Areas of the Scalp | Hair Transplant
Four principal areas of the scalp
The scalp areas are composed of 4 parts: the frontal region (or central forelock), the mid-scalp (or posterior mid-scalp), vertex transition zone (or vertex transition point), and the crown (or vertex).
Frontal region
Also called central forelock, is the area located just in front of the head. It covers the hairline and the hair around the temples. This is the region that specialists refer to when talking about a receding hairline, M-shape or bitemporal regression.
For those men experiencing androgenic alopecia, this is the first area of the scalp where hair loss is noticeable.
Mil-scalp region
As the name indicates, this area is located just in the middle part of the scalp, behind the frontal region. It is also known as posterior mid-scalp. Commonly, hair loss in that area occurs when the patient is in an advanced stage of male pattern baldness.
If you decide to undergo a hair transplant, it is important that the surgeon detects exactly the areas that need implants, because if grafts are only placed in the frontal region and none in the mid-scalp, it is quite likely that the result will look unnatural.
Vertex transition zone
Equally called vertex transition point, this area is located between the mid-scalp region and the crown. The vertex transition zone is a very important area to create density to reduce the illusion of baldness at the back of the head, as well as to frame the posterior scalp.
Crown
Commonly referred to by specialists as vertex, the term literally means the highest point. This area is located at the back of the head. The posterior mid-scalp finishes at the vertex transition zone and that is where the crown starts.
