Forehead lifting is an aesthetic surgical procedure that removes forehead wrinkles and lifts furrowed eyebrows, which refreshes and significantly rejuvenates facial appearance.

CANDIDAES FOR THE PROCEDURE

If you feel dissatisfied with your forehead wrinkles and you have the impression that your eyebrows are furrowed, this surgical procedure can help you. Blepharoplasty or face lifting are procedures that are usually performed together with forehead lifting. Existence of possibilities according to your expectations, is the best to be estimated during the examination while visiting a chosen plastic surgeon.

PREPARATION FOR THE PROCEDURE

For this procedure are required standard blood tests: complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, coagulogram, blood glucose levels, urea and creatinine concentration and to record electrocardiogram (ECG). You can bring processed examination results when you arrive, or you can get tested and get the listed examination in our polyclinic.

ADMISSION TO POLYCLINIC

Admission to Polyclinic Arcadia is possible during the morning hours on the day of surgery, or the evening before the procedure.

After the admission, personal and health information is going to be taken and final agreements before the surgery are to follow.

ANAESTHESIA

Forehead lifting as an independent procedure is most commonly taken under the local anaesthesia, but in case you combine it with a face lifting, general anaesthesia is chosen.

PROCEDURE

Forehead lifting is considered a surgical procedure of a less extent with a minimal tissue trauma and due to that complications are rare, recovery is fast and results are excellent.

This procedure section is hidden in your hair, so that is invisible after the surgery.

POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD

After the surgery completion, elastic bandages are placed on the forehead in order to avoid additional bleeding and to speed up recovery process. You stay in our policlinic for a few following hours and after that you go home. Elastic bandage should be worn continuously for one week and one extra week during night only.

All the instructions related to your postoperative care you are going to get upon your departure.

FINAL RESULT

Result is visible immediately after the procedure, but minimal hematomas and swellings are possible in a few following days. For the final result, it is necessary to hold on for a month.