@Kaounis:
Did you read what I wrote? I would NOT consider having Forehead Reduction FOR THE SAME REASON as I would not have a strip surgery. BECAUSE OF the scar.

@Bill:
You're right.


I'm waiting out the cloning, or dema-sheath implantation...

Good idea to avoid scars m8

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Forehead reduction is nothing new or novel. It is a version of the pretrichial browlift in reverse. This would be the version of the browlift where the incision is placed at the level of the anterior hairline and the forehead is elevated and muscles released underneath. There is a scar usually because of placement along the hairline but anterior facial scars rarely become hypertrophic or keloid compared to posterior scalp scars. Also easier to dermabrade these scars to level out so not an issue usually. In this surgery the elevation has to occur so the muscles are released otherwise there will be some stretchback. But Dr. Kabaker is not doing anything revolutionary here - it is quite commonly performed by most plastic surgeons and may be an adjunct to women with naturally high foreheads. It's essentially a reverse browlift.

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rpachigo is exactly on the mark. good summary.

As a facial plastic surgeon trained in the mid 90's, I can tell you that our fellowship training manual mandated learning about scalp reductions, plugs, flaps and that new modern technique of minigrafts... I know Dr. Kabaker, just a bit from meetings, and he had a pretty good fellowship when I was applying back in '94. Pretty good meaning he did some of everything including hair, which almost no other facial fellowship (other than the one I did) offered. He was also referenced in our journals and gave talks on all of those techniques; but that was in the flap hay-day. Recall that I have posted that I did a number of scalp reductions in the 90s, and I still do major scalp reconstructions....if done properly, the scars can be very good. I am NOT suggesting that we go back to the old techniques, but done properly by a skilled doctor like Dr. Kabaker, I suspect his results were very good at that time.

Currently, I still offer forehead lowering to females and I prefer it to hair transplantation (in females) because it gives an immediate result, takes about an hour, and when done properly, the scar is close to invisible. I do not offer it to men however.

Dr. Lindsey McLean VA

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I have had this procedure myself.
The Good
Scar is not a concern - alittle whiter than scalp but firn
Instant result
the not so good
the curve of the scalp changes
the eyebrows raise up, and despite my exceptionally good looks, even i have to say it looks a bit facelifty if that makes sense
shock loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Overall, a BAD mistake for me personally, but I was surprised by the healing characteristics considering the back of my head was so butchered