Patient Info
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 46 years old
- Surgeon:
- Dr. Inessa Fishman
Description
This 46-year-old woman came to our practice interested in removing her small soft forehead bump. She was bothered by the appearance of the bump on her upper forehead, and has had this for 5 years. She had previous X-rays and was told by her Primary Care Physician (PCP) that surgery to remove the bump would leave a visible scar on her forehead.
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 her 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 4 months after surgery, with great outcome and essentially invisible scarring that is 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.