juniper

Hello I have receding hairline along the temples along with thin, very fine hair. I would like to have a browlift but how much hair loss should I expect from an endoscopic procedure? From what I understand endoscopic brow lifts involve small incisions that are one inch long - four to six of them - behind your hairline. Being that I don't have the best hair to begin with I definitely don't want to make it worse or do anything that would be visible since I don't have the hair to cover it. I've heard that when they do incisions above the eyebrows it usually results in scars that are really noticeable.

Best,
Karina

joan7

You may very well have no hair loss at all. Absolutely you do want incisions directly above your eyebrows as the scars will be noticeable. This will even worsen with age if you currently have color in your hair and in a decade or two you may elect for it to be a naturally white or grey. You also may lose hair on the eyebrows as you age too. The main danger with hair loss with an endoscopic brow lift is bald spots where staples are used to close the incisions. I believe the closure method is the most important. In my opinion staples should be avoided with any surgery as they always leave scars and damage the surrounding tissue too much. Opt for stitches or sutures if at all possible, especially if you may have a receding hair line down the road. you don't want those scars to suddenly become visible when your hair no longer covers them. Bring a list of questions with you to your plastic surgeon and he should be able to answer them all thoroughly for whichever methods he uses.

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Endoscopic brow lifts use a less invasive technique than traditional brow lifts to create a more youthful appearance; endoscopic brow lifts use endoscopes to guide the surgeon's movements, allowing for smaller incisions and faster healing.

Your face is the one major area where it is hard to hide the effects of aging. You may feel perfectly rested and content but still be told that you look tired, worried or angry when in fact, it is not true. This can be the result of deep furrows between your eyebrows or that your eyebrows are sagging due to the effects of gravity or genetics. . The endoscopic brow lift performed by Dr. Kulick is very effective for helping to reduce frown lines or correct a sagging forehead. It can produce a more youthful and rested appearance for the forehead and even the upper eyelids without making any incisions on the eyelid skin. As a result, the entire facial expression can be improved.

In recent years, the surgical approach to correct the sagging brow has been improved by using an endoscope, a very small camera attached to a tiny telescope. The advantage of endoscopic procedure is the “minimally invasive” nature of this technique. We are now able to achieve the same, if not the better results with the endoscopic technique than with the “open coronal” approach. In the coronal approach, the “standard” way to do a brow lift, an incision is hidden behind the hairline and is made from ear to ear. To lift the brow, a portion of the scalp and hair are removed and the surgeon has to “over correct” and pull the brows up higher because they will / should come back down some during the healing process. (That is why some patients that have the “standard” open coronal brow lift look startled – the brows don’t come back down). With this approach, the problems have been scarring, hair loss, the cutting of nerves and a larger forehead.. The Endoscopic approach has significantly minimized these problems. The procedure consists of placing a series of 2-3 small incisions in the scalp behind the hairline. With the use of the endoscope, Dr. Kulick is able to modify the muscles and achieve the proper brow position without over correction. No scalp or hair is excised. The smaller incisions reduce the chance of nerve injury.

The procedure most often performed at the same time as an endoscopic, brow lift is an eyelid procedure (blepharoplasty). As you look at the patients in the PHOTO GALLERY you will see the benefit of the brow lift when combined with a blepharoplasty. Whether to reclaim a more youthful appearance or to look as good as you feel, forehead surgery or an endoscopic brow lift can provide you with dramatic results.

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