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Like many of us, I enjoy speculating on celebrity hair.
Many people are not familiar with the Fleming/Mayer Flap procedure, but it is a good option (although major surgery) to create a strong hairline as long as the preserved "horseshoe" is strong.
It generally allows a much denser and thicker hairline than can be attained through transplants, unless there is diffuse thinning.
Here are diagrams of the process:
Here is an example of a fairly good outcome:
The only flaw is the scarring along the hairline, which varies from person to person, but could be camouflaged with transplants if desired afterward.
Here are three celebrities I think may have had this.
1) Sylvester Stallone
Note the white line along the hairline - this is a common scar pattern with Fleming/Mayer flaps.
An alternative explanation would be to claim it's a "hairpiece", but despite hi res photos and many articles speculating on his hair, he's never been seen to be wearing lace that I'm aware of. If anyone has a pic that proves this wrong, I'm curious to see.
He must have also had a good response to hair meds because the density is pretty good all over. But there is no other good explanation for his hairline density and contour after the balding he previously suffered.
2) Stan Lee
I think it goes without saying this is neither a natural hairline, nor one any transplant surgeon would intentionally create. But a Fleming/Mayer flap could explain the high density, abruptness, and atypical contour of his hairline well, as its shape may have been defined by the way they could best "cut" the flap.
3) Donald Trump
It is well known Trump has had multiple hair procedures including a scalp reduction, as documented here.
A Fleming/Mayer flap will usually precede scalp reductions, so that you get a good density in front. However, if you perform too much scalp reduction, the whole scalp density becomes quite low, and you end up with very thin hair.
Of the three, I'm least certain Trump's had a Fleming/Mayer flap since his front hairline is so thin, and there are so few pictures that capture it. But certainly he's had scalp reduction which falls in the same "family" of procedures, and something similar could have easily have been included in one of the stages of scalp surgery he's had.
Many people are not familiar with the Fleming/Mayer Flap procedure, but it is a good option (although major surgery) to create a strong hairline as long as the preserved "horseshoe" is strong.
It generally allows a much denser and thicker hairline than can be attained through transplants, unless there is diffuse thinning.
Here are diagrams of the process:
Here is an example of a fairly good outcome:
The only flaw is the scarring along the hairline, which varies from person to person, but could be camouflaged with transplants if desired afterward.
Here are three celebrities I think may have had this.
1) Sylvester Stallone
Note the white line along the hairline - this is a common scar pattern with Fleming/Mayer flaps.
An alternative explanation would be to claim it's a "hairpiece", but despite hi res photos and many articles speculating on his hair, he's never been seen to be wearing lace that I'm aware of. If anyone has a pic that proves this wrong, I'm curious to see.
He must have also had a good response to hair meds because the density is pretty good all over. But there is no other good explanation for his hairline density and contour after the balding he previously suffered.
2) Stan Lee
I think it goes without saying this is neither a natural hairline, nor one any transplant surgeon would intentionally create. But a Fleming/Mayer flap could explain the high density, abruptness, and atypical contour of his hairline well, as its shape may have been defined by the way they could best "cut" the flap.
3) Donald Trump
It is well known Trump has had multiple hair procedures including a scalp reduction, as documented here.
A Fleming/Mayer flap will usually precede scalp reductions, so that you get a good density in front. However, if you perform too much scalp reduction, the whole scalp density becomes quite low, and you end up with very thin hair.
Of the three, I'm least certain Trump's had a Fleming/Mayer flap since his front hairline is so thin, and there are so few pictures that capture it. But certainly he's had scalp reduction which falls in the same "family" of procedures, and something similar could have easily have been included in one of the stages of scalp surgery he's had.
