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There are several options for forehead augmentation and shaping including bone cement and custom made implants. Extensive exposure (coronal incision, an incision through hair bearing scalp extending from ear to ear) is usually necessary access to remodel the entire forehead. Custom made implants are excellent but may be prohibitively expensive.You should seek a consultation with a craniofacial plastic surgeon or a board certified plastic surgeon with experience with this type of surgery for detailed clinical evaluation and discuss your options. Good luck.
PMMA offers a reliable and permanent option for forehead augmentation. Because it has to be prepared and shaped during surgery, it requires a near full coronal scalp incision to place properly in most patients. Trying to place a moldeable bone cement through smaller scalp incision has a high risk of irregularities and contour problems. In order to use a much smaller scalp incision, a custom made forehead implant is best.
Without clinical exam it is impossible to evaluate the nature and cause of this deformity. It may be related to soft tissue loss in central forehead; linear scleroderma (coup de sabre deformity) may be the cause? This could be corrected with injection of soft tissue filler, fat graft, der...
Occasionally an implant of this type becomes dislodged, but you may just be experiencing an issue related to asymmetric placement. Pain such as you describe can be caused by any implant near a sensory nerve, and usually resolves as the implant dissolves. It won't hurt to get another opinion in...
Hello and thank you for your question. A formal evaluation would be needed to determine the best treatment. There are both surgical and non-surgical options to correct this, depending on your exact situation. For less significant issues, there are nonsurgical treatments: To give the eyebrows a...