Patient Info
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 43 years old
- Surgeon:
- Dr. Inessa Fishman
Description
This 43-year-old man came to our practice interested in removing his forehead bump. He was bothered by the appearance of the bump on his upper forehead, and has had this for 3-4 years, noting it has been growing slowly. He denied tenderness, redness, drainage, headaches, or irritation. The patient had not had previous biopsies; he reported a head CT scan in 2020, which reportedly supported a diagnosis of osteoma. There was no history of trauma.
Our facial plastic surgeon Dr. Inessa Fishman diagnosed the patient with a likely forehead osteoma after doing a thorough physical exam and ultrasound imaging. She then removed 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 his surgery in the comfort of our clinic, while awake and relaxed with by-mouth relaxing medications and laughing gas. He is shown just 2 months after surgery, and already has a great outcome and almost invisible scarring that is well-hidden by 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.