About this procedure
If you feel that a high hairline or larger forehead affects your facial proportions, Forehead Reduction can help create a more balanced and harmonious appearance. This procedure lowers the hairline by reducing the distance between the eyebrows and the scalp, bringing greater proportion to the upper face.
By creating a more aesthetically pleasing frame for the face, forehead reduction can enhance facial symmetry and highlight your natural features. The result is a softer, more youthful appearance with improved facial balance and confidence.
Forehead Reduction — Surgical Sequence
A step-by-step look at how the hairline is advanced and the forehead height is reduced — from marking and skin excision through deep-fascia suspension and a meticulous three-layer closure.
Marking
Preserving the supraorbital nerve and proceeding with delicate marking of the treatment area.
Skin Excision
Precisely removing a set amount of skin with a 45-degree angled technique to preserve hair follicles.
Scalp Release
Delicately and precisely releasing the scalp and pulling it down.
Deep Suspension
Firmly anchoring the deep fascia using special absorbable suspension sutures.
3-Layer Suture
A three-layer suture performed meticulously from the deepest layers out to the skin.
Post-Operative
The completed result — a lowered hairline and a more balanced forehead.
Procedure
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Consultation & Hairline Design — Your surgeon carefully evaluates your forehead height, hairline shape, scalp flexibility, and facial proportions. A customized hairline is then designed to complement your facial features.
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Anesthesia — The procedure is typically performed under general anesthesia, or local anesthesia with sedation, to ensure comfort throughout the surgery.
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Incision Along the Hairline — A carefully planned incision is made along the natural hairline, allowing the scar to be concealed within the hairline as it heals.
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Hairline Advancement — The scalp is gently loosened and advanced forward, lowering the hairline and reducing the height of the forehead. The amount of advancement depends on the patient’s anatomy and aesthetic goals.
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Closure — The advanced scalp is secured in its new position, and the incision is meticulously closed to promote optimal healing and minimize visible scarring.
Benefits
Forehead Reduction — Benefits
Lowers a high or receding hairline, shortening the forehead height
Improves facial proportion by balancing an overly large forehead with the rest of the face
Creates a more harmonious upper-to-lower face ratio (especially relevant in facial-thirds balance)
Can reshape an uneven or asymmetric hairline into a smoother, more natural curve
Often paired with hairline design adjustments — softening a straight or receding hairline into a more rounded, youthful shape
Reduces the appearance of a “long face” caused by excess forehead skin