Endoscopic Approach With an Innovative Mini-Trocar for Forehead Osteoma Excision.

ABSTRACT

Traditionally forehead bony lesion is approached directly through the forehead skin or invasive coronal incision resulting prominent scar. An endoscopic approach through mini hairline incisions may provide a unique way to achieve the best esthetic results, but often time the authors encounter potential soft tissue injury from the high-speed burr. The authors present a case with multiple frontal bone osteoma lesions which were successfully removed through 2 small hairline incisions with the help of an otorhinolaryngological system and an innovative mini-trocar. Significant improvement in forehead shape with minimal scars was observed at an 18-month follow-up. This innovative and easily manipulating technique may help surgeons achieve better outcomes when treating frontal bone osteoma endoscopically.