Abstract
Although aesthetic surgery on the upper third of the face has received relatively little attention in recent literature, it is an extremely important component of facial aesthetic surgery and often yields results that are quite dramatic. Periorbital rejuvenation, either alone or in conjunction with other aesthetic surgical procedures, offers facial enhancement to younger patients. In addition, older patients may benefit from a “forehead lift” performed in conjunction with lower facial surgery. This benefit is derived because lower facial surgery may create facial disharmony by yielding a more youthful lower face while leaving a more mature upper face. In these cases a forehead lift serves to unify the patient's facial appearance. The coronal browlifting technique described here is a personal interpretation and modification of periorbital rejuvenation techniques. This approach represents an ideal aesthetic procedure: It is a technically straightforward operation that yields results which are predictable, natural appearing, and long lasting with minimal morbidity.
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Wojtanowski, M.H. Bicoronal forehead lift. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 18, 33–39 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00444245
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