I want to know what are procedures that could be done to my asymmetrical face, mostly right side of my face from being droopy. My lip slants down so much and so does my eye, it becomes very obvious when I have pictures taken that my face is droopy on one side. I’m not trying to get Botox or filler because I don’t want to end up with pillow face years later. I also don’t want to add anything in my face that’s going to make it look fat. And I am young only 20 years old.
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You are likely referring to what is known as forehead horns, a developmental upper forehead protrusion. They are often confused with osteomas which biologically they are not. Forehead horns can be successfully shaved down.
Your parents were correct in that trauma to the forehead/skull at a young age can be a nidus for bone formation. This results in a bone formation response which is as you have described it and can be seen in the lateral skull film. (the limited CT scan slices do to show the involved area) Such...
Labret piercings may be treated with a small surgical excision of the indentation or TCA cross, which is the application of an acidic peel solution applied to the indendation in an attempt to scar it from the inside out. While both procedures would leave a mark, the aim of them is to leave a...
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