Glabella Lift or Reduction?
asked 11 months ago by devansel in Orlando, FL
Latest answer by Toby Mayer, MD
Question viewed 377 times
Tags: age 18-24, male, flatten, glabella
I am a 19 year old male and I have noticed that my glabella area is larger than the norm. I saw that there is a Endoscopic Glabella Lift but I really don't want to endure all of that surgery. Is there any other ways for me to have my glabella reduced in order for it to become flat and smooth?
3 answers to Glabella Lift or Reduction?
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Glabellar fullness
Your posted photo shows the fullness you describe between the eyebrows. However, from the photo alone it is impossible to know whether this is soft tissue, bone or both. If it is bone it could be rasped down with a glabellar rasp via an incision inside the nose. If it is soft tissue it would depend on whether it is fat or muscle. Fat can be removed by liposuction. The least invasive way to diminish enlarged muscle would be botox although that is a temporary solution. Those are just possible...
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Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Please be careful what you wish for.
A photograph is no substitute for a personal consultation with a caring clinician. An ethical clinician will be focused on more than the question of whether you can afford surgery. Clearly in this picture you are full in the glabellar area. This most likely is due to fullness of the bone contour here. However the overlying soft tissue may also contribute. Since many people have this type of feature yet never consider getting surgery for it, the question must be...
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Treatment of Glabellar fulness.
You would need xrays to see what is bone and what is soft tissue, etc. as well as the surgeon feeling this. Usually, it is bone and needs surgery to shave it down.
