‘I couldn’t stop crying over my huge head so paid £10,000 for FOREHEAD REDUCTION – I love my new look,’ reveals woman, 35

A 35-year-old woman has revealed how she paid £10,000 to get her "six-fingered" forehead surgically reduced after years of suffering from low confidence levels.

Amina Mejdoubi, a teacher and social media influencer from Texas, US, inherited her ‘large’ forehead from her dad and says her hairline has been receding for years.

Due to the size of her head, Amina would often be subject to bullying as a child, with people calling her "big head" and "six head" - the name calling had had a lasting impact.

Eventually, she decided enough was enough and she went under the knife to have her forehead reduced – which involved slicing open her scalp.

"I hated having a 'fivehead' as many kids call it,” Amina told NeedToKnow.online.

“It made me feel self-conscious about how I look, I relied on my bangs so much for security.

"I was bullied so much as a kid because of my forehead, that I suffered from really bad mental health issues.

"Where I grow up, it was not only the people you know that called me names, but it would literally be the most random young guys in the street who would call me 'big head' as I walked past them.

"As a young girl, I had a complicated relationship with my body and the way I looked. I wanted to love myself so much, but the comments I heard did not let me.

“I don’t remember all the details, but I remember I cried a lot all the time.”

As well as dealing with hateful comments, Amina's insecurity also left her avoiding social situations.

She said: "Having a big forehead made me feel very conscious about how I styled my hair, and what activities I participated in.

"For example, I had always refused to ride rollercoasters because I knew they would expose my forehead.

"So one day I woke up and I decided that this would be my last summer with a big forehead."

Since having the £10,000 surgery in June 2021, Amina says she has never felt "more confident" and "loves" her new look.

Bizarrely, despite having her scalp "sliced open", the English teacher insists the surgery wasn't painful.

She said: "The surgery is a bit invasive because they slice your forehead open, detach it from your face and detach it from your scalp.

"They then cut a couple of inches off the forehead skin and put it back together. It sounds painful, but it was not at all.

"I remember just feeling a tightness around my forehead like I was wearing a tight headscarf."

Within 48 hours of the surgery, Amina was able to shower and after two weeks was able to fly internationally.

Amina now posts regularly about her procedure online – though she says she has received some backlash.

She said: "When I posted my experience on social media, it was to help any other person in my situation who feels the same.

"A lot of people left mean comments that insinuate that I encourage plastic surgery when in fact I advocate for people feeling their best.

"And if that requires a forehead reduction, so be it.

"I also had so many women from all over the world reach out to me with more questions about the surgery because they had never heard of it.

"They didn't know this issue can be fixed with surgery other than a hair transplant which does not look natural.

“I think everyone knows what is best for them, but if someone out there has a six-head, then, by all means, this will make them feel amazing."

After struggling with her appearance for years, Amina says she does not regret having the surgery, and only wishes she had done it "sooner".

She said: "My family has been super supportive because I have always said 'I wish I had a smaller forehead' and it was not a surprise to them to learn about my decision of having it done.

"The surprise was more about the surgery itself because it is not so common.

"My friends love and support me, but of course, they were worried I would have a botched surgery.

"But I love it [my forehead], I feel that it is so me and now I have a newfound confidence I did not have before.”



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