Wil Brow Bone Reduction Be Covered By Insurance?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would need your advice and help. I have way too large brow bones… it has been my biggest insecurity throughout my life and something that has affected me enormously in life. Unfortunately, I cannot afford to undergo cosmetic surgery so my question is… how big is the chance that I can get a surgeon to reduce my forehead even if it is a so-called cosmetic procedure. I have been to a doctor and mentioned it, that I feel bad about my forehead and that everyone notices that the brow bone is deformed… but he said that I am a man and I shouldn’t think about it… I cannot stop thinking about it. I don’t know what to do… Just need someone to talk to about this specific thing…

A:There is little question that you have large overgrown frontal sinuses which is the anatomic origin of the prominent brow bone projection that you have. I think in reading your inquiry that you are trying to find a surgeon who will do your brow bone reduction in Sweden as a functional surgery covered under the National Health System. To that issue I can make no constructive comment since I am not part of the Swedish health system.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon