It is indeed a pleasure to contribute a foreword to this timely issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, dedicated to approaches to the brow and upper eyelid. It is refreshing to see a contribution to this series that emphasizes input from a wide variety of surgical specialties. Cross-specialty discussion and input uniformly lead to improved surgical outcomes and patient satisfaction. Unfortunately, this type of effective cross-talk has not always been the reality. Reflecting back several decades ago, a spirit of collaboration was the exception rather than the rule. Each specialty guarded its clinical knowledge very closely, and attempts to enter the gray zones of disparate surgical fields were met with vigorous resistance.
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