Title
Lateral brow lift: A surgical proposal
Date Issued
01 December 2010
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
research article
Publisher(s)
Springer Nature
Abstract
Background: In search of alternative techniques for lateral brow lifts in an attempt to offer a less traumatic procedure with lasting results, we developed a simple technique for a lateral brow lift (LBL) that involves suspending the lateral portion of the frontalis muscle. It replaces raising the temporal flap in a conventional face-lift. Methods: We present a description of the technique and review the histories of 71 patients who underwent this procedure in a private practice from 2002 to 2008. The technique may have been combined with a blepharoplasty or face-lift. Results: The mean operative time was 20 min. Postoperative edema lasted 2 days. We obtained optimal results in 93% of the patients at postoperative month 6. There were complications in 10% of the cases, the most frequent of which was recidivism. No alopecia, paralysis, or vascular complications were observed. Conclusion: Our technique is safe and versatile and produces good results, which makes it an excellent choice in the surgical armamentarium of facial rejuvenation. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC and International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Start page
745
End page
757
Volume
34
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Cirugía
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-78651093193
PubMed ID
Source
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Resource of which it is part
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
ISSN of the container
0364216X
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