Patient Info
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 24 years old
- Surgeon:
- Dr. Inessa Fishman
Description
This 24-year-old woman came to our practice interested in removing her left forehead under-the-skin bump. She has had this for ~4 years, and the bump has grown slowly. She reported several steroid injections with her Dermatologist in an attempt to shrink this down, without much change. Our patient was bothered by the appearance of this painless bump, and wanted it removed for cosmetic reasons and with as little visible scarring as possible.
Our facial plastic surgeon Dr. Inessa Fishman diagnosed the patient with a likely forehead lipoma after doing a thorough physical exam and ultrasound imaging. Dr. Fishman removed the growth through a small incision in the patient’s scalp hair so as to eliminate the chance of visible scarring on his face. The patient had her surgery in the comfort of our clinic, while awake and relaxed with by-mouth relaxing medications and laughing gas. She is shown just 1 week after surgery, immediately after getting her stitches removed; with a great outcome and essentially invisible scarring that is already well-hidden by her scalp hair.
Forehead lipomas and osteomas are common at our practice, and patients travel out of state and the country to seek Dr. Fishman’s expertise and experience treating them. We aim for great outcomes, invisible scarring, and a wonderful experience in treating facial lipomas and osteomas at Aviva Plastic Surgery.