by Leonard Konis

Created on: November 29, 2006   Last Updated: April 17, 2007

Forehead lift ("browlift") is Rejuvenate surgical procedure. This will remove excess fat and skin. Also, tighten the muscles in the forehead, correct sagging brows, deep furrows (Furrows can make a person appear angry, sad or tired) between the eyes, and correct a dysfunctional nose. People will lose skin elasticity with age. As the human body grows older, bones shrink and skin cannot tighten around the skeleton, causing dropping and wrinkles that age the face. Forehead surgical lift procedure creates a smoother facial appearance, and often performed in conjunction with a facelift. In 2004, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), more then 114.00 facelifts and nearly 55,000 forehead lifts were performed (Increase of seventy-three percent from 1997.) The majority of these surgical procedures, performed on women. The ASPS comprises 94 percent of all board - certified plastic surgeons in the United States.

Forehead lifts are performed on people, usually between 40 to 60 years old. During the procedure, patient will receive local anesthesia and intravenous sedation. There are two surgical procedures available: Classic and endoscopic (keyhole) forehead lift. During classic forehead lift, the surgeon makes an incision, called a coronal that starts about ear level, and continues across the top of the forehead to the other ear. The skin from the forehead is lifted, revealing the excess tissue, and fat that is removed. The surgeon will remove one to two centimeters, strip of skin from the scalp and sew the remaining scalp together. If necessary, realigns the muscles in the forehead. During the surgery, eyebrow maybe repositioned to a higher level, and any excess skin is trimmed. During endoscopic surgery, surgeon makes three to five incisions, and each is less then an inch long. Endoscope is inserted through one of the incisions, which allows the surgeon to see the muscles, and tissues underneath by using a pencil - like camera device. A separate incision, allows the surgeon to lift the forehead skin. Afterwards, any excess tissue and fat is removed, along with any realignment of the muscles. Also, the eyebrows maybe reposition to a higher level. Endoscopic surgery minimizing scaring, compared to classical procedure, and no excess portion of the scalp is removed. Patients that are bald, receding hairline or had previous upper - eyelid surgery, the surgeon would alter the incision locations or undertake a conservative operation. The incision is

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