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Establishing Optimal Anterior Hairline Shape and Hair Density Ratio Through Morphometric Evaluation in Chinese Women

  • By

  • Yiyi Zhang

  • Dadong Tang

  • Lanzhi Zhang

  • Jingping Wu

  • Fengrui Cheng

  • Hongbin Cheng

  • September 9, 2026

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    The study aimed to determine the ideal anterior hairline shape and hair density ratio in Chinese women for improved surgical planning.

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    Ninety participants rated five hairline configurations, with round, triangular, and M-shaped contours receiving significantly higher aesthetic scores.

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    The preferred hair-bearing proportion was identified as a height ratio of 0.505 and a width ratio of 0.373.

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    Participants evaluated hairline contours based on overall impression, naturalness, attractiveness, youthfulness, and agreeableness.

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    The findings provide quantitative evidence for tailoring hair transplantation and aesthetic interventions to the preferences of Chinese women.

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Defining ideal anterior hairline contour and hair-bearing proportion via a morphometric analysis in Chinese women

  • by Yiyi Zhang, Dadong Tang, Lanzhi Zhang, Jingping Wu, Fengrui Cheng, Hongbin Cheng

  • September 9, 2026

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