Forehead Lift Surgery

FOREHEAD LIFT SURGERY

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Description

A forehead lift removes or changes the muscles and skin that cause signs of aging as drooping eyebrows, “hooding” eyelids, forehead furrows, and frown lines.

The surgery may be done alone or with other procedures such as a facelift, eyelid surgery, or nose reshaping. The surgery can be done in a surgeon’s office, an outpatient surgery center, or a hospital. It is usually done on an outpatient basis, without an overnight stay.

You will be awake, but will be given local anesthesia so that you will not feel pain. You might also get medicine to relax you. In some cases, general anesthesia will be used. During the procedure, you will feel some stretching of the forehead skin and possibly some discomfort. During the surgery:

  • Sections of hair will be held away from the surgery area. Hair right in front of the cut line may need to be trimmed, but large areas of hair will not be shaved.
  • The surgeon will make a surgical cut (incision) at ear level. That cut will continue across the top of the forehead at the hairline so that the forehead does not look too high.
  • If you are bald or balding, the surgeon may use a cut in the middle of the scalp to avoid a visible scar.
  • Some surgeons will use several small cuts and perform the surgery using an endoscope (a long thin instrument that has a small camera on the end). Dissolvable implants may be used to hold the lifted skin in place.
  • After removing excess tissue, skin, and muscle, the surgeon will close the cut with stitches or staples. Before dressings are applied, your hair and face will be washed so the scalp skin does not get irritated.

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