I had a forehead reduction and the results were terrible. The surgeon did revisions 11 months later and the results are still not good at all. It’s been 6 weeks since the revisions. I will not be going back to this surgeon and am wondering how long I have to wait for another revision from a different surgeon?
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If the hairline is lowered with forehead reduction surgery, most patients will have several months of numbness, sometimes taking even 6-9 months to return. If the hairline is lowered with hair transplants, the numbness will generally recover faster, and within 2-3 months, most patients are...
By definition a keloid would not form just one week after surgery. However, I recommend you see your surgeon for diagnosis and appropriate treatment if necessary.
While it is theoretically possible to perform forehead reduction or hairline lowering surgery under purely local anesthesia, this is not something that I recommend or offer in my practice. I perform all of my forehead reduction surgeries under IV sedation administered by a board-certified ...
