Hairline and Temple Hair Transplants in the UK
The hairline is the transplant most people are actually picturing when they think about the surgery: the front edge framing the face, rebuilt where it has crept back. It is also the work where design skill shows most, because everyone can see the result. Hairline and temple procedures run at clinics in London and Manchester, usually needing between 500 and 2,000 grafts, priced from £2,499.
Last reviewed on 1 September 2026. We review our treatment guides every six months to keep them accurate.
What a Hairline Transplant Fixes
A hairline transplant restores the front line of hair where it has receded: the corners that pull back first, the temples that thin into an M shape, and in deeper recession the whole frontal edge. Hairline restoration, hairline surgery, hairline implants and front or frontal hair transplant are all names for the same FUE procedure, focused on the zone that frames your face.
Temple work deserves its own mention, because temples recede first and show most. Rebuilding the temple points alone is some of the smallest surgery we offer, and closing the corners of an M-shaped hairline changes a face more than the graft count suggests. What an M shape means, and when it matters, is covered in our M-shaped hairline guide, and a widow's peak can be kept or softened by design, as our widow's peak guide explains.
Receding or Just Maturing? The Honest First Question
Not every higher hairline needs surgery. Almost all men's hairlines lift a centimetre or two from their teenage position, settling into what is called a mature hairline, and that is ageing, not balding. Operating on a maturing hairline wastes money and grafts on a line that was never going to disappear.
The difference is in the pattern and the pace: a maturing hairline rises evenly and stops, while a receding one keeps moving, pulls deepest at the corners, and usually runs in the family. Our mature vs receding hairline guide shows how to tell them apart, and our Norwood scale guide grades how far recession has actually gone. If your hairline is moving quickly in your twenties, the priority is stabilising the loss before rebuilding the line, and an honest consultation will say so.
How Many Grafts a Hairline Needs
Hairline work sits at the small end of transplant surgery, which is exactly why the design matters more than the volume.
The table rows are typical, not quotes: the exact number depends on how far the line has moved, the density you are matching and how fine your hair is, and it is confirmed at consultation. A procedure of around 1,000 grafts is one of the most common hairline jobs we see, and our 1,000 grafts page shows what that size of session involves.
What Needs Rebuilding | Typical Grafts | Price |
|---|---|---|
Temple points alone | around 500 | £2,499 |
A receded front line | around 1,000 | £2,899 |
Hairline and temples together | around 1,500 | £3,299 |
Deep frontal recession | around 2,000 | £3,699 |
Hairline Transplant Costs in the UK
Most hairline and temple work costs between £2,499 and £3,699 at My Hair UK, on the published list that runs from £2,499 to £4,899 by graft number. £2,499 is the minimum whatever the count, because the booking is a surgical day with its team and aftercare rather than a bag of grafts, and the figure is fixed before surgery with nothing added on the day.
The full list, and everything that decides your graft number, is on our hair transplant cost guide.
Our Results Speak For Themselves¹
The pairs below include hairline and temple work photographed before surgery and around a year after. More results, across all graft numbers, are on our before and after page.
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Designing a Hairline That Looks Real
A convincing hairline is built, not drawn with a ruler. The edge is deliberately irregular, because straight lines do not occur on heads. It is placed where your face can carry it at fifty as well as at thirty, which usually means resisting the temptation to rebuild your line at eighteen. The first rows use only single-hair grafts, angled sharply forward so the hair lies the way front hair grows, with density building behind them in graduated steps.
The temples follow their own rules: the hair there grows flatter and points downward, and getting those angles wrong is what makes bad transplants recognisable across a room. This is precision work, and it is the reason the line is sketched onto your skin and adjusted with you at consultation until it is right, before a single graft is placed.
High hairlines without any hair loss, and the softer, lower design that female hairlines need, are their own subject, covered on our female hair transplant page.
