A 27-year-old woman who suffered “naughty teasing” at school spent £9,000 on surgery to reduce the size of her forehead.
Beth Halsey, from Essex, told ITV’s This Morning that she no longer feels insecure and can finally be her “real” self now that her hairline has been lowered surgically.
Speaking to presenters Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond, Beth explained that she had been unhappy with her forehead for a long time and started “googled for a forehead reduction when I was seven”.
Beth, who was bullied at school and nicknamed “five heads”, initially thought the only option was female hair transplantation – a procedure she could never tolerate due to the “dying phase”. growth” of three months.
But she was delighted when she discovered there was another way to shrink her forehead with a video posted by Harley Street-based surgeon Dr Greg Bran on TikTok.
Beth Halsey, 27, said she can now be herself after spending £9,000 to surgically reduce her hairline.
Beth, who had always disguised her forehead with bangs, told This Morning that the first step in the process after contacting Dr Bran’s team was a 15-minute consultation over Zoom.
Then she met Dr Bran at his Harley Street surgeries and he measured the proportions of her face.
While she had initially thought her hairline would be very low, Dr. Bran convinced her that she would look like she was always wearing a hat, causing Beth to adjust her vision.
After a two-week cooling-off period during which Beth was advised to think about the operation to ensure it was right for her, she had no reservations and confirmed that she wanted to go the front.
Although Beth’s face was swollen after surgery, she said the pain subsided after a week and she had no regrets.
The photo on the left shows Beth before surgery while the one on the right shows her after hair reduction surgery.
Beth admitted she was in a lot of pain for a week after the surgery and initially had a lot of swelling.
When asked by presenter Dermot O’Leary if she would have gone ahead with the operation even if she hadn’t been bullied by her classmates, Beth replied that the size of her forehead had always been his “insecurity”.
She enthused: “Without being too dramatic, it’s quite liberating.
“I can be myself and post pictures on Instagram.”
She is so happy with the results that Beth said she would encourage someone else in her situation to have surgery, provided they have thought it through carefully and found a reputable surgeon.
“It can change your life,” she says.
Speaking previously about the surgery, Beth said: “For some people, having bangs is totally acceptable, but for me it got to the point where I then started to hate the bangs as well as the forehead.
“I didn’t want to be stuck with this forever.
“When people say ‘there’s nothing wrong with me,’ that’s not the compliment they mean.
“That seems rather condescending. I know I don’t need to have this surgery, but it will change my life and it indeed has.
“I never knew surgery was an option. I heard about this operation, inquired about it and went to the consultation and everything was amazing.
“They try to keep a natural look and make sure your face stays in proportion. My hairline was down about an inch or just below.
