Can My Brow Bone Reduction Be Done So It Does Not Look Too Feminine?

Q: Dr. Eppley, For many years I could only wear a hat because of these deformity. Do you think there is a way to fix it without making it look feminine?

A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. I believe what you are referring to is the large brow bone protrusion that you have. When it comes to brow bone reduction, while itis most commonly associated today with forehead head feminization in the transgender patient, in my experience about 50% of the brow bone reductions I have ever done are in men. There are different brow bone reduction variations in male brow bone reduction versus transgender brow bone reduction. In the transgender patient the goal is to make it completely flat which is more consistent with that of the female forehead. In the male the goal is not to make it completely flat but to reduce it enough so that it no longer looks Neanderthal-like or overly protrusive. In essence in the transgender patient the goal is to create a different gender appearance. Conversely in the mail it is about reducing an abnormal protrusion of the brow bone and to make it look more normal in projection.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon