ENDOSCOPIC TECHNIQUES IN CORONAL BROW LIFTING

Laboratory investigations in fresh cadaver heads demonstrated the feas ibility of endoscopic techniques applicable to aesthetic surgery of th e face, including the cheeks, the forehead, the orbit, the nose, and t he nasal septum. Clinical experience with coronal brow lifting in 32 p atients using endoscopic techniques is also presented. The elimination of the ear-to-ear coronal incision is an obvious advantage. The endos copic approach accomplishes division and weakening of the corrugators, procerus, and frontalis muscles, as well as moderate elevation of the eyebrows. Excess skin is accommodated by dissecting the scalp posteri orly toward the occiput.