Your Endoscopic Forehead Lift Procedure

	Endoscopic Forehead Lift combined with facelift.

Before the procedure, your hair will be gathered into sections with clips or rubber bands. Occasionally the part of the hair around the incision is clipped or shaved, though this is usually unnecessary.

A Endoscopic Forehead Lift alone takes as li tt le as 30 minutes.After making the incisions according to the type of Endoscopic Forehead Lift chosen, the surgeon will lift all the tissues together off the bone and move them upward and out- ward. They'll be secured (or fixed) in the new position until they heal.

Several methods of fixation are available to the surgeon. One is a small absorbable plate a tt ached to the bone; this plate disappears after several months as the body digests it. No drains are needed. In other cases, your doctor may reattach tissues with sutures, skin clips, or tissue glue. Platelet gel is also used.

After the incisions are closed, a dressing or elastic band might be wrapped around your head to keep the repositioned tissues and gauze pads in place and to reduce swelling. If your doctor has used tissue glue or platelet-rich plasma, there will probably be no drains or external dressings.

After Your Endoscopic Forehead Lift

Recovering at home involves following your doctor's instructions and taking it easy for several days. During your first follow-up appointment, the surgeon will remove your bandages and drains, if any, and examine your incisions.

Side Effects, Risks, and Complications

Your forehead, cheeks, and the skin around your eyes may be swollen. Because sensory nerves may have been disturbed during surgery, you may experience areas of numbness.Your healing timeline will vary - shorter if your surgery was endoscopic, longer if you had a coronal or pretrichial incision.

At first, your brow might look asymmetrical. One eyebrow might be higher than the other, or both might appear too high. As healing progresses, the look will even out and you'll begin to see your new, smoother contours.

Combining Endoscopic Forehead Lifts with Other Procedures

	Endoscopic Forehead Lift combined with facelift.

If you are in your thirties or early forties, a Endoscopic Forehead Lift alone might very well give you the younger, fresher, friendlier look you're hoping for. Older patients who want facial rejuvenation, however, will probably not be satisfied with a Endoscopic Forehead Lift alone, even if sagging brows are the most obvious sign of aging.

Endoscopic Forehead Lifts are often performed with faceli ft s, midface li ft s, eyelid li ft s, or other procedures - at the same time or separated by several weeks. Many surgeons routinely do Botox treatments or laser eyelid resurfacing in conjunction with forehead lifts. Sometimes upper eyelids can be corrected and frown lines removed through the same incisions.There are many possible combinations, and your doctor can use computer imaging to give you an idea of what results you can expect with one or more procedures.

Questions to Ask Your Doctor?

• Will a Endoscopic Forehead Lift give me the look I want, or do I need eyelid surgery as well?
  
• Am I a candidate for an endoscopic procedure?
  
• How long will the results of my browli ft last?
  
• Do I need to protect my incision lines with sunblock?
  
• How long should I stay indoors after surgery?
  
• Is massage useful in healing scars and tissues? Can I learn the techniques myself?

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