Natural aging, sun-exposure, gravity, wind, bad habits and just exhausting modern schedule influence human's health condition much. It is resulted in numerous effects of facial skin problems: eyebrow drooping, skin sagging, pigmentation, dynamic and static fine lines, deep wrinkles, etc. The era of new technologies and cosmetic surgery innovations offer a huge variety of possible solution. Forehead lift procedure is one of them. It guarantees reduction of drooping brows and sagging skin effects, improving of general appearance impression.
The decision about forehead lift procedure technique choice, anesthesia types and incisions variants is taken after careful examination of clients? current health and facial skin condition. The choice of forehead lift incisions variants will depend on hairline state and skin structure. While this discussion surgeon informs the client about possible risks and gives a deal of recommendations and instructions for the process of procedure preparing and after surgery care complex.
One of the possible original techniques (depending on forehead lift incisions variant) is coronal incision. This one is performed in behind the original hairline. The procedure way is not perfect in the case of boldness or sparse hair. The alternative is represented by the pre-trichial incisions. The difference is the place of forehead lift incisions performance: mid-portion of them is operated in hairline itself (the variant of mid-scalp incision is possible as well). But the incisions themselves are similar to coronal variant. The advantage of this choice is lowering of hairline but the parallel disadvantage is possibility of noticeable scarring. The possible solution is incision placement in the original mid-forehead creases. The solution is preferable for men with deep facial lines.
One of the innovations in forehead lift industry is endoscopic surgery. Its advantages are too obvious to be ignored they have the direct connection with influencing forehead lift incisions which size is minimized. These one-half-inch incisions are placed slightly behind the hairline.
But this kind of forehead lift procedure requires more time and cosmetic surgeon's skills. Perfect performance of this technique can also reduce possible scalp numbness and operation area discomfort.
During the classical forehead lift procedure the cosmetic surgeon uses incision at ears level and mid-scalp level. The classical procedure also provides effect of more youthful appearance and almost never fails expectations but the risk of possible swelling and bruising is rising up. The physician can prescribe special cold compresses, head elevation. Patient's close following all surgery's instructions reduce the term of healing, ease numbness and possible itching. The term of sutures removal is ten days later. The first stage of healing process and after surgery care in most cases will not take more than two weeks. But avoiding of forceful activities is strongly recommended for a long period.