Can people in their 20s get endoscopic forehead lifting too? Read this if you’re worried about drooping eyebrows or hidden double eyelids

Can people in their 20s get endoscopic forehead lifting too?

Read this if you’re worried about drooping eyebrows or hidden double eyelids

Hello, this is Obje Plastic Surgery.

You may have heard of forehead lifting before. Because of the word “lifting,” many people probably think it is a procedure mainly for middle-aged people.

Is endoscopic forehead lifting really only for middle-aged people?

The answer is NO. Recently, more and more people of all ages have been seeking consultations for forehead lifting.

Why are more people looking into forehead lifting? What reasons do they have for getting it?

At Obje Plastic Surgery, we’ll explain the reasons in detail!

Is forehead lifting for a drooping forehead?

It is also effective for drooping eyebrows and hidden double eyelids!

Forehead lifting is a surgery that raises a drooping forehead. Because of that, you may think it is only for people with concerns such as forehead wrinkles or a sagging forehead.

However, endoscopic forehead lifting is not a surgery that improves only the “forehead.”

Many people also get forehead lifting to improve a tired-looking impression. In particular, forehead lifting is effective for improving drooping eyebrows and hidden double eyelids.

Let’s look at examples of cases where forehead lifting can help. If the eyebrow area is thick or the space between the eyebrows and eyes is narrow, the eyes may look cramped and may even give a sullen impression. In those cases, many people try to improve their appearance through double eyelid surgery.

But if you think about it a little, you can see that double eyelid surgery is not the right alternative.

If a patient who already has a narrow space between the eyebrows and eyes undergoes double eyelid surgery, that space may appear even narrower, making the face look more cramped or even more severe.

When the space between the eyebrows and eyes is narrow like this, it is better to consider forehead lifting rather than double eyelid surgery to improve the eyes. That’s because the narrow space may not simply be due to fat on the eyelids, but rather a problem with the forehead and eyebrows.

Also, when the forehead sags, the eyebrows naturally droop as well, narrowing the space between them and the eyes. This can make the eyes appear hidden and the overall impression look cramped. In such cases, endoscopic forehead lifting can reveal the hidden double eyelid line and naturally brighten the expression.

Because of this, in recent years, younger patients who are concerned about a cramped-looking impression have often requested consultations for endoscopic forehead lifting.

There is also a separate post with more details about forehead lifting as a way to improve hidden double eyelids, so if you’re interested, please check the post below!

Key points of surgery for a satisfying forehead lift

Basically, forehead lifting involves making an incision at the hairline, which is the outermost part of the forehead. During surgery, if the incision area is made wider, the surgeon can secure a better field of view and more easily release adhesions.

However, a wider incision area increases the risk of nerve damage and also lengthens the patient’s recovery time.

Therefore, the key point of forehead lifting is to clearly lift the sagging forehead while avoiding nerve damage during the procedure.

Then, to perform forehead lifting while carefully avoiding the many tiny nerves spread throughout the area, precise equipment is needed. That is why Obje Plastic Surgery performs forehead lifting using endoscopy.

When an endoscope is used in forehead lifting, it becomes possible to carefully examine the skin, muscles, and other tissues inside the forehead. Of course, this takes a little more time, but because forehead lifting can be performed while checking important nerves and blood vessels, Obje Plastic Surgery uses endoscopic forehead lifting.

Why do endoscopic forehead lifts even if they take longer?

There are more nerves in the forehead than you might think. In the area around the eyes and along the sides of the eyes near the cheekbones, important nerves that control opening and closing the eyes pass through. If these nerves are damaged, the function of opening the eyes may not work properly, so preserving the nerves during forehead lifting is very important.

Also, in the forehead there is tough tissue that firmly connects the space between the bone and the tissue to protect important nerves and blood vessels. This tissue is strongly adhered to the bone, so it does not easily lift just by pulling.

Therefore, to lift the forehead, the tissue adhered to the bone must be released to increase mobility.

At Obje, an endoscope is used to examine the nerves and blood vessels while carefully separating the adhesions between tissues. The procedure is performed slowly and delicately, with close attention to the nerves and blood vessels.

The tissue mentioned earlier plays a role in protecting important nerves and blood vessels, so if it is not examined carefully, it can become irritated. And if the nerves are stimulated, the patient may feel discomfort during recovery.

That is why, even though it takes a little longer, Obje Plastic Surgery carefully releases the adhesions between the bone and tissue during forehead lifting so as not to affect the nerves, performing a satisfying endoscopic forehead lift.

How do you keep the forehead from sagging again?

How is it fixed after forehead lifting surgery?

If the tissues have been well dissected and lifted without nerve or blood vessel damage, they need to be fixed securely, right?

Common forehead lifting procedures include Endotine forehead lifting and periosteal fixation forehead lifting. These two procedures differ in how the forehead is fixed after lifting.

Endotine forehead lifting uses Endotine, a dedicated device for forehead lifting. It uses a triangular Endotine with five protrusions to fix the lifted forehead in place.

Endotine is made of a biodegradable material, so it is naturally absorbed by the body over time, meaning there is no need to worry about removal.

Next, periosteal fixation forehead lifting is performed by fixing the drooping forehead to the periosteum. This is the forehead lifting method with the strongest fixation, and it is recommended for people with severe sagging of the forehead and eyebrows.

There is a separate post with detailed information about the fixation methods used for each type of forehead lifting surgery! If you want to know more about the different types and the characteristics of each procedure, please check the post recommended above.^^

Is forehead lifting painful?

I’m worried it will hurt

Because it is a surgery that lifts a drooping forehead, many people worry that forehead lifting will be very painful afterward. However, the forehead area is not as painful as you might think, so you do not need to worry too much about pain from endoscopic forehead lifting.

That said, when the surrounding tissues are pulled during forehead lifting, the nerves around the eyes may be stimulated. If the nerves are irritated, you may feel stomach discomfort or nausea for about 1 to 2 days after surgery.

However, this does not happen to everyone, and even if it does, it is a temporary symptom that naturally eases over time, so there is no need to worry too much.

Still, the most important thing is to perform the surgery so that irritation is not felt, right? At Obje, as mentioned earlier, we carry out forehead lifting carefully to reduce nerve irritation.

However, depending on the patient’s condition, nausea may feel quite uncomfortable. In such cases, medication is prescribed to help improve the discomfort.

Have you been able to understand the forehead lifting procedure explained so far? To summarize once again, forehead lifting is not a surgery limited only to middle-aged people who want to improve sagging skin!

Recently, younger patients have also been requesting consultations for forehead lifting to improve a cramped-looking impression caused by a sagging forehead.

For any surgery, identifying the real cause is important in order to solve the concern. At Obje, we conduct very thorough pre-treatment consultations to properly address the patient’s concerns.

If you come in worried about eyes that look cramped or severe, we carefully check whether the issue is really the eyes or the forehead, and recommend the most suitable surgical method for the patient.

If a patient needs endoscopic forehead lifting, we explain in detail why it is needed and how it will improve after surgery.

If you have any further questions about forehead lifting, please visit Obje Plastic Surgery anytime for a consultation.

This has been Obje Plastic Surgery. Thank you.

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• This post is medical information written by Obje Plastic Surgery Clinic in compliance with the Medical Advertising Act.

• Depending on the individual, the effects of the procedure may vary, and side effects may occur.

We recommend that you make a decision about the procedure only after having sufficient consultation with a medical professional in advance.