The Procedure and Recovery
The surgery is an FUE, done in a single day under local anaesthetic: follicles come from the permanent band at the back of your head and are placed into the new line, and the method is explained in full on our FUE hair transplant page. Smaller hairline sessions usually need only the donor band trimmed rather than a full shave, which makes the surgery easy to keep private.
Redness and pinpoint scabs along the line settle over the first fortnight, the new hairs shed and rest before regrowth starts around month three, and the line fills in over the following months to its final look at around a year. Our recovery timeline covers every stage.
Clinics in London & Manchester
Hairline and temple procedures run at the clinics in Harrow, north-west London, and in central Manchester. Consultations are free and held with the surgeon who would do the work, because the design conversation is the consultation: where the line sits, what it will cost in grafts, and your exact price.
Book a free consultation at either city, or send a few photographs and we will tell you whether your hairline needs surgery at all, and what it would take if it does.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How much does a hairline transplant cost in the UK?
A: Between £2,499 and £3,699 at My Hair UK for typical hairline and temple work, set by graft number on a published list, with the price fixed before surgery. £2,499 is the minimum for any procedure, however small the graft count.
Q: How many grafts does a hairline transplant need?
A: Typically 500 to 2,000: around 500 rebuilds temple points, around 1,000 restores a receded hairline, and 1,500 to 2,000 covers a hairline and temples together or deeper frontal recession. The exact number is set at consultation.
Q: Can you get a hair transplant for temples only?
A: Yes. Temple-only work is the smallest procedure offered, usually around 500 grafts at £2,499, and it suits the common pattern where the corners have pulled back while the rest of the line holds.
Q: How do I know if my hairline is receding or just maturing?
A: A maturing hairline lifts evenly by a centimetre or two and then stops; a receding one keeps moving and digs deepest at the corners. If photographs a year apart show continuing movement, it is receding. A consultation, or our guides, can settle it before you spend anything.
Q: Do hairline transplants look natural?
A: Good ones are invisible, and the difference is design: an irregular edge, single-hair grafts at the front, angles that match how front hair actually lies, and temple angles flatter and downward. Poor angle work is what makes bad transplants easy to spot.
Q: How long does a hairline transplant last?
A: The transplanted line is permanent, because the grafts come from hair that resists balding. Native hair behind the line can keep thinning with age, which is why the design leaves room for the future and why some men add a second session years later.
Q: Do I need to shave my head for a hairline transplant?
A: Usually not fully. Smaller hairline and temple sessions typically need the donor band at the back trimmed, with the front left alone, so the surgery is easy to keep discreet while it heals.
Q: Am I too young for a hairline transplant?
A: If your hairline is still moving fast, probably yes for now. Rebuilding a line while the loss behind it is accelerating leads to stranded results, so the honest sequence is stabilise first, transplant second. A consultation will tell you which stage you are at.
The Surgical Team
The surgical team is what makes the difference on the day. The clinics’ five surgeons are all GMC-registered, with a minimum of 1,000 FUE hair transplant procedures each to their name. Between them the team handles complex cases, including Afro-textured and women’s hair transplants, hairline design and lowering, and revision work.
Manchester clinic
• Dr Khawaja Masood Munir: GMC 6122581.
8+ years’ experience, 1,400+ hair transplant surgeries.
• Dr Haider Gillani: GMC 8030796.
1,000+ procedures, with specific expertise in complex cases requiring detailed anatomical understanding.
London (Harrow) clinic
• Dr Mahdi Alosert: GMC 6168297.
20+ years’ clinical experience. Specialist in Afro-Caribbean hair and hairline lowering.
• Dr Shuaib Mir: GMC 7567898.
1,200+ hair transplant cases. BAAPS plastic surgery and RCS anatomy training.
• Dr Zakar Rafiq: GMC 6164032.
MBBS and BSc (Hons) from Imperial College London. Associate Member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS).
You can meet the surgeon who will perform your procedure at your free consultation.