Videos on TikTok are promoting cosmetic surgery to reduce the size of the forehead… a technique that can disfigure people who risk it!
- According to the Daily Mail, nearly 44 million people have viewed the videos promoting the frontline operation.
- Advertising or promotion of cosmetic surgery is prohibited by law in France.
- However, some unscrupulous surgeons sometimes use social networks to attract new clients, especially abroad (Turkey, United Arab Emirates, etc.).
A certain type of cosmetic surgery operation is increasingly being promoted on TikTok. This consists of advancing the hairline to reduce the size of the forehead for the person who considers it too large. In the videos, some claim “that a smaller forehead would rebalance the proportions of the face”, thus creating one more physical complex on social networks. These advertisements promise recovery within a week, with no visible scars.
A risk of large scars and hair loss
However, to do this operation is to run the risk of a large scar on the top of the forehead, with, in addition, a possibility of hair loss. And all this, for life.
Indeed, Dr. Greg Bran, facial plastic surgeon, questioned by the DailyMail, emphasizes that when the skin of the face is stretched too much, the supply of blood and therefore of oxygen is restricted. Which, in turn, leads to the death of skin tissue and hair loss. In addition to this, if the operation is missed, the dead tissues may become infected and the infection may spread to the rest of the scalp. “Some doctors jump on the trend when they don’t understand the structure of the face, and patients suffer”he regrets.
A three-hour intervention costing thousands of euros
Initially rather intended for men with baldness, this operation costs between 5,700 and 8,000 euros approximately. The procedure lasts nearly three hours, during which a strip of skin on the forehead, below the hairline, is cut. Very small holes are then drilled into the skull in order to place metal implants which secure the skull bone to the skin once it is pulled forward. Then the wound is sutured, which leaves a more or less visible scar.
“Each patient will have a scar, the quality of which cannot be guaranteed. It may be raised or a different color to the skin on the forehead, requiring bangs to hide it. The risks are trivialized by influencers social media, suggesting it’s easy and everything will be fine”indicates an expert in hair restoration, Dr. Greg Williams, quoted by the DailyMail.
