Intense Itching and Lumps on Scalp After Brow Lift

Hello! Sorry to hear of your Endotine troubles. My group is publishing a series of cases of chronic inflammation after brow fixation with Endotine implants. The implants are composed of a polymer that breaks down over time in the body. This process of absorption requires the body to initiate an inflammatory reaction to release the chemical agents that break down the polymer. In most people, this inflammatory reaction is well-controlled and is generally unnoticeable by the patient. ... more

For a brief period of time I used endotines as a method of securing my brow lifts.  Many of my patients found them to be very uncomfortable and some had symptoms of pinched nerves above the endotine.  On several patients I removed the endotines and the symptoms immediately resolved.  While the endotine is expected to dissolve in 6 months, I found that his was not always the case.  If after a physical exam, your surgeon thinks that the endotine may still be present, I... more

At this time the Endotine fixation posts should have dissolved. Itching and lumps that come and go on the scalp could be related to stitch abscesses, the nerves re-growing, or any other sutures that were left underneath the scalp. We have not seen any of these issues other than occasional stitch abscesses in our practice.