Study of Frontal and Temporal Hairline Patterns in Japanese Subjects.

ABSTRACT: The shape of the hairline is very important in a person's identity and in determining the impression they make. Reports on the morphology of a normal hairline are still scarce. Differences in the shape of male and female hairlines in Japanese subjects are discussed in this study.

Methods

A questionnaire about hairline type, the presence or absence of a widow's peak, and measurement of the width and height of the forehead was given to 456 healthy subjects, and their responses were recorded.

Results

Percentages of frontal hairline types were found to be linear (women 36.1%, men 45.9%), triangular (7.2%, 0.82%), round (38.5%, 10.7%), and M- shaped (18.2%, 42.6%). Temporal hairline types: inverted triangle (20.3%, 65.6%), inverted round (27.8%, 17.2%), straight (24.8%, 10.6%), an

SUBMITTER: Kashiyama K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367035 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature