The forehead and the temporal areas are lifted to provide a youthful appearance by stretching the skin in the Forehead Lift Surgery.
Endoscopic Forehead Lift: 1.5 or 2 cm incisions are made on the right and left of the temporal areas, and a special surgical camera is inserted in the skin through one of the incisions. By using special surgical materials, the forehead skin is separated from the bone up to the lower edges of the eyebrows. Then, some muscles that cause deep lines and wrinkles in the forehead are cut and removed. The separated skin is stretched upward. This method is more preferred for removing the deep lines that are not severe. This operation lasts 1 to 1.5 hours.
Classic Forehead Lift: The incision is made on the forehead, from the skin area where the hair is between the two temporal areas. The forehead skin is lifted upwards and the excess skin is removed. The lifted skin is sutured at the both ends and the operation is ended. Classical Forehead Lift operation is preferred for removing deep lines and wrinkles. The operation lasts 1 to 1.5 hours.
Forehead Lift Surgery
Forehead Lift Surgery helps to remove wrinkles and sagging. By removing the excess skin, wrinkles and lines between the eyebrows, forehead lines, and sagging on the eyebrows are removed
This operation is generally preferred by people who are old aged adults.
People can have this operation, if they:
- are complaining of the wrinkles on their face and forehead,
- have deep lines on their forehead,
- have dropped eyebrows
The requests and complaints of the person who wants to have Forehead Lift Surgery are evaluated by a doctor. In the Forehead Lift examination, it is evaluated that whether there is a drop in the eyebrows and the lines and wrinkles between the forehead and eyebrows. In addition, it is determined whether it can operate in the areas such as the temporal areas, face or eyelid.
It is a safe operation. The one of the important risk in Forehead Lift Surgery is the damaging of the nerves that lift the eyebrows. In such cases, recovery can last for 6 months. Also, since this surgery is performed under general anesthesia, its anesthetic side effects should consider as a risk.
In general, people who have this operation recover in 5 weeks after the surgery. Bruises and swellings heal in 1 week after the operation. However, it can last 5 weeks in some people depending on whether this operation is performed over bone tissue or not. The recovery time in Classical Forehead Lift is approximately 3 to 4 days
After this operation, applying cold compresses helps to reduce some complaints such as bruising and swelling as much as possible. Patients can be discharged from the hospital on the same day after surgery. However, it is recommended to stay in the hospital on the first day. It is normal to have some pain after surgery because the operation is performed on soft tissue. The pain can be reduced with painkillers in the first hours. Cold compresses are applied on the first day to reduce swelling and bruises
On the 2nd and 6th days after surgery, physician control is performed. Therefore, people who have this operation should stay for one day in the hospital and for 6 days and stay in Antalya
The results are really effective. However, some people can experience new lines wrinkles after 5-10 years depending on the aging.
The incision lines are invisible and temporal. In the Classic forehead Lift Surgery, there will be a scar on the skin that can be hidden under the hair. However, it is difficult to be noticed or catch by anyone else. In the endoscopic method, nobody can be able to tell or catch that you have surgery.
It is important to prefer a clinic which can perform every Forehead Lift method Also, pre-op examination is very important for this surgery. Choose the appropriate method for you, endoscopic or classic, by evaluating together with your doctor.
Stop smoking at least 2 weeks before the operation. Also, stop taking blood thinners such as aspirin 2 weeks before the surgery. An edema reduction diet can be applied optionally depending on your doctor`s advice.
Patients should protect their surgical areas from impacts and sunlight. It is recommended that not to make too much mouth movements during the recovery period
