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| Procedures | Male Cosmetic Surgery | Forehead Lift |
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Overview
THE TYPICAL PATIENT
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Desire for a more youthful appearance with higher eyebrows, brighter eyes and less hooding at the corners of the upper eyelids. |
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Focusing on drooping upper eyelids, heaviness of the upper eyelids and eyebrows, and tired eyelids at the end of the day. |
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Features of puffiness, excess skin, excess fat, and drooping eyebrows may be present. |
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Also relates to frown muscles and lines of the forehead which can be removed at the same time. |
THE PROCEDURE
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Anesthesia is usually a very light general and the procedure takes about two hours. |
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The incision is a very inconspicuous location of a variable length either inside the hairline or at the edge of the hairline. The latter is very important at times to not raise the forehead. |
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The procedure involves making a space, taking out the excess skin, removing frown muscles and closing the incision. |
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Drains are used that are removed in a day and come out comfortably. |
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No dressings are used. |
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This can be combined with other cosmetic surgical procedures. |
THE RECOVERY
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You can go home after several hours or can stay overnight. |
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You can shower on the second day after surgery. |
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There is only minimal pain that is mostly gone by the second or third day and easily controlled by medications. |
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Swelling is mild to moderate and peaks at two to three days then disappears rapidly over the next three weeks. |
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Minimal or no bruising is the usual. |
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Some grogginess is present which persists for about a week. |
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You can resume many activities within the first week, and most by at least three weeks. |
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The stitches are removed at seven days. |
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Expect to be off of work for only three to seven days. |
THE RESULT
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Beautiful, balanced and proportioned contour of the eyelids to the face. |
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Lasts the rest of your life and always looks better than if you didn't do it. |
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Natural and presentable appearance in the first week that just gets better over the next three to six months. |
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