Patient Info
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 44 years old
- Surgeon:
- Dr. Inessa Fishman
Description
This 44-year-old woman came to our practice interested in treating her forehead bump. She was bothered by the appearance of the bump on her left upper forehead, and has had this for several years, noting it has been growing slowly. She denied tenderness, redness, drainage, headaches, or irritation. The patient’s CT scan showed an osteoma (benign bone growth of the skull).
Our facial plastic surgeon Dr. Inessa Fishman removed the osteoma growth through a small incision in the patient’s scalp hair so as to minimize 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 just 2 weeks after surgery, with a great outcome and well-healing incision that is already well-hidden by her scalp hair. Our patient shows the expected mild and resolving swelling at her left forehead, and a small amount of bruising resolving under her left eye. Her scalp incision is bright pink at weeks after surgery, and will lose this redness over the coming 1-2 months.
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.