San Francisco Forehead Lift doctors

	George Commons, MD Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon 1515 El Camino Real Suite C, Palo Alto		6 answers
	Chase Lay, MD Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon 10050 Bubb Road Suite #1, Cupertino		1 answer
	Vincent D. Lepore, MD San Jose Plastic Surgeon 2581 Samaritan Drive Suite 102, San Jose		1 answer
	Robert M. Lowen, MD Bay Area Plastic Surgeon 305 South Drive Suite 1, Mountain View		1 answer
	Sam Most, MD Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon 801 Welch Road, Stanford		1 answer

Recent Answers

Is Hairline Lowering a Specialty? Hi! I was wondering if surgeons specialize in hairline reduction or is it something any cosmetic surgeon can claim to do? I just happened to notice some surgeons claim to perform the procedure but it is not on the list of procedures they do perform. I'm just scared that a particular surgeon might be messing around with me and I just need advice. Thank you to all who respond.

A: Hairline Advancement vs. Transplant. Who's the right surgeon?

Certainly there are surgeons who do a lot more hair transplants and hair line advancements than others. In the Northern Cali area Sheldon Kabaker is the grandfather of this sort of work. He's in Oakland.

It can be competative for cosmetic surgeons of all types and we all want to work, however, I don't think you would be mislead by someone who had never done the procedure. That being said, if said surgeon can't produce some evidence that they have performed an advancement successfully and you're unsure you should seek another consult.

The advancment does require some skill and experience, so in that respect, yes you should seek someone who performs that as part of their practice. An experienced surgeon should talk to you about all of your options. I agree with the other surgeons on this page that hair transplantation should be discussed with you.

Best of luck

Dr. Chase Lay

Chase Lay, MD

Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon

Can I Get a Forehead Reduction Without Looking "Surprised?" I like my eyes and eyebrows as they are now. I simply want to reduce the height of my forehead, for I feel it looks a little disproportionate. I've read about brow lifts and such, but I don't want to have a more "alert" or "surprised" look after surgery. Age:20

A: Avoiding Surprised Look with Forehead Reduction

Forehead reductions are done for women usually in their middle years or later and would never be recommended for an otherwise normal looking young woman with just a small elevation of the hairline. The trade off of the scar would not be worth it, in my opinion.

A forehead reduction is different from a forehead lift. The former is done to lower the hairline, and the latter is done to restore normal position of the brows, lost from age,and atrophy of fat and bone around the eyebrows.

Sometimes a forehead reduction is combined with a forehead lift when the distance from eyebrows to hairline is 7 cm or more. There is a trade off of a scar, however, at the hairline.

There is no reason for a patient to look surprised after a forehead lift, unless the brows were elevated too much.

The desired result is a normal, refreshed look. This can be accomplished with surgery alone, fat grafting at the orbital rims, or a combination of both.

Robert M. Lowen, MD

Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

Forehead Lift to Help Reduce or Eliminate Migraines? I've heard of Botox being able to help Migraines and then this morning I heard that people who have had a Forehead Lift surgery have also reported less migraines. Have any of the doctors on this site received the same feedback from their Forehead Lift patients? Is it true?

A: Forehead lift and treatment of migraine headaches

Although there may be anecdotal reports of migraine headaches being reduced or eliminated after a forehead lift, forehead lift surgery is NOT a treatment for migraines. Botox, on the hand, has been successfully used to treat tension headaches by relaxing the muscles involved in triggering the the headache.

Vincent D. Lepore, MD

San Jose Plastic Surgeon