Forehead reduction surgery: Cost, before and after photos - Insider

A few months back, plastic surgeon Gal Aharonov received a new patient: a woman in her early thirties, desperate for a procedure that would shrink the size of her forehead.

Within two weeks of performing forehead lowering surgery on the woman, her husband told Aharonov she went from an introvert who rarely went out to someone who is constantly meeting friends and family, and doing "things she's never done before."

To shed more light on his novel approach, Aharonov walked Insider through how he performs forehead reduction surgery, what the major risks are, and who makes a good candidate.

The best candidates for the surgery are people who have thick, course hair, which can hide the scar better, and with good "scalp mobility," or pliability of the skin, which Aharonov assesses during an in-office visit.

Though Aharonov pioneered this particular scalp lowering surgery, the doctor said he didn't have a personal connection to anyone with a large- than-average forehead, and was unaware it was an insecurity for so many people.

Aharonov said most of his patients aren't local to Southern California, instead traveling from across the country and from parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Australia.