Brow Lift

A brow (forehead) lift involves surgery to minimize drooping eyebrows, "hooding" over the eyes, forehead furrows and frown lines that come with age, to give you a more youthful appearance.

In recent years, the surgical approach to the brow or forehead has been advanced by the endoscope, a special viewing instrument that allows the surgeon to see inside the body through very small incisions. Endoscopy has been used for many years in other medical specialties for knee cartilage repair, gall bladder removal, and "band-aid" tubal ligation. When the endoscope is applied to plastic surgery, very small incisions are needed to perform surgeries that in the past were performed through longer skin incisions such as the brow lift.

Traditionally, a brow lift was performed through an incision in the scalp that ran from ear-to-ear. This procedure, called the "coronal" approach, is still used occasionally. In most cases, however, this approach can be replaced by the endoscopic brow lift, which is less traumatic and entails a shorter recovery period.

Advantages of the Endoscopic Brow Lift Technique

The major advantage of the endoscopic approach over the coronal approach is the markedly smaller incisions. The smaller incisions greatly lessen the possibility of hair loss or numbness. Generally, there is less swelling and less bruising with this technique. Thus, you will be able to resume your every day activities in a significantly shorter period of time.

Indications

Candidates include men and women, usually in their thirties to sixties, who have visible effects of aging. It can also help people with inherited conditions, such as a droopy brow or furrowed lines above the nose. Many people first notice a tired appearance in the region around their eyes as they approach forty. Others may notice that they appear sad or depressed. Still others may notice that they always appear angry or unhappy. This sad, tired or angry appearance may be the consequence of changes in the structures of the brow or forehead. With the passage of time and under the influence of gravity, the eyebrows descend to a slightly lower position over the eyes. This "crowding" of the tissues around the eyes contributes to a sad or tired look. Over activity of the small muscles between the eyebrows can create vertical frown lines that convey an angry appearance.

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