Category: brow bone reduction

Mid-Forehead Approach for Male Brow Bone Reduction

Reduction of the prominent brow bones can be done by two basic techniques and is done for different reasons/patient populations. (e.g., prominent male brow, part of facial feminization surgeries) The type of patient and the degree of brow bossing will determine the best surgical technique. In some cases augmentation of the forehead above the brow Read More…

Techniques and Outcomes in Forehead and Brow Feminization

Facial feminization surgery is a relatively recent plastic surgery procedure that has only been done since the late 1980s. It has been developed to address the need to modify masculine facial features for those with gender dysphoria who need to change their facial identity. As a result it is a well known need for Read More…

Five Things You Did Not Know About Brow Bone Reduction

Brow bone reduction is often aesthetically necessitated when the frontal sinus air cavities become too large. This is almost exclusively a male problem since the development of the frontal sinuses is highly related to levels of circulating testosterone and growth hormone during development. As a result, it is often associated with other strong facial bone Read More…

Case Study: One-Sided Brow Bone Reduction

Background: Prominent brow bones are the direct result of the development of the underlying frontal sinus. While all of the frontal forehead bone above the brows is very solid and thick skull bone, the brows are made up of air with only thin bone in front and back of its thickness. The anterior or frontal Read More…

Patient Testimonials: Brow Bone Reduction/Forehead Reshaping

Brow Bone Reduction and Forehead Reshaping ‘Had brow bone and forehead bone reshaping done recently by Dr. Eppley. The results are amazing. I had a really big protruding brow bone that made me look like a Neanderthal man. The whole process was very smooth and transparent. A large amount of bone was removed, some of Read More…

The Uniqueness of Male Plastic Surgery – Facial Procedures

The facial aging process is one that is well known as everyone will eventually see it on their face. The eyes get heavy, the brows descend, the cheek fall, jowls develop and the neck sags. Women become concerned earlier in the aging process and proceed to do procedures to treat or slow it down in Read More…

Forehead Feminization with Combined Brow Bone Reduction, Browlift and Hairline Lowering

There are numerous surgical procedures to feminize a masculine facial appearance. They include jawline reshaping (chin and mandibular angle reduction), rhinoplasty, cheek reduction, tracheal shave and forehead reduction/reshaping. While every transgender patient’s face is different and may need just a few or all of these facial feminization procedures, the forehead is one of the Read More…

Postoperative Instructions for Brow Bone Reduction Surgery

Most brow bone reductions need to be done through an open scalp incision. Unless the amount of brow bone reduction is very minimal (a few millimeters) the underlying frontal sinus must be factored into the operative technique. Brow bone reductioin can be done by burring, burring and infracture and removal of the brow bone with Read More…

Endosopic Reduction of Prominent Brow Bones

A prominent supraorbital or brow bone is known as bossing. While some degree of bossing is acceptable in men, it rarely is so in women. The shape of the lower forehead in men can have a brow bone prominence as evidenced by a brow bone break into the mid-forehead area. In contrast, women desire a Read More…