Question:
I have read that depending on my hairline and forehead size, an endoscopic brow lift may not be the best option over a traditional brow lift. How can I tell which procedure is right for me?
Answer:
The best way to determine which procedure would be right for you is to seek a consultation with a physician who has a lot of experience with brow lifting procedures. With a practice that focuses only on facial plastic surgery, we have over 20 years of experience with the various different techniques available for brow-lifting. Your information is rather correct – for an individual with a very high forehead, it may not necessarily be ideal to employ the endoscopic browlift procedure as one can move the hairline back a little bit. This really only applies to a very small patient population with a very high forehead. Typically it is a much older patient between 65-75 as the amount the endoscopic procedure moves the forehead and the hairline is rather slight. For that reason, in well over 90% of our patients the endoscopic browlift is used to address the brow and mid-face. Incorporating this technique we use five small incisions approximately one inch in length behind the hairline. This allows complete repositioning of the soft tissue using this minimally invasive technique.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.