Temple Hair Transplant

Reframe your face by restoring receded temples.

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A temple hair transplant restores the sides that frame the face – the most demanding region, with hairs almost parallel to the skin.

Temple restoration rebuilds receded corners to reframe the face, often combined with the hairline.

What to expect

Usually 500–1,500 grafts with single-hair placement for a natural edge. See hairline design and receding hairline.

Why the temples come last

The temporal zones frame the face at the sides. They are aesthetically powerful – and surgically the most demanding region: the hairs grow at extremely shallow angles, almost parallel to the skin, pointing down and back. A channel set too steep shows here more than anywhere else on the head.

What is technically required

Only single-hair grafts, or a tufted, unnatural look results. The shallowest angles and a strictly maintained growth direction. Finer, thinner hairs from the lower donor edge, not the coarse ones from the middle. Typically about 400–1,200 grafts for both sides, with an effect on the face often larger than the number suggests.

Who benefits most

Women with naturally narrow or thinned temples. People with traction alopecia from years of tight styles – though the pulling must stop permanently first. And men whose front line holds but whose face looks unframed at the sides.

The honest caveat

In progressive androgenetic loss: front first. Grafts sent to the temples are missing on top later. The donor area supplies 4,000–8,000 grafts for life and does not grow back. At Norwood 4+ temples are rarely the right first investment. See consultation and 3,000 grafts.

This page is for general information and does not replace medical advice. Results are individual and cannot be guaranteed.

temple hair transplant: key points

Only single-hair grafts at the shallowest angles work here; typically 400–1,200 grafts for both sides.

In progressive loss, front first: grafts sent to the temples are missing on top later.

For the full overview, see our main page on hair transplants in Istanbul.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a temple hair transplant?

Restoring receded temple corners to reframe the face, often 500–1,500 grafts.

Is it natural?

Yes, with single-hair grafts and correct angles.

Can it be combined with the hairline?

Yes, temples are usually done with the frontal hairline.

How many grafts do the temples need?

Depending on the deficit about 400–1,200 grafts for both sides, using only single-hair grafts at very shallow angles. The aesthetic effect is often larger than the number suggests.

Why are the temples surgically difficult?

The hairs grow at extremely shallow angles, almost parallel to the skin, pointing down and back. A channel set too steep shows more here than elsewhere, and only fine single-hair grafts may be used.

Should I treat the temples or the front line first?

In progressive hair loss the front zone comes first. Grafts sent to the temples are missing on top later – the donor area supplies only 4,000–8,000 grafts for life and does not grow back.

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