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What Options do I Have for Filling Forehead Dent, Filler, Fat Graft, etc? (photo)

flowersandallFeb 20, 2012
I've had a this forehead dent since I was four, when I hit my head on something hard. It has always bothered me. I'm thinking it's compressed layers of my skin or necrosis of fat with underlying scar tissue. How would I be able to fix this? Fat graft? Juvederm? Botox?

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Answered on Feb 24, 2012
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