The browlift is a procedure designed to raise the brow to a more youthful position relative to the eyelids. Since most people focus on the area of the eyes, it can by itself, make the whole face appear younger. Since the advent of newer minimally invasive techniques for browlift, it has become much more common in young as well as older patients. Brow lift is also known as forehead lift or as a natural compliment to it.
So when deciding upon the cost structure, certain time parameters are considered like, time taken for initial checkup and consultancy and there after followed with their fees for treatment guidance, hospital stay, technical equipments costs, medicinal expenses and finally surgery costs and after surgery follow ups. Frequently, a browlift surgery takes one to three hours of time depending upon the case and type of the patient. Generally the total cost for browlift surgery is $4300 to $4800 or $3,000.00 to $7,000.00 basing on the medical facility, location hospitals and surgeons.
There are two different types of endoscopic, scarless browlift procedures to choose from, depending upon the degree of correction required, and both the procedures have different cost structures. Standard endobrow procedure addresses the brow, upper eyelids, and frown lines which costs around $4000. The other is an expanded endoscopic browlift which addresses the brow, frown lines, upper eyelids, and the area around the eyes and for this procedure it costs approximately $5,000.
It takes some 5-7 days which gives an extra 25 percent of cost burden to the patient, to get recovered from this surgery and complete its follow-up fully. Browlift recovery generally progresses such that patients can return to work, but they are still recommended to follow the medicinal schedule. And this costs to some 10 percent of the total cost of Browlift surgery.
Doctors and activists feel that these costs should be brought down to make this an affordable package, with in a reach of large community of patients of Browlift surgery. There are also many insurance schemes which sometimes prove very helpful to give necessary financial support to the patients. So in future this surgery promises to bring a new youthful look with good eyes to match, for a world of glamour and beauty.
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