Endoscopic forehead lift with frontalis muscle resection by parallel incision
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0290.2021.01.006
- VernacularTitle:平行切断法处理额肌的内镜额部除皱术
- Author:
Hongbin XIE
;
Guanhuier WANG
;
Xiang XIE
;
Bolin PAN
- From:Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology
2021;27(1):20-23
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To introduce a novel method of endoscopic forehead lift and its follow-up results.Methods:In the past 7 years, 119 patients underwent endoscopic forehead lift. The parallel incisions were made on the frontalis muscle to relieve the wrinkles of the forehead. Glabella muscles were partially bluntly bitten by minimally invasive forceps. No fixator or suture was applied during the operation. Postoperative FACE-Q scales were issued to patients, and the changes of eyebrow position before and after operation were measured.Results:One week postoperatively, glabella frown and forehead wrinkles were relieved or eliminated as the swell gone. The eyebrow measurement outcome showed that the eyebrows of the patients were definitely raised after the operation. The results of FACE-Q scales showed that patients were highly satisfied with the improvement of frontal wrinkles and glabella frown wrinkles, and with the surgical outcomes and decisions. The patients thought they were averagely 7 years younger after operation. The most common complication was temporary frontal skin numbness, followed by hairline regression.Conclusions:The endoscopic forehead lift can effectively improve the forehead wrinkles and the glabella frown wrinkles which meets the demands of Chinese patients.
