Category: browlift | forehead reduction

The Long Forehead – Combining Scalp Advancement and Browlifting

Browlifting is often a frequent component of eyelid rejuvenation. The tired look around one’s upper eyelids may be magnified by a low and falling eyebrow position. The combination of a browlift can make an upper blepharoplasty result look eve better and, at the least, reduce the amount of upper eyelid skin that needs to be Read More…

Minimally Invasive Brow Lifting – Does It Work?

Minimally invasive cosmetic surgery techniques continue to have great appeal. Most everyone would like to look better without a major effort like some form of surgery. Or, at the least, they would like the surgery to be ‘minimal’. Sagging brows, or brow ptosis, is one sign of facial aging that makes one look tired Read More…

Glabellar Lines and Wrinkles – Botox Injections vs. Browlift Surgery

One of the typical features of an aging upper face are a variety of skin lines that develop between the eyebrows. The action of specific muscles combined with the effects of gravity create an abnormal skin pattern of vertical, oblique, and horizontal lines. These dynamic and eventual static wrinkles are bothersome for many patients Read More…

Common Questions on Eyelid Tucks (Blepharoplasty) and Browlift Surgery

1. What is the difference between eyelid and browlift surgery? Which will make me look less tired? When considering anti-aging improvements around the eye area, it is important to consider both the eyelids and the brows. Both can contribute to a tired look but they create that appearance differently. Eyelids become aged by Read More…

Perspectives on Browlift Surgery

One of the manifestations of aging of the forehead is changes in position or shape of the eyebrow. While it is generally believed that one’s brow falls or descends with age, current studies suggest that this is not always true. I have seen numerous patients where the eyebrows are clearly lower than the edge of Read More…

Advantages of the Hairline (Pretrichial) Browlift

The best, and often only, option for upper facial rejuvenation is the browlift. Some may consider an upper blepharoplasty (eyelid) part of the upper face, and I would not disagree, but we will exclude that procedure for this discussion. The browlift rejuvenates by elevating the position of the brows (sometimes changing the shape of the Read More…

The Lateral (Temporal) Browlift for the Aging Forehead

One of the many features of facial aging is changes in the upper face or forehead. As the forehead undergoes aging, horizontal wrinkles appear and the eyebrows descend lower. A lower position of the brows is medically known as brow ptosis. Brow ptosis and excess upper eyelid skin, if severe enough, may even impede Read More…

Combination Browlift and Forehead Reduction in Women

A browlift is a common plastic surgery procedure for rejuvenation of the upper third of the face. Gravity and facial expressions work together to create a low downward progression of the eyebrows in some people. This lengthens the forehead skin between the frontal hairline and the eyebrows. (for those patients that still have a Read More…

Endoscopic Glabellar Muscle Resection for Cosmetic and Migraine Improvement

Frowning is a very common human facial movement that can indicate a variety of expressive emotions. Most commonly, it suggests concern, concentration and even anger. As the eyebrows move closer together, a pair of vertical lines or grooves develops between them. Known as glabellar furrows, these indentations start out as appearing only when one Read More…

Endoscopic Browlifting in Men

As one ages, particularly in men with thicker skin and heavier forehead musculature, the brow will sag. This heavy brow look may be exaggerated by the concomitant contracture of the muscles between the eyebrow, creating a strong ‘eleven sign’ with deep horizontal forehead creases. Once the brow reaches at or below the supraorbital rim, one may Read More…