Approach to eyebrow ptosis through the modified technique of Castanares

One of the first signs of facial ageing appears in the forehead, with the descent of the lateral part of the brow. This is a troubling condition for all patients and elevation of the lateral part of the brow becomes a more and more frequent demand. The authors present their experience in 350 consecu...

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Main Authors: Pires Viana Giovanni, Pires Viana Giovanni André
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699314
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description One of the first signs of facial ageing appears in the forehead, with the descent of the lateral part of the brow. This is a troubling condition for all patients and elevation of the lateral part of the brow becomes a more and more frequent demand. The authors present their experience in 350 consecutive cases of direct eyebrow lift (“butterfly wing” incision) alone or in combination with rhytidectomy and/or blepharoplasty. The majority of the patients were female (90%). The age ranged from 43 to 85 years. Eighty per cent of the cases were performed simultaneously with rhytidectomy and blepharoplasty, 16% were performed in association with blepharoplasty and eyebrow lift alone represented 4%. The most common complication was epidermal cyst (3.4%) and suture dehiscence (2%). The “butterfly wing” incision provides a useful alternative to correction of eyebrow ptosis. Indication for surgery is dependent more on the ageing signs than on the patient™s chronological age. The final results are consistently very gratifying to the patient and to the plastic surgeon alike.
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spelling doaj-art-360a326920d7447fac84fffae6ff790a2025-08-20T02:01:39ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2009-01-01420105806210.1055/s-0039-1699314Approach to eyebrow ptosis through the modified technique of CastanaresPires Viana Giovanni0Pires Viana Giovanni André1Member of Brazilian Plastic Surgery Society, Member of Brazilian College of SurgeonsMember of International College of SurgeonsOne of the first signs of facial ageing appears in the forehead, with the descent of the lateral part of the brow. This is a troubling condition for all patients and elevation of the lateral part of the brow becomes a more and more frequent demand. The authors present their experience in 350 consecutive cases of direct eyebrow lift (“butterfly wing” incision) alone or in combination with rhytidectomy and/or blepharoplasty. The majority of the patients were female (90%). The age ranged from 43 to 85 years. Eighty per cent of the cases were performed simultaneously with rhytidectomy and blepharoplasty, 16% were performed in association with blepharoplasty and eyebrow lift alone represented 4%. The most common complication was epidermal cyst (3.4%) and suture dehiscence (2%). The “butterfly wing” incision provides a useful alternative to correction of eyebrow ptosis. Indication for surgery is dependent more on the ageing signs than on the patient™s chronological age. The final results are consistently very gratifying to the patient and to the plastic surgeon alike.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699314arched eyebroweyebrow positioneyebrow ptosissurgery for eyebrow ptosis
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Approach to eyebrow ptosis through the modified technique of Castanares
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
arched eyebrow
eyebrow position
eyebrow ptosis
surgery for eyebrow ptosis
title Approach to eyebrow ptosis through the modified technique of Castanares
title_full Approach to eyebrow ptosis through the modified technique of Castanares
title_fullStr Approach to eyebrow ptosis through the modified technique of Castanares
title_full_unstemmed Approach to eyebrow ptosis through the modified technique of Castanares
title_short Approach to eyebrow ptosis through the modified technique of Castanares
title_sort approach to eyebrow ptosis through the modified technique of castanares
topic arched eyebrow
eyebrow position
eyebrow ptosis
surgery for eyebrow ptosis
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699314
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