Can Coronal Brow Lifts Cause Hair Loss As a Bad Side Effect

This can happen temporarily and regrow after 3-9 months. All patients have numbness behind the incision which slowly recovers. If the scar is wide it can be removed and resutured by a surgeon who does a great deal of hair surgery.

It is not uncommon to see some thinning of the hair around the incision following a coronal browlift.  If incision was placed properly to avoid damage to the hair follicles, regrowth will occur within a few months.  All patients have numbness of the scalp behind the incision following coronal browlift and this usually improves gradually.

Numbness and hair loss can occur following coronal browlift but should improve with time. The numbness cannot be avoided as the sensory nerves are divided with the approach. This should improve significatly over time. Hair loss can be either temporary or permanent depending on the reason for the hair loss. If the scalp if handled roughly or the follicles cauterized and closed too tightly the hair loss can be permanent but this is unusual. You should expect improvement over the next 6 months with continued healing. If you're concerned, please return to your plastic surgeon to discuss further.Stephen Weber MD, FACS