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- Title:
A review of 13 years of experience with endoscopic forehead-lift.
- Document type:
- Evaluation Studies; Journal Article
- Author(s):
- Papadopulos, NA; Eder, M; Weigand, C; Biemer, E; Kovacs, L
- Abstract:
- To conduct objective quantitative and qualitative evaluations of the long-term result in endoscopic forehead-lift.Medical charts of 143 patients who underwent endoscopic forehead-lift between 1994 and 2007 were reviewed for postoperative complications and the duration of complaints. Patients received a questionnaire to evaluate satisfaction and social restriction after surgery. Objective photographic preoperative and postoperative eyebrow-to-eye distances in a relaxed position and during muscle contractions were obtained.A total of 98 patients (69% response; mean follow-up, 38 months) showed high satisfaction (score, 7.1 of 10). In a relaxed position, mean midpupil-to-eyebrow elevation was 5.6 mm after surgery, with significant eyebrow symmetry between the left and right eyes (P < .05), and showed significant influence of time (P = .005) on persisting eyebrow elevation, with a decrease of almost 1 mm per year. Measurements during muscle contraction showed no relevant differences.Endoscopic forehead-lift enables long-lasting results with highly satisfied patients.
- Journal title abbreviation:
- Arch Facial Plast Surg
- Year:
- 2012
- Journal volume:
- 14
- Journal issue:
- 5
- Pages contribution:
- 336-41
- Language:
- eng
- Fulltext / DOI:
- doi:10.1001/archfacial.2012.43
- Pubmed ID:
- http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22986940
- Print-ISSN:
- 1521-2491
- TUM Institution:
- Lehrstuhl für Plastische Chirurgie und Handchirurgie (Prof. Machens)
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