Overview
Endoscopic techniques had only recently entered aesthetic plastic surgery. The author outlines his experience with the endoscopic forehead lift, first presented at conferences in Los Angeles and Buenos Aires in 1992. The paper is a set of case reports, and the abstract gives few details.
Findings
- Endoscopic techniques had recently been applied to carpal tunnel release, forehead lifts and breast augmentation.
- The author first reported his endoscopic forehead lifts at meetings in Los Angeles and Buenos Aires in 1992.
- 61 cases were performed in the 11 months before the article was submitted.
- Access was through small incisions in the scalp.
- Results were described as similar and comparable to conventional coronal forehead lifts.
- Complications were described as minimal and fewer.
- The abstract gives no complication rates or measured results.
What it means for a patient
- A forehead or brow lift can be done through a few small scalp incisions with a camera, instead of one long incision across the top of the head.
- The author reports results similar to the open method with fewer complications.
- These are early case reports from one surgeon. The abstract gives no numbers on results, complications or how long the lift lasted.
- Ask your surgeon which approach they use for your brow and why.
Why this paper matters
It is an early report of the endoscopic forehead lift in aesthetic surgery, with 61 cases. It presented small-incision access as an alternative to the coronal forehead lift. Cited 202 times (NIH iCite, 2026-09-25).
Terms
- Endoscopic surgery: surgery done through small incisions using a thin camera and long instruments.
- Forehead lift (brow lift): surgery to raise the brows and smooth the forehead.
- Coronal forehead lift: an open brow lift through a long incision across the top of the scalp from ear to ear.
- Endoforehead: the author's term for the endoscopic forehead lift.
- Case reports: descriptions of individual patients' treatment, without a comparison group.
- Carpal tunnel release: surgery to relieve pressure on a nerve at the wrist.