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Brow Lift, Mid Forehead: Workup

Author: Matthew J Trovato, MD, Fellow, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School
Coauthor(s): Frank S Ciminello, MD, Director of Craniofacial Surgery, University Hospital, New Jersey Medical School
Contributor Information and Disclosures

Updated: Sep 18, 2009

Workup

Laboratory Studies

  • Preoperative laboratory tests are normally not required in the typical patient. A template bleeding time may be useful in patients with suggested anticoagulant use (eg, prescriptive, over-the-counter, herbal).

Imaging Studies

  • Imaging is normally not required for this condition.

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References

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Further Reading

Keywords

brow lift, mid forehead lift, forehead lift, browlift, upper face lift, forehead rhytidectomy, rhytid, rhytide, brow ptosis, wrinkle, brow wrinkle, forehead wrinkle, rhytids, rhytides, eyebrow ptosis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Matthew J Trovato, MD, Fellow, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Frank S Ciminello, MD, Director of Craniofacial Surgery, University Hospital, New Jersey Medical School
Frank S Ciminello, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

R C A Weatherley-White, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery (Plastic), University of Colorado; Medical Director, Department of Plastic Surgery, Columbia Rose Medical Center
R C A Weatherley-White, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Colorado Medical Society, and Royal Society of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: eMedicine Salary Employment

Managing Editor

Jorge I de la Torre, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Residency Program Director, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Director, Center for Advanced Surgical Aesthetics
Jorge I de la Torre, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, and Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD, Director, Colorado Plastic Surgery Center
Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Colorado Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Lars M Vistnes, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Professor of Surgery, Emeritus, Stanford University Medical Center
Lars M Vistnes, MD, FRCSC, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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