Category: brow bone reduction | forehead recontouring

3D Evaluation Of The Frontal Sinus and Brow Bone Anatomy and Implications for Reductive Forehead Reshaping Surgery

Brow bone reduction surgery, today most commonly performed for forehead feminization, changes the prominence of the anterior wall of the frontal sinus. (brow bones) The prominence of the brow bones is caused by the development of the underlying frontal sinus which in men is greater than that of females. While typically thought of as a Read More…

Technical Strategies – Treatment of the Deep Glabellar Furrow with Release and Interpositional Grafting

Glabellar wrinkling is a well known aesthetic forehead deformity caused by the action of the procerus and corrugator muscles. Better known as the ‘11s’ it usually appears as a pair of vertical wrinkle lines between the eyebrows which can also appear as a single or even triple line. Usually it is treated quite effectively by Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Forehead Asymmetry Correction with a Custom Mirrored Implant Design

Background: Like all facial features the forehead is prone to asymmetries. Given its large surface area such forehead asymmetries can readily be seen. Forehead asymmetries that are developmental in origin are most commonly caused by abnormalities in skull development (plagiocephaly) due to a rotational twist of the craniofacial axis. As a result there is a Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Total Female Forehead Reshaping with Frontal Hairline Advancement and Bony Reductions

Background: Reshaping the upper third of the face, as opposed to more commonly known rejuvenation techniques has a different objective and patient population. Forehead rejuvenation strives to make the upper face look less aged primarily by reduction of skin wrinkles and changing the position and arc of the eyebrows. Conversely the primary goal of forehead Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Fat Injections for Softening the Male Supra Brow Bone Break

Background: One of the anatomic features of the forehead, most prominently seen in men, is the supra brow bone break. This is the transition between the prominence of the brow bones and the beginning of the more vertical forehead slope. The more prominent the brow bones the deeper the brow bone break is which is Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Female Forehead Feminization with Bony Reductions and Frontal Hairline Advancement

Background: Forehead feminization today is typically associated with a transgender male to female patient. The most common procedure used for this forehead softening effect is a brow bone reduction. Because the congenital male brow bone is more developed than a females the technique used to adequately reduce its projection is a bone flap setback technique Read More…

Technical Strategies – Forehead Bump Reduction Using Skull Rasps

There are a variety of small contour irregularities (lumps and bumps) that can occur on the forehead from either congenital or traumatic origins. Such bony prominences, even if they are small in. size can be very visible on the broad expanse of the forehead. The reflection of the light from various angles on the forehead Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Temporal Hairline Incision for Bony Forehead Prominence Reduction

Background: The forehead is the largest surface area on the face with seemingly limited distinguishing characteristics. Hair makes up its most identifiable features which are relegated to the borders with the frontal and temporal hairlines superiorly and laterally and the eyebrows inferiorly. The most recognized bony feature are the more prominent brow bones in men. Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Custom Forehead – Brow Bone Implant Design and Placement

Background: The shape of the male forehead is associated with more prominent brow bones and a broader width than that of the female. It can also have more of a backward slope than a female but not excessively so. One of the challenges in male forehead augmentation is when the forehead is excessively narrow (pinched Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Limited Incision Technique in Forehead Bony Reduction

Background: The shape of the bony forehead above the brow bones has numerous features including height, width and shape of its projection. A type of aesthetic bony concern of the forehead is too great a prominence or protrusion. The forehead sticks out and breaks the plane of its projection. The most well known example is Read More…