Can I Get My Minor Metopic Ridge Burred Down?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to get an aesthetic metopic ridge reduction surgery. 39M.Can I have more details about the procedure, like cost, what to expect, etc? I think I was born with a minor form of trigocephaly (metopic craniosystosis).

A:I believe your supposition is correct in that your midline ridge is a microform of metopic synostosis…as that would be the only explanation for why it is there. Burring reduction would be an appropriate treatment for it provided the bone is thick enough to do so. Usually it is since in synostoses the suture line is thickened not thinner. But it is always a good idea to check a 2D scan to know for sure.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon