I had hairline lowering a year ago and removed about 2 inches. I feel like my forehead is a little too small and miss the bigger more striking forehead. Is there anyway to reverse the lowering by about 1.5 inches? Thanks.
Answer: Reversing hairline lowering Reversing hairline lowering is very difficult, if not impossible. There will most likely be scars and other undesirable cosmetic changes. This is why I commonly tell patients that I simply will not take the hairline beyond a certain point, and frequently turn away patients that may have unrealistic expectations or desire unnatural results. Removing 2 inches of forehead is an extremely dramatic change, and reversing that amount would be extremely difficult. 2 centimeters is a much more common amount of hairline lowering and might be easier to reverse.
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Answer: Reversing hairline lowering Reversing hairline lowering is very difficult, if not impossible. There will most likely be scars and other undesirable cosmetic changes. This is why I commonly tell patients that I simply will not take the hairline beyond a certain point, and frequently turn away patients that may have unrealistic expectations or desire unnatural results. Removing 2 inches of forehead is an extremely dramatic change, and reversing that amount would be extremely difficult. 2 centimeters is a much more common amount of hairline lowering and might be easier to reverse.
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January 11, 2019
Answer: In general, you cannot reverse a surgery. The only way may be to incorporate tissue expanders but that would In general, you cannot reverse a surgery. The only way may be to incorporate tissue expanders but that would take several weeks or months of slowly expanding your skin.
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January 11, 2019
Answer: In general, you cannot reverse a surgery. The only way may be to incorporate tissue expanders but that would In general, you cannot reverse a surgery. The only way may be to incorporate tissue expanders but that would take several weeks or months of slowly expanding your skin.
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December 24, 2018
Answer: Reversal of a hairline lowering with expanders Tissue expanders should be used to stretch the forehead first. You will have very little change with a coronal incision as another surgeon suggested, after having had a hairline lowering procedure. There would be increased risk to this procedure due to blood supply issues if it didn't also include the old scar in the excision, and I am not sure if that is what the other surgeon is trying to say. Either way, the only reliable way to help you is with tissue expanders.
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December 24, 2018
Answer: Reversal of a hairline lowering with expanders Tissue expanders should be used to stretch the forehead first. You will have very little change with a coronal incision as another surgeon suggested, after having had a hairline lowering procedure. There would be increased risk to this procedure due to blood supply issues if it didn't also include the old scar in the excision, and I am not sure if that is what the other surgeon is trying to say. Either way, the only reliable way to help you is with tissue expanders.
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December 19, 2018
Answer: Can you reverse a hairline lowering procedure? As others have mentioned, tissue expanders can be used, but it is still possible to elevate the forehead and hairline without doing that -- you just might not be able to get a full 1.5 of 2 inches of movement like you mentioned in the question. The way to do this is simply to excise a strip of the hear bearing scalp behind the current hairline, undermine into the forehead, release the brow attachments, and then elevate the forehead / hairline. What I just described is a coronal browlift. The only difference is that the incision placement would likely need to be different than the standard incision pattern based on the location of your previous hairline lowering incision and scar.
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December 19, 2018
Answer: Can you reverse a hairline lowering procedure? As others have mentioned, tissue expanders can be used, but it is still possible to elevate the forehead and hairline without doing that -- you just might not be able to get a full 1.5 of 2 inches of movement like you mentioned in the question. The way to do this is simply to excise a strip of the hear bearing scalp behind the current hairline, undermine into the forehead, release the brow attachments, and then elevate the forehead / hairline. What I just described is a coronal browlift. The only difference is that the incision placement would likely need to be different than the standard incision pattern based on the location of your previous hairline lowering incision and scar.
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December 15, 2018
Answer: Reversing low hairline? Reversing low hairline? Yes this can be done with tissue expansion but would require wearing a scarf to cover your forehead while expanding for 8-10 weeks.
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December 15, 2018
Answer: Reversing low hairline? Reversing low hairline? Yes this can be done with tissue expansion but would require wearing a scarf to cover your forehead while expanding for 8-10 weeks.
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