Endoscopic Brow Lift: The Procedure, Risks And Complications

The brow lift is a plastic surgery procedure designed to raise your forehead. Why would you want your forehead raised?

Because, one of the tell-tale signs of aging is the heavy brow. It can make you look tired, frowny or cavemanish. The endoscopic brow lift goes one step further-it uses state-of-the-art microsurgery techniques to get the best results with minimum intrusion. And, it puts a camera in your head.

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The starts with a few tiny incisions. By "tiny," I mean one-half or one-inch cuts. In the world of plastic surgery, you don't get much tinier than that. This is a big reason why the procedure is increasing in popularity. Small cuts mean a faster and easier healing time, and your scars will not be noticeable.

Once the incisions are made, the cameras are rolling. This is the part that makes the endoscopic brow lift truly revolutionary. They will insert the smallest cameras known to man inside the cuts. These cameras broadcast what is going on inside the tissue to an eager audience of surgeon, nurse assistants and patient, if you'd like to see.

With the cameras in place, the doctor gets to work. With instruments the size of pins, they will remove tissue, readjust tissue, and get things straightened up in there. The cameras help guide them along the way so that they can do surgery at a smaller scale than ever before. This ensures great results with the least intrusion possible.

Risks and complications

This method is excellent because it reduces cutting and scarring, but there are still some risks and possible complications you should be aware of. To be on the safe side, tell your doctor everything you know about your medical history and allergies. There is always a rare chance that you may react badly to the anesthesia, and while this won't harm you too much, it will slow down the procedure.

There is always some risk of infection in the scar tissue. With the endoscopic version, this is greatly reduced, but you should still follow doctor's orders very carefully during the recovery. If you are a smoker, you are at a much higher risk of complications.

During your recovery, you may experience some tingling and numbness in your forehead. This is perfectly natural. Your doctor will give you medications to treat any minor discomfort. If it becomes painful, gets worse, or doesn't get better quickly, talk to your surgeon. At first, there may also be some stiffness and you might have trouble raising your forehead.

These complications are rare. The endoscopic brow lift is known for its effectiveness and safety. Talk to your doctor at your consultation so that you know exactly what you can expect from your operation.