I'm not sure if this is the right surgery for it, but I have an indentation on my face from my labret piercing I had for years. It embarrasses me and I am wanting to know if there is any way I can get rid of it. If I can about how much would it cost and what surgery should it go under?
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What you have is very common after a temporal craniotomy. Even though the bone flap has been fitted back to the surrounding bone, the elevated temporal muscle is now contracted and scarred down (hence the bulge above the zygomatic arch) and there is a an even bone contour across the side of the...
Skull onlay augmentation is all about what areas need to be covered with what volume and how much the scalp can stretch to accommodate the augmentation. Based on your drawings some of it is achievable and some of it is not.
None of the risks you describe apply to aesthetic skull reshaping surgery, regardless of the procedure. Such potential risks are pertinent if you are taking off the skull bone and working on the inside of it. But working on the outside of the skull bone only carries the same risks that are...
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