Forehead or Browlift
Most facial expression involves the forehead; it is constantly moving
- wrinkling, stretching, expanding and contracting. This can leave
deep forehead wrinkles, as well as horizontal and vertical frown lines
and sagging, drooping eyebrows.
In a forehead lift, the muscles and tissues that cause the furrowing
or drooping are removed or altered to smooth the forehead, raise the
eyebrows and minimize frown lines.
Dr. Lincenberg usually performs this procedure endoscopically, which
means there are minimal incisions compared to the conventional surgical
method. Incisions are made behind the hairline. Instead of making a
long incision as in done in a conventional forehead lift, the endoscopic
procedure requires just 3-5 small incisions, each less than one inch
long. An endoscope, which is a pencil-like camera device connected
to a television monitor, allows Dr. Lincenberg to have a clear view
of the muscles and tissues beneath the skin. Using another instrument
inserted through a different incision, the forehead skin is lifted
and the muscles and underlying tissues are removed or altered to produce
a smoother appearance. The eyebrows are lifted and secured into their
higher position by sutures beneath the skin's surface or by temporary
screws placed behind the hairline.
Endoscopic forehead lift usually takes 1-2 hours. It is performed
in the hospital outpatient department. There will be swelling and some
bruising. You should expect to be out of work one week.