Endoscopic frontoplasty: 3-year experience.
Endoscopic forehead lift (EFL) represents a significant progress, even replacing the classic coronal and pretriquial techniques.


OBJECTIVE
To demonstrate a series of cases and to evaluate results and complications with EFL in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Federal University of Uberlândia.


METHODS
From January 2001 to January 2004, 67 patients were submitted to EFL, and 7 of these were submitted to the so called "triangles technique". Their ages ranged between 38 and 59 years; and 65 (97%) were females.


RESULTS
Of these, 56 patients presented satisfactory result and 2 presented aesthetic deficits noticed by the surgeon and the patient. Of the 7 patients submitted to the "triangles technique", all showed satisfactory results. All the patients had improvements on their ptosis of the lateral and glabellar third of the brows and reduction in vertical and frontal wrinkles. Revision surgery was necessary in 2 patients that had ptosis recurrence. There was one unilateral paralysis of the front branch of the facial nerve. With the "triangles technique", 5 patients presented visible scars.


CONCLUSIONS
EFL is a technique that produces satisfactory results in the great majority of patients, with low complication rates.
Patrocínio
Lucas Gomes
LG
Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Medical School, and the Santa Genoveva Hospital, Minas Gerais, Brazil. lucaspatrocinio@triang.com.br
Reinhart
Ramiro Javier Yépez
RJ
Patrocínio
Tomas Gomes
TG
Patrocínio
José Antônio
JA
D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome