Incidence and management of bleeding and hematoma in 805 cosmetic forehead/eyebrow lift procedures: an oculofacial plastic surgeon’s experience | Synapse
March 26, 2026
Incidence and management of bleeding and hematoma in 805 cosmetic forehead/eyebrow lift procedures: an oculofacial plastic surgeon’s experience
Key Points
To evaluate the incidence and management of bleeding and hematoma during cosmetic forehead lift procedures.
Analysis of 805 cosmetic forehead/eyebrow lift procedures
Monitoring intraoperative and early postoperative bleeding incidents
Assessment of hematoma drainage cases
Excessive intraoperative bleeding occurred in 3.7% of cases
Early postoperative bleeding was noted in 1.5% of patients
Hematoma drainage was required in less than 1% of procedures
Abstract
There was excessive intraoperative bleeding in 3.7%, early postoperative bleeding in 1.5%, and hematoma drainage in <1% of patients undergoing FEL procedures.