Endoscopic Forehead Lift

Endoscopic forehead and brow lift elevates the position of the eyebrows and forehead, and treats the glabellar frown lines created by the corrugator and procerus muscles

Endoscopic forehead and brow lift elevates the position of the eyebrows and forehead, and treats the glabellar frown lines created by the corrugator and procerus muscles. Endoscopic forehead and brow lift also corrects brow ptosis, which is caused due to natural aging, facial nerve injury and facial trauma.

In 1994, Vasconez et al first described endoscopic forehead lift in the United States – they detailed use of the endoscope to guide the release of the supraorbital and glabellar soft tissues.

The advantages that endoscopic forehead lift has over coronal and trichophytic approaches include significant reduction in the length of incisions, improvement in the camouflage of these incisions and reduction of blood loss and surgical trauma. Endoscopic forehead lift reduces scalp hypesthesia.

The disadvantages include increased cost because of the need for more sophisticated equipment and risk of injury to either the sensory nerves or the motor nerves in this region. Surgeons also have to negotiate a learning curve before achieving proficiency in this procedure.

Endoscopic brow lift appears safe and effective when performed by experienced and trained plastic surgeons.