Hi there, I had a bilateral lateral brow lift yesterday afternoon (the 18th of July) and have noticed deep purple bruising around my left eye (quite a bit) and a little around my right eye. My head is all bandaged up so can't see if I have bruising anywhere else. Can anyone tell me how long to expect the bruising to last and if there is anything I can do to speed up the fading of these? I have been periodically applying cold compresses. Thanks for your help.
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The frontal branch of the facial nerve is a motor nerve that controls contraction of the frontalis muscle which raises your eyebrows. This branch can be injured during browlift surgery, and since this is such a tiny and minimally visible fiber, even experienced surgeons can unintentionally...
Hair loss is not uncommon following
facial rejuvenation surgery. In
the vast majority of cases hair loss is a transient phenomena and resolves with time. Occasionally, it can be permanent and requires
secondary treatment.
Hair loss with scarring can occur
for a variety of reasons...
Your surgeon does browpexy routinely, likely because there really is not that much to the procedure and there is limited down side to doing it. You demonstrate one down side is that the patient expects a greater result than this most limited adjunct procedure can provide! ...