Brow Lift Complications and Benefits and Risks
It is important for patients to weigh all of the complications and dangers of forehead and eye brow lift surgery (brow lift), as well as the benefits before deciding if the procedure is right for them.
Benefits of Brow Lift Procedures
For most patients the benefits of brow lift outweigh the complications and dangers of surgery. Elevating the forehead and eye brow region with a brow lift can increase your confidence and restore your youthful appearance by smoothing wrinkles, releasing tension and creasing between the eye brows, and eliminating excess sagging skin that has lost its elasticity. A brow lift is much the same as any other surgical procedure when it comes to the fact that there may be certain complications, dangers and risks associated with the surgery. While the overall goals for the brow lift surgery includes achieving younger more vital looking appearance, there may be some risks that could affect this outcome so it is important to know and to understand these risks prior to undergoing the brow lift surgery.
These risks and complications that are associated with the procedure can be both permanent as well as short term. Furthermore they may be medically related or even physical. The brow lift surgery may include risks like scarring which may be excessive and unsightly, a hematoma which is a fancy term for bleeding, you may get an infection or even have to deal with the incision healing poorly. Because the brow lift is performed using an anesthetic, the anesthesia also has its own list of complications and risks associated with it that one should be aware of.
There is also the possibility of developing a blood clot so it is important to make sure you keep the blood in your body circulating as a necessary means of preventing this since if a blood clot migrates to the brain lungs or heart it can be fatal. You may loose some hair at the incision point, but this of course can be fixed at a later date. Your hairline may become elevated giving you the appearance that you have a larger forehead then you actually have. There is even a slight chance of paralysis of the treated area or even nerve damage. It is possible that the asymmetry of your face will become skewered or you might even loose some skin.
Furthermore there is the possibility of developing an eyelid disorder, accumulating of fluid under the skin, persistent pain, skin swelling and discoloration, or even the contour of the skin ay become irregular.
Regardless of the risks and complications associated with a brow lift procedure, it is important to discuss all of them with your surgeon prior to undergoing the procedure to make sure that you know and understand them and how they can be prevented.
These risks and complications that are associated with the procedure can be both permanent as well as short term. Furthermore they may be medically related or even physical. The brow lift surgery may include risks like scarring which may be excessive and unsightly, a hematoma which is a fancy term for bleeding, you may get an infection or even have to deal with the incision healing poorly. Because the brow lift is performed using an anesthetic, the anesthesia also has its own list of complications and risks associated with it that one should be aware of.
There is also the possibility of developing a blood clot so it is important to make sure you keep the blood in your body circulating as a necessary means of preventing this since if a blood clot migrates to the brain lungs or heart it can be fatal. You may loose some hair at the incision point, but this of course can be fixed at a later date. Your hairline may become elevated giving you the appearance that you have a larger forehead then you actually have. There is even a slight chance of paralysis of the treated area or even nerve damage. It is possible that the asymmetry of your face will become skewered or you might even loose some skin.
Furthermore there is the possibility of developing an eyelid disorder, accumulating of fluid under the skin, persistent pain, skin swelling and discoloration, or even the contour of the skin ay become irregular.
Regardless of the risks and complications associated with a brow lift procedure, it is important to discuss all of them with your surgeon prior to undergoing the procedure to make sure that you know and understand them and how they can be prevented.
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