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Brow Lifts

Those forehead furrows make you look so angry

We might not be angry, but the frown lines above our noses, in the middle of our foreheads make us look like we are. They're deep lines--forehead furrows, as many call them. Under stress and as we age, we tend to make faces that encourage the creases, giving us the serious, unhappy look.

One surgical procedure that eliminates these lines is the brow lift. It is one of the only procedures that allows surgeons to access the hard to reach muscles that cause furrow lines. Today an alternative procedure, one that is less invasive, might be better suited to younger patients who generally don't need an extensive brow lift procedure. It's called the endoscopic brow lift involves using a special surgical tool, called the endoscope.

Plastic surgeons have been performing this procedure for nearly two years and find that it is ideal for many patients who want their brows permanently lifted and to rid themselves of their forehead furrows. The technique is done with an endoscope, a tubular probe fitted with a tiny camera and inserted through tiny slips in the skin. Endoscopic equipment is beginning to aid plastic surgeons in many areas, including breast reconstruction, forehead lifts, face lifts, and abdominoplasty.

Through the endoscope, plastic surgeons can find the offending muscles and cut them as they would during the traditional brow lift. The procedure requires several small stab incisions behind the frontal hairline, and avoids the traditional longer, more invasive incisions from ear to ear. Once the muscles are cut, frowning dramatically decreases and the skin above the nose relaxes, which lessens the forehead furrow.

What does this mean to patients? Shorter incisions mean less risk of nerve damage and hair loss, as well as minimal bleeding, swelling, and shorter recoveries. The procedure takes about one hour--half the time of most brow lifts--and it can be done safely on an outpatient basis.

The endoscopic brow lift can be done alone or in conjunction with the face lift, laser skin resurfacing or peels to address the overall contour and skin tone of the face and neck.