Another technique, called an endoscopic forehead lift, involves the use of instruments along with a surgical endoscope placed under the forehead skin through small incisions.
The first documented medical discussion about a forehead lift was written in 1910 by the famous German surgeon Erich Lexer.
The main surgical method of lifting the forehead from Lexer's time up until the 1950s was then known as a coronal, or open, forehead lift.
Endoscopic surgery is often employed in forehead lifts.
Complications are said to be rare and minor when a forehead lift is performed by a surgeon trained in the technique.
The number of forehead lifts, Botox treatments and laser resurfacing treatments more than doubled for men from 2003 to 2004, the surgery academy reported.
A classic forehead lift for cosmetic effect differs significantly from surgery for migraine sufferers.
Dr. Strahan agreed to give her a forehead lift and a partial face lift.
He is credited for his pioneer work involving transblepharoplasty; more popularly known as "forehead lift" surgery.
He recommends a forehead lift, which would involve a substantial cut about three inches back from the hairline.