BACKGROUND Lack of an objective goal for brow-lift surgery may explain why several articles in the plastic surgery literature conclude that brow lifts produce eyebrows with shape and position that are not aesthetically pleasing. By comparing eyebrow shape and position in both young and mature women, this study provides objective data with which to plan forehead rejuvenating procedures. METHOD...

BACKGROUND The Endotine Forehead device (Coapt Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, Calif.) is an implantable bioabsorbable fixation device designed to provide intuitive, multipoint, distributed tension and repeatable and predictable brow fixation during endoscopic and open browplasty. The purpose of this study was to evaluate early results in a series of endoscopic brow lift cases using the Endotine Fore...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The direct brow lift operation can be used to treat brow ptosis arising from either involutional changes or facial nerve palsy. The authors reviewed their experience with this operation to establish its efficacy and complication rate in the light of concerns over poor scar cosmesis and forehead paraesthesiae in the postoperative period. METHODS A retrospective review of patien...

BACKGROUND Endoscopic brow lift has become a popular method for rejuvenation of the upper third of the face and in the treatment of functional brow ptosis. Controversy, however, remains over the optimum technique for the fixation of the forehead and brow. This paper presents a single surgeon's experience with a technical modification to McKinney's original description of paramedian cortical tun...

Improvements in technology have increased the level of patient care in all aspects of medicine and surgery. This is no less true in the area of cosmetic surgery. The use of endoscopy has led to improved aesthetics with respect to postoperative scarring, decreased healing time for patients, and an increase in overall patient satisfaction. Because the endoscopic brow and midface lift accomplishes...

An 80-year-old woman presented for surgical treatment of an invasive squamous cell carcinoma on the left temple (Figure 1). The lesion had been present for several months and had been enlarging. The patient did not have any motor deficit in the forehead region. The tumor was removed in two stages using the Mohs technique (Figure 2). Nerve tissue was not seen on the Mohs slides. The defect was c...

Lateral brow ptosis is a common aging phenomenon, contributing to the lateral upper eyelid hooding, in addition to dermatochalasis. Lateral brow lift complements upper blepharoplasty in achieving a youthful periorbital appearance. In this study, the author reports his experience in utilizing a temporal (pretrichial) subcutaneous lateral brow lift technique under local anesthesia. A retrospectiv...