Method
- Case report series: 61 endoscopic forehead lift cases in 11 months.
- Technique first presented at surgical conferences in Los Angeles and Buenos Aires in 1992.
- Small incisions made in the scalp instead of a full coronal incision.
Findings
- 61 cases performed in the 11 months prior to submission.
- Results described as similar and comparable to conventional coronal forehead lift.
- Fewer and less severe complications reported versus the coronal approach.
- The abstract gives no specific complication rate or measured outcome.
What it means for a patient
- This is an early report introducing endoscopic (small-incision) forehead and brow lift as an alternative to the older coronal (ear-to-ear scalp) incision.
- The claimed advantage is a similar lifting result with smaller scars and fewer complications, based on the author's own case series, not a controlled comparison.
Citations
PubMed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8122572/.
Terms
- Endoscopic forehead lift: a brow lift done through small scalp incisions using a camera instrument.
- Coronal lift: an older brow lift technique using one long incision across the scalp from ear to ear.