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What can I do to make my forehead more flat? (Photo)

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Friendly23621Feb 22, 2023

Would you recommend brow bone shaving or a brow lift or both? I think my forehead is protuding too much above/around the eyebrows and my eyes are deep set. Thank you so much.

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Jacob Tower, MD

Hello, happy to answer your questions. Generally speaking, the risk of permanent loss of sensation of the scalp and forehead is quite low. The sensory nerves that would be at risk are robust and easily identified in reliable locations. Having said that, some transient numbness is possible and...

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Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MD

Yes, we can adjust your forehead to be more vertical and more like what you've drawn. However, it requires an incision on top of the head which would be visible with the short haircut you have shown in the photos.

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Toby Mayer, MD

Irregular Trichophytic Brrowlift with Brow bone Reduction instead of coronal incision. This is a procedure I invented and it will NOT leave a noticeable scar. See an experienced surgeon who can show you photos with the hair pulled back.

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Zoran Potparic, MD

If you want nasofrontal angle to be deeper, like in the first picture, that can be achieved with rhinoplasty., by reducsing nasal and forehead bones. The oposite, flattening of the angle, like in second photo, can be achieved by placing a role of fascia (taken from underneath the scalp in temple...

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Zoran Potparic, MD

Significant reduction of brow bones (supraorbital rims) will need open approach, which means incision in the forehad, usually along hairline or higher. In same patients who have very thich eyebrows, incision can be made within eyebrow hair and reduction of bones accomplished. In person...

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