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How long do the results of an endoscopic brow lift last?

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How long do the results of an endoscopic brow lift last?

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For most patients, it is expected that the results should last 10-12 years, although we have not been performing the procedure for quite this long, so the actual track record is yet to be established. However, given the tremendous benefits of this procedure when compared to the previously utilized open coronal brow lift, I can think of very few of my patients who would need or would actually choose to have an open lift when all of the risks and benefits of the two operations are compared.

Donald R. Revis, Jr., M.D., FACS - View Other Answers by this Doctor

Fort Lauderdale, FL

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The endoscopic lift was developed in 1992 and was presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgery that year in Washington DC and published the following year. In the beginning the results were not uniformly good but over time it has become a standard and effective procedure with good results in properly selected patients. I agree with the 10 to 12 year average length of time in terms of the longevity of results which gradually deteriorate over time. I have seen some patients with only a 2 to 3 year result and I have one patient who is 15 years out and has had no need for relifting. A patients skin type and tissue integrity (i.e. elasticity) can be a actor as well as whether the surgeon uses fixation of the lift which seems to extend the result.