How painful is an endoscopic brow lift?

Lateral Browlift: a conservative approach to natural-appearing periorbital rejuvenation If there is a facial rejuvenation surgery that is over-recommended and often overdone these days, it is without question the browlift. Look no further than the celebrity photo magazines for pictures of stars who look like... more

It's difficult to quantitate the expected level of pain for a patient, as each patient experiences pain differently. However, if you have had surgery before and recall that experience, you may be glad to know that most patients report significantly less pain with a browlift than with a facelift. Patients often... more

Facial surgery is generally not considered painful by the majority of my patients. During surgery, local anesthesia is used that puts the entire face to sleep, similar to the feeling you get from visiting the dentist. After surgery, the face “wakes up” and you will feel some aching sensations. ... more

Pain from an endoscopic brow lift is usually minimal and similar to the discomfort that you would experience with a facelift. The one thing that a brow lift will often have is a headache which can last for a day or two but generally subsides rather quickly. Most of my patients say that they use narcotic pain... more

Endoscopic browlifts in my experience are not really that painful for patients. I think the biggest issue is usually temporary numbness of the forehead and scalp. I tell my patients that downtime is usually less then a week depending on the amount of bruising one sees in the upper eyelid region. It may be... more

An endoscopic brow lift is not typically associated with significant pain. Alternatively, the brow is usually numb and remains so for a variable period (4-12 weeks).  This is because the brow is lifted away from the underlying structures and the major nerves of sensation are slightly stretched.  A... more

Having a  browlift results in more or less the same amount of discomfort as one would have from a facelift.  You may be a bit sore for a few days, but within a week or so, you are pretty much back to normal acitivities.  I usualy tell my patients to avoid heavy lifting and aerobics for at least... more

While brow lift surgery is uncomfortable, there is no significant pain associated with it, whether it is performed by the endoscopic or traditional coronal technique. Most patients take six to ten pain pills of Vicodin or Percocet during the first week after their brow lift. Pain from a brow lift may be an... more

All surgery is associated with some discomfort. We do endoscopic brow lifts on an outpatient basis in our accredited office surgical suite and then send you home with some pain pills. But brow lifts in particular and cosmetic surgery of the face in general is associated with very little pain when the... more

In our experience, postoperative pain following our preferred use of the endoscopic technique is minimal. There may be some tightness or soreness but most patients don't complain of any significant pain. Postoperative narcotics such as vicodin are sufficient. If there is significant pain not controlled by pain... more