How Can I Restore My Reduced Forehead and Brow Bones?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi I had a surgery to undue a lipoma on my head and the surgeon made an error in communication and shaved down my masculine profile slanting my head back and feminizing it day of surgery with electrical burr he called “bony prominences and shaving contouring” which I would of never wanted done again unfortunate miscommunication. I saw a picture of man that Dr Eppley did that gave me hope again a picture that looks like my old profile he did – I was wondering if what was done to me can be fixed I really want my old masculine profile back I would be interested in what the Dr thinks and was wondering if insurance covers this or how much for the bone cement implant to get it how it used to be above eyebrow and mid forehead. Before surgery is grey photo and with hat -and after is ones with black beanie shown Thank you please contact me asap I just want hope this can be fixed I am in California but would travel I really miss my old profile.

A:I am not sure how you go from a lipoma (osteoma??) excision to a complete forehead/brow bone reduction….but that is irrelevant now. In terms of restoration and the technique to do it  it depends on the scope (surface area) of involvement and the contour change needed. HA  cement works fine IF the needs is small and doesn’t require any contour other than a flat surface augmentation of limited thickness. Otherwise a custom forehead-brow bone implant is needed

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon