If your brown bone protrudes more than you would like, it can sometimes be burred or shaved down. Patients who come in with this often say that have a "neanderthal" or "cromagnon" look. I also do brow bone reduction for male-to-female transgender patients. If it's the entire forehead and... more
Can I get cosmetic plastic surgery to flatten my forehead?
I would like to get surgery to burr the forehead bone to make it as flat as possible, as mine extends outwardly, and also to lower my hairline a little bit down. I would like to know do what type of doctor (if any) performs this surgery and how much it costs. Thanks.
3 answers to “Can I get cosmetic plastic surgery...”
A: Forehead Contour; Hairline Lowering
Many people wih fullness of the bone above the eyebrows have this lowered with removal of some of the bone. I have also countoured the forehead with liposculpture (fat injections). I frequently lower the hairline. Men and women are approached differently. In men there is a risk of male pattern baldness; hair... more
A: Seek Someone with Experience in these procedures
You should only consider a facial plastic surgeon or a plastic surgeon with experience in these procedures. And the answer to your question is that your hairline can be advanced and the bone of the forehead modified in a conservative fashion. It sounds as if you have some frontal bossing or... more
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