Abstract
Patients with too large a frontal prominence may suffer discomfort and subsequent
self-esteem problems. The case of a 29-year-old male with a prominent forehead is
presented. After three-dimensional (3D) virtual simulation of the procedure, a stereolithographic
model of the skull and a surgical cutting guide were fabricated. The forehead recontouring
and reconstruction procedure was performed under general anaesthesia and the postoperative
course was uneventful. At the 12-month postoperative follow-up, clinical and radiographic
documentation confirmed softening of the frontal prominence from 14.48 mm to 8.56 mm, a nasofrontal angle increase of 22°, and overall high patient satisfaction. The
proposed workflow results in greater surgical precision, shorter reconstruction times,
reduced patient morbidity due to a reduced risk of dural exposure and postoperative
infection, and overall higher predictability and patient satisfaction.
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Published online: February 21, 2017
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