I had my stitches taken out yesterday, day 8. I’ve had a forehead lowering procedure. I didn’t feel like my skin was ready and this is what it looks like after - there’s lots of “holes” and seems open. I like my surgeon very much and not trying to ask behind their back I just feel very sad about the appearance of this and hope it doesn’t heal poorly. If someone could give me a second opinion that would be great.
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Your protruding forehead appearance can be corrected by lowering your hairline and reduction of the brow bone. This is done using the Irregular Trichophytic Forehead Incision with or without a Forehead Lift. This will feminize your face. Hair grows thru the scar so the scar is not seen. Your ...
A female with a brow bone that would be appropriate for a normal male may need reduction to feminize their appearance. A male with extreme brow bone prominence can have this reduced so it is consistent with a strong handsome male contour. An analogous situation occurs when a patient consults ...
Typically, a female patient that is over 18 with a stable hairline is a fine candidate for a forehead reduction surgery. The hairline does not typically get better with age. There may be other factors that would lead a surgeon to believe you would develop a poor or highly visible scar, but a...
