Hi, I hope you're doing great! I am a 26 year old female who has a large forehead, but also, the shape of my forehead is strange. I have attached photos of it. My first question is, what can be done to help with the shape of my forehead, as well as the size? Secondly, my mother and grandmother have had keloids on their bodies. Will this be likely with the forehead reduction? Am I still a good candidate if that's the case? Thanks!
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Answer: Forehead Reduction
Cory Bovenzi, MDFacial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
There are few things that plastic surgery can help in your case; brow and forehead shaping, lowering the hairline are surgical options, as well as breast augmentation with implants. It would be in your best interest to talk to your PCP and see endocrinologist regarding hormone levels/disbalance....
There is only one way of lowering your hairline and making forehead look smaller. It is by means of hairline incision, in which a portion of your forehead skin can be removed (2-3 cm). This will leave fine, although darker zig-zag scar along your hairline. Hope this helps.
Always want to know the root cause before treating. If actively losing hair, that has to be stable prior to advancing hairline. For the FH contour, you can probably bur it down, but you need a scan to make sure you have good thickness and an achievable point where it would be smooth. A hairline...