Can dents on forehead be corrected with fillers? (Photo)

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I have several dents on my forehead. Can it be fixed with filler? Is it safe?

Nelson Lee Novick, MD · Answer

The contour of the ideal female forehead is smooth and rounded, whereas the ideal male forehead typically has a broad ridge above the brows. The short answer to your question is that fillers can be used to fill the indentations and create the smooth forehead. However, this should be only be performed by experienced injectors, since, as you suggest in your question, there are blood vessel danger zones in the forehead that must be avoided. Hyaluronic acid fillers are ideal for this purpose since they can be dissolved if necessitated by hyaluronidase. Permanent fillers of all kinds, including fat, should be avoided, since these are difficult to impossible to remove easily and no enzyme exists to dissolve them. Make sure you consult with a board certified aesthetic physician. Best of luck.

Anteneh Roba, MD · Answer

You can get facial indentation corrected with fillers or fat transfer. Correcting indentation on the forehead is a challenge in the sense that vascular complications can be an issue.

Leonard Grossman, MD · Answer

There are many women who have what you call indentation of the forehead as some people call it a masculinized form of the forehead. Even though fillers can be used to correct such deformity, in my humble opinion there's absolutely nothing better than using the patient's own fat. This is one of the procedures that I routinely perform as part of the facial rejuvenation in the aging face. It is probably one of the safest procedures to be performed. Fat grafting provides patients with permanent and very natural results with an extremely easy if no recovery whatsoever. The procedure however must be done by a plastic surgeon with lots of experience in fat grafting techniques. I hope this answers your questions and good luck from New York City plastic surgery

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