Hello, I recently did browbone shaving but not the type 3 (just the subtle shaving enough to remove the protrude on sinus area and around the browbone) and the doctor collected the bone dust and made a paste from shaven part and put it to the sunken area of my forehead. The incision was coronal from ear to ear. I am now 4 weeks post op. My doctor put dissolvable stitches but until now some are still left on my scalp.

I have some questions to those who did the same procedure

1. Im getting conscious to the area where my doctor put the bone paste, is it as early as now safe to apply pressure on it? such as using vibrating facial brush to your forehead or just plainly having facial. Sometimes I try to gently poke the area and its not complete flat like there is a part where it is still a little sunken

2. does the bone dust / paste lasts or permanent?

3. after 4 weeks, the swelling went down almost to 0% already but I am somehow unsatisfied and want to augment it more or add more volume to it. If ever I want a revision and but a bone cement / implant, is it possible to do it without reopening my head again via coronal incision? like lets say endoscopic? is it possible?

4. I have never asked for hairline lowering that is why my incision is coronal and not along the hairline, if I opt to choose to lower my hairline in the future, would it be possible? Im actually deciding because I think augmenting my forehead more would make it look better without lowering the hairline but I still dont know.

5. Does the bone paste stays in the place where it was applied? I am paranoid that it may leak down in between my eyebrows and grow there.

Hope you can share some ideas about this

I had type 3 forehead done in 2007, and I have bone paste; I have not had any problems with it, and I think after healing it is supposed to be as hard as bone. I completely left the area alone during the healing stage, and didn't even touch it really except for light face washing, lightly applying makeup, etc.

Quote from: MissyMay2.0 on August 29, 2018, 07:23:51 PM
I had type 3 forehead done in 2007, and I have bone paste; I have not had any problems with it, and I think after healing it is supposed to be as hard as bone. I completely left the area alone during the healing stage, and didn't even touch it really except for light face washing, lightly applying makeup, etc.

do you still remember how long it took for you to think it is already as hard as your bone? does it feel smooth now if you touch over it? when i raise my brows or do an angry expression I see some lines and dimple on the area when i had my bone paste applied.

Quote from: chinee on August 30, 2018, 06:25:39 AM
do you still remember how long it took for you to think it is already as hard as your bone? does it feel smooth now if you touch over it? when i raise my brows or do an angry expression I see some lines and dimple on the area when i had my bone paste applied.

I think it took a year, before I considered it to be fully healed, I was very thoughtful with it, because with type 3 reconstruction a section of bone is removed, cut into smaller pieces, and reassembled! If you are having concerns, perhaps a call to your surgeon's office would be beneficial, as each surgeon has their own aftercare protocols.

Quote from: MissyMay2.0 on August 30, 2018, 11:03:47 AM
I think it took a year, before I considered it to be fully healed, I was very thoughtful with it, because with type 3 reconstruction a section of bone is removed, cut into smaller pieces, and reassembled! If you are having concerns, perhaps a call to your surgeon's office would be beneficial, as each surgeon has their own aftercare protocols.

with type III, have you had any issues post op? I heard some had sinus issue or easy to have runny nose when its cold. Also, do you still have your screws in?

Quote from: chinee on August 30, 2018, 12:55:59 PM
with type III, have you had any issues post op? I heard some had sinus issue or easy to have runny nose when its cold. Also, do you still have your screws in?

I didn't have any post op problems, just the normal swelling and bruising. I get a bit of a runny nose, but I have seasonal allergies. And I did not have screws placed in my forehead.

Hi,

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