02/12/2026
For more than 20 years, this handsome 47-year-old gentleman carried a slowly growing forehead osteoma—a firm bony bump that gradually became a defining (and distracting) feature of his face. What had once been easy to ignore eventually felt impossible to overlook, and after two decades, he decided it was time to seek treatment.
Osteomas are benign bony growths that most commonly develop on the bones of the skull or within the facial sinuses, and we usually treat them comfortably in the office using oral relaxing medication and injected numbing medicine. Our patient had his osteoma removed in this fashion, remaining slightly sleepy and deeply relaxed throughout surgery.
His recovery, like many real surgical journeys, was not perfectly linear. Shortly after surgery, he developed a hematoma—a collection of blood beneath the forehead skin—which required a prompt washout. Complications are uncommon but possible in any surgical procedure, and when they occur, we manage them carefully and decisively. Our patient handled the experience with patience and trust.
Six months later, the result speaks for itself: a beautifully smooth forehead contour that looks as though no osteoma ever was, and no surgery ever took place. The incision is meticulously hidden within his scalp hair. A distracting feature present for 20 years, quietly shaping how others saw him, is now simply gone.
In facial plastic surgery, reconstruction and aesthetics are one and the same. The goal is not just a bump removal, but restoration of natural form. A 20-year osteoma resolved in under an hour—replaced with balance, smoothness, and the quiet confidence of a face uninterrupted.
