A forehead lift is an excellent option for women and men who are bothered by the sagging or aging appearance of their forehead. A forehead lift can give the face a smoother and overall more youthful appearance. Dr. Mandell-Brown specializes in facial plastic surgery and can provide you with beautiful results from your forehead lift in Cincinnati.
The Benefits of a Forehead Lift
Many patients do not realize the importance of the upper third of their face. Many patients will note the cheek jowling, eyelid sagging, and pay little attention to the forehead furrows or sagging eyebrows. Women may camouflage this area with bangs. Cosmetic Botox has helped focus attention on the forehead area.
Quite often, when patients have heavy eyelid skin, the eyebrows contribute to this. One way to check is to place your finger against your eyebrow. In females, the eyebrow should be above the bony eye socket or orbital bone. In males, the eyebrow can be just at the orbital bone, but not below it.
Elevation of the brow can be performed with four approaches. The benefits and risks should be discussed during your consultation.
Dr. Mark Mandell-Brown
Dr. Mandell Brown is a nationally recognized, triple board-certified cosmetic surgeon with over 30 years of experience performing facial, breast, and body procedures. Known for his Natural Look™ cosmetic surgery results, Dr. Mandell-Brown has the credentials and aesthetic eye to precisely tailor your procedure and safely achieve the results you desire.
The Five Approaches to Forehead Lift Surgery
1. Direct Brow Lift
Incision is made directly above the eyebrow and excess skin is removed to elevate the eyebrow. Unfortunately, this incision may be difficult to camouflage but it is the most straightforward to perform and the brow can be more exactly contoured.
2. Mid Forehead Lift
The incision is made in natural horizontal skin creases in the mid forehead above each brow. These incisions usually heal in time and are an excellent option especially if the patient has deep forehead creases.
3. Full Forehead Lift
There are two approaches for the full forehead lift. If the patient has an average or low hairline, the incision is hidden in the hairline approximately two inches from the forehead. This incision is completely hidden and the entire sagging brow and forehead skin is elevated.
For those patients with high foreheads, the incision can be made at the hair and skin junction. The hair stays exactly in the same position and often an inch of forehead skin is removed. This hides the incision along the hairline and effectively lowers the high forehead.
4. Endoscopic Lift
With this technique, four or five small 1 inch incisions are made in the scalp. A special instrument and small telescope are used to elevate the tissues. Since no excess tissue is removed with this approach, the surgeon anchors the loose tissue with a suture secured to a small screw placed in several locations in the outer skull or through a small bone tunnel made with a tiny drill. A newer technique utilizes an absorbable plate with tiny hooks that hold up the skin.
5. Transblepharoplasty Brow Lift
This newer approach allows the plastic surgeon to elevate the brow through the upper eyelid incision. After removing excess skin from the upper eyelid, the soft tissue along the brow is elevated. An absorbable plate is anchored in the bone and the hooks hold the soft tissue upward.
Recovering from a Forehead Lift
The length of your forehead lift recovery will vary based on the techniques used and other factors like the patient’s own healing rate. There will be some bruising and swelling around the forehead that will subside over the recovery process. On average, patients need around one to two weeks of recovery before they can resume most of their normal activities.
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The Cost of a Forehead Lift
The cost of your forehead lift in Cincinnati will be determined by a variety of factors like the type of forehead lift performed and the work required to provide the patient with their desired results. During your consultation, Dr. Mandell-Brown can let you know what the expected cost of your forehead lift in Cincinnati will be. Financing options through CareCredit are available.
Schedule a ConsultationContact The Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery Center today to schedule a forehead lift consultation today. Dr. Mandell-Brown is a triple board-certified plastic surgeon and board-certified facial plastic surgeon. He can take the time to understand what your goals are for the procedure and use his expert surgical skill to provide you with natural-looking results from your forehead lift in Cincinnati.
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Medically reviewed by Dr. Mark Mandell-Brown — Updated on Sep 9, 2024