title: Transcalvarial suture fixation for endoscopic brow and forehead lifts.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of transcalvarial suture fixation during endoscopic repair of brow ptosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  A private ambulatory surgicenter and a Veterans Affairs Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty patients with brow ptosis with minimum follow-up of 12 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients had improvement in brow position in all cases. There were no adverse effects of performing cortical tunnels and suture fixation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transcalvarial suture fixation can be performed safely with good to excellent results and avoids the need for screw or plate fixation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Calif, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: LaFerriere
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Nishioka
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Goode
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors