Endoscopic Forehead-Brow Lift
摘要
Using an endoscopic technique, a ptotic brow can be effectively lifted and the overhanging upper eyelid corrected without skin excision through a few small incisions behind the hairline. Complete periosteal release from the supar-orbital rim, adequate superior-posterior advancement of the forehead flap, and its rigid fixation with percutaneous cortical screws are the basis of this endoscopic procedure. Blood loss is minimal. The procedure also avoids a long extensive scar and reduces numbness of the scalp which usually results from a traditional bicoronal incision for a forehead lifting. A patient with good skin tone is the best candidate. Complications include transitory parethesia of the forehead and a small area of suture alopecia which is usually of no concern to the patients.