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BrowliftIn the procedure, the muscles and tissues that cause the lines on the forehead area are removed or altered to smoothen the forehead, raise the eyebrows and minimize frown lines. Many times, the procedure is with other plastic surgery procedures, such as eyelift surgery (blepharoplasty). As is the case with all anti aging plastic surgery procedures, brow lift has several potential risks and complications. In rare cases, the nerves that control eyebrow movement may be injured on one or both sides, resulting in a loss of ability to raise the eyebrows or wrinkle the forehead. Formation of a broad scar is also a rare complication. Also, infection and bleeding are very rare, but are possibilities. To minimize the potential for complications and other risks, the procedure should be done by a qualified plastic surgeon. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) keeps a list of member surgeons that have been certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Browlift - StudiesCore GB, Vasconez LO, Graham HD 3rd: Endoscopic browlift. Clin Plast Surg 1995 Oct; 22(4): 619-31. De Cordier B, de la Torre JI: A retrospective analysis of 400 endoscopic forehead lifts. Plast Reconst Surg 2002; 110: 1558-1568. Freund RM, Nolan WB 3rd: Correlation between brow lift outcomes and aesthetic ideals for eyebrow height and shape in females. Plast Reconstr Surg 1996 Jun; 97(7): 1343-8. Gunter JP, Antrobus SD: Aesthetic analysis of the eyebrows. Plast Reconstr Surg 1997 Jun; 99(7): 1808-16. Hamas RS: Reducing the subconscious frown by endoscopic resection of the corrugator muscles. Aesthetic Plast Surg 1995 Jan-Feb; 19(1): 21-5. Lee CH, Lee C, Trabulsy PP, et al: A cadaveric and clinical evaluation of endoscopically assisted zygomatic fracture repair. Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Feb; 101(2): 333-45; discussion 346-7. Matarasso A: Endoscopically assisted forehead-brow rhytidoplasty: theory and practice. Aesthetic Plast Surg 1995 Mar-Apr; 19(2): 141-7. Miller TA, Rudkin G, Honig M, et al: Lateral subcutaneous brow lift and interbrow muscle resection: clinical experience and anatomic studies. Plast Reconstr Surg 2000 Mar; 105(3): 1120-7; discussion 1128. Ramirez OM: Endoscopic subperiosteal browlift and facelift. Clin Plast Surg 1995 Oct; 22(4): 639-60. Romo T 3rd, Sclafani AP, Yung RT, et al: Endoscopic foreheadplasty: a histologic comparison of periosteal refixation after endoscopic versus bicoronal lift. Plast Reconstr Surg 2000 Mar; 105(3): 1111-7; discussion 1118-9. Trinei FA, Januszkiewicz J, Nahai F: The sentinel vein: an important reference point for surgery in the temporal region. Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Jan; 101(1): 27-32. Vasconez, LO, de la Torre, JI: Fine-tuning the endobrow lift. Aesthetic Surg J. 2002; 22: 69-71.
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