Now, after 5 months, it looks like this:
Better, yes. But I still have an obvious scar, normally mostly hidden under the bangs I had cut shortly after the surgery.
I had a consultation with a plastic surgeon this morning. He didn't want to upset me, but he was clearly mystified as to why I had
a vertical forehead incision. It should have been done horizontally. Really, I have come to live with the scar and not think
too much about it. But after I went to a new dermatologist about another suspicious spot on my forehead, my new doc suggested I have a consultation with a plastic surgeon. I could tell my new dermatologist was also, er, surprised about the vertical incision.
One option that is open to me is scar revision surgery, which would involve a
z-plasty. The plastic surgeon was honest with me, that I would still have a scar. With the z-plasty it will be a longer scar, but, with the right outcome, it would be less noticeable.
He suggested I wait three months and see how it looks then. It's still considered a relatively new scar. He took a photo of it. He did leave me with a bit of hope--as the very last thing he said was "I'd be very confident doing a z-plasty on you." That made me feel better. He had been more muted on the option for most of the appointment. Like it might be re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. (Well, not that bad, but you get the idea... that it might not give me the level of improvement I'd be looking for.)
He also suggested in the near-term, I could try some Restylane injections to kind of puff it out a bit. I'm mulling that over. I am inclined to just leave it alone for now and see where it is at after 3 more months.