Endoscopic Forehead & Brow Lift in Korea

The incision is made above the hairline and designed to be hidden by hair, but how the scar settles and heals varies by individual.

Directly visualizing deep tissues such as blood vessels, nerves, and muscles minimizes damage, ensuring high safety and reducing the burden of scars.

This method involves creating a micro-tunnel inside the bone, passing a fixation thread through it, and securely fixing it to the bone over the periosteal tissue. It is naturally absorbed into the body, and in the meantime, the periosteum and bone adhere and become fixed.

Botox temporarily paralyzes muscles, while a forehead lift physically raises and fixes sagging tissues, allowing for fundamental improvement.

Using an endoscope allows dissection while directly viewing deep tissues such as blood vessels, nerves, and muscles. The aim is to reduce damage to tissue and nerves and to keep the incision smaller.

This method creates a tiny tunnel inside the bone, passes a fixation thread through it, and anchors it to the periosteal tissue to secure it to the bone. The thread used is naturally absorbed by the body, and in the meantime the periosteum and bone attach to each other to hold the fixation.

The answer depends on whether the problem is in the eyelids alone or whether the eyebrows and forehead have also descended. When drooping eyebrows are the cause, treating only the eyelids may limit the improvement, so we determine the scope of surgery by looking at the entire upper face.

Rather than the order, what matters first is which layer is the main cause. If brow sagging is pronounced, a forehead lift may be needed; if laxity of the eyelid skin is the main cause, upper blepharoplasty is considered. When both are present, they are sometimes performed together, and this is decided at the consultation.

Thread lifting is a procedure that inserts threads to pull up sagging tissue and generally involves a lighter recovery, while a forehead lift is a surgery that directly addresses the muscles and ligaments and anchors them to the bone. When the forehead and eyebrows have descended considerably, it may be difficult to achieve the desired change with a procedure alone, so we decide on the approach after assessing the degree of sagging.

They treat different areas. A forehead lift raises the upper face, including the forehead, eyebrows, and eyelids, while an incisional lift addresses the lower areas, including the midface, lower face, and neck wrinkles. When sagging is widespread, both surgeries are sometimes discussed together.

How quickly swelling and bruising subside varies greatly from person to person. We advise you individually at the time of stitch removal based on the condition of the incision and the course of the swelling, and if you have an important event, please mention it during the consultation so we can plan around your schedule.

We decide based on how the incision heals and the swelling subsides. Because recovery speed varies from person to person, rather than giving everyone the same date, we check your condition at follow-up visits and advise you on the timing.

How much the hairline changes depends on the incision position, the direction of pull, and where the tissue is fixed. Before surgery, we design it while checking your forehead height and hairline, and the degree of change varies from person to person.

Because a forehead lift involves the layer through which nerves pass, there may be temporary numbness or tingling. We proceed in a way that reduces damage by directly viewing the tissue with an endoscope during dissection, but swelling, bruising, and reduced sensation may occur, so follow-up is necessary.

The surgery includes a step in which the muscles that cause wrinkles are incised and partially removed, so glabellar and forehead wrinkles are addressed at the same time. However, the degree of improvement varies from person to person depending on wrinkle depth and skin condition.

Dr. Daehee Han, a board-certified plastic surgeon, personally handles everything from consultation to surgery and subsequent follow-up. The direction of sagging and the design confirmed at the consultation are carried straight through to surgery.

Your progress is checked at 1 day, 5 days, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after surgery. If you have questions between visits, you can get real-time follow-up consultations via WhatsApp.

Because it varies with the scope of surgery and whether procedures are combined, it is difficult to quote a standard price. After your condition is checked at the medical consultation, our consultation manager will explain the cost.

Yes. If the main cause is loose eyelid skin rather than sagging of the forehead and brows, or if the wrinkles come from muscle movement, we first discuss other options. Our principle is not to recommend surgery that does not fit your condition.