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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…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Total Bony and Soft Tissue Transgender Forehead Feminization Surgery

Background: Occupying a third of the face the forehead is well known to have a gender specific shape and features. For this reason forehead procedures is one of the most common focuses of facial feminization surgery. In male to female forehead feminization the brow bone reduction procedure is most commonly associated with it and, while Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Retro Hairline Incision for Direct Osteoma Removal At The Lateral Temporal Line Of The Forehead

Background: Osteomas are the most common benign bony masses of the forehead. Their fixed firm location with the scalp above to slide back and forth over it confirms the diagnosis and radiographic imaging assessment is not usually needed. Removal of forehead osteomas can be done by direct, hairline or retro hairline approaches. Once into the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Hydroxyapatite Cement Forehead Reconstruction of a Traumatic Full-Thickness Bone Defect

Background: The frontal bone of the skull makes up the bony forehead. Because of its prominence in the upper third of the face, it is frequently exposed to a variety of traumatic forces. To resist these traumatic forces and protect the underlying brain, the frontal bone is thick and very stout. Mild forces are merely Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Single Port Endoscopic Forehead Osteoma Removal

Background: Osteomas are well known benign bony overgrowths that frequently occur on the skull. The most common patient that presents for osteoma removal is when it occurs on the forehead for the obvious visibility reasons. It is easy to forget that the forehead (frontal bone) is part of the skull which explains their common occurrence Read More…