Hello, I have a donut shaped mound on my head that is hardly noticeable unless I raise my eyebrows. When I raise my eyebrows, the sides on the left and right of my forehead wrinkle while this mound appears more prominently. It is soft so I assume at it's excess skin/fat that has no smooth muscle and is completely useless. I would only get it removed for cosmetic reasons...if that is even a possibility?
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First of all, I'm curious about how long ago your surgery was. The farther out from surgery without ANY improvement, the more concerning muscle paralysis is.There can be weakness of the forehead muscles following either facelift or forehead lift, but my experience is that so long as there is...
In an endoscopic brow lift, the nerves are identified and preserved causing occasional temporary numbness due to bruising (not cutting) of the nerves. A coronal brow lift, on the other hand, does cause several nerve branches to be cut, in which case the numbness will be permanent. If your...
You likely had an endoscopic brow lift with some type of fixation of thescalp to the skull or periosteum( the layer above bone) . There could have been some erosion of the tissues from the fixation device being too tight. If this does not resolve by 6-7 months after surgery, get an opinion from...
