulthood is usually normal and stabilises. If the line keeps rising, it is worth getting assessed.
Yes. It may be due to traction, hair treatments, hormones or, more rarely, a frontal alopecia. The doctor assesses the overall picture.
There are often cases in the family, but it is not a given. Traction and other habits also count, so the assessment helps you understand your case.
It depends on the cause and on how early you start. The aim is usually to halt the progression and improve the thickness of the hair, and the doctor explains what is realistic for you.
Depending on the case: NCTF hair treatment, hair PRP, hair exosomes and oral therapy or other options chosen by the doctor. None is decided before the consultation.
It is a sign that is best assessed early, because it may be linked to a rare form of frontal alopecia. There are options for follow-up, so book a consultation without alarm.
Results are gradual and usually become noticeable after a few months of regular treatment. The doctor explains what to expect in your case.
When you notice that the line keeps rising, the hairs at the front are finer, or you see signs such as loss of eyebrows or shiny skin. Bringing old photographs helps.
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The assistant does not give diagnoses or replace a consultation. The plan and cost of any treatment are set at the medical assessment.