The face and eyelids are not tightened by a forehead lift, although the upper lid skin may be stretched. It extends from one side to the other. You can often choose. Most of the time this is an outpatient operation and a stay in the hospital is not needed. In younger patients, the operation may be done using the endoscopic or keyhole approach so that there is less scarring.
All operations have some risk.
We can divide the risks of surgery into two groups. First those that are seen in all operations and second those that are unique or special for this operation. In the first group, the main risks are swelling, bruising, bleeding, infection, a scar and numbness or change in feeling. The main problem which is special for this operation is damage to the nerves of feeling of the scalp which causes numbness behind the incision, this risk is reduced but not eliminated with endoscopic forehead lifting. Also, the scar can stretch and because scar does not grow hair this may be noticeable in those with thin hair.