The endoscopic forehead lift
โ Scribed by Greg J. Mackay; Foad Nahai
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 583 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1071-0949
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โฆ Synopsis
Aging in the upper third of the face is often first noted as wrinkling and ptosis of the forehead with deepening frown lines and forehead muscle imbalance. Correcting the ptosis of the forehead and eyebrows and removing or smoothing of the transverse forehead and vertical glabellar frown lines are the primary goals of the forehead lift. The forehead lift has traditionally been performed through an open coronal incision. The endoscopic forehead lift affords corrugator, procerus, and frontalis muscle modification and lateral brow elevation through direct visualization while minimizing the complications associated with a coronal scar.
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