Remote non-endoscopic hairline approach for excision of forehead lipoma

Abstract

Background: Facial mutilation may cause socio-psychological effect on an individual. Surgery on the face can cause some level of anxiety as regards the resulting scar. We hereby present our study on the level of satisfaction among patients who had their forehead lipectomy via a remote hairline access.
Patients and Methods: This is a prospective study of patients who had forehead lipectomy via a remote hairline access in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Nigeria, between January 2010 and December 2012. They subsequently indicated their level of satisfaction using a numerical scale.
Result: A total of 19 patients had forehead lipectomy via the hairline approach with female to male ratio of 2.2: 1. The mean score of satisfaction on the numerical scale was 9.2 in a scale of 10.
Conclusion: Patients who had forehead lipectomy with access scar hidden were very satisfied.

Keywords: Forehead, lipectomy, remote hairline access