Forehead/Brow Reduction or Augmentation with Custom Implants for Enhanced Facial Profileplasty

Facial Plast Surg. 2019 Oct;35(5):430-445. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1697962. Epub 2019 Oct 22.

Abstract

After studying this article, the reader should be able to understand the basic concepts of aesthetic reshaping of the forehead and the different methods to make those upper facial contour changes. The operative techniques for bony forehead and brow bone reduction and biomaterials for forehead and brow bone augmentation are described. Innovations in bony reduction and implant augmentation methods are emphasized.

MeSH terms

  • Culture
  • Esthetics, Dental
  • Eyebrows
  • Face* / surgery
  • Forehead* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures*
  • Rhytidoplasty*