Brow or forehead lifting is often combined with blepharoplasty to give additional upper facial and periorbital rejuvenation. The traditional approach to upper blepharoplasty involves the artful excision of lax and redundant skin, muscle and herniated fat.
A blepharoplasty can improve the appearance of the eyes, but it does not reposition the eyebrows. Alternatively, a brow lift surgery lifts the eyebrows and improves the appearance of the upper eyelids without removing any skin and fat from the eyelids.
Some patient are unable to or don't want to perform both procedures. If performed separately, many plastic surgeons may recommend performing the upper eyelid surgery first, then followed by brow lift at some point in the future, perhaps combined with a face lift or other procedure.
The Benefit of Combining Brow and Eyelid Lifts
When both of these procedures are done at the same time, it allows us to plan a comprehensive approach that takes into account the entire look of the face: not just one part of it. In addition, the procedure requires a recovery period that often lasts for a week or two.
A blepharoplasty is recommended for patients that specifically want to address sagging, heavy eyelids and a brow lift is recommended for patients with lower or sagging brows. If the drooping of the eyelid goes away when your brows are raised, then a brow lift may be the procedure you are looking for.
Persons with dry eye, diabetes, and glaucoma may not be suitable candidates for eyelid surgery. Persons with drooping and uneven eyebrows may also not make good candidates. Avoid drinking and smoking as they can interfere with the surgery outcome.
Slight Changes May Occur. For patients with hooded eyelids, a blepharoplasty can create a smoother surface area on their eyelids, which can slightly change the appearance of the eyes and make them appear less sunken.
If a brow lift is done well, and not overdone, it can fix hooded eyes by lifting the thicker skin of the eyebrow off of the thinner skin of the eyelid. However, if you have eyelid hooding, the brow lift will not address that.
A brow lift does not aim to change your eye shape. However, manipulating your brow may change your eye appearance. For example, a brow lift performed to address the brows' outside corners will lift the underlying tissue and skin, which may make it look like the eye shape changes.
A minimum 12 degree OR 30 percent loss of upper field of vision with upper lid skin and/ or upper lid margin in repose and elevated (by taping of the lid) to demonstrate potential correction by the proposed procedure or procedures is required.
What are the newest blepharoplasty techniques? The most current trends in blepharoplasty tend to emphasize minimally-invasive techniques involving fat transfer or supplementation rather than simply making incisions to remove existing tissue.
Coronal brow lift.
This procedure involves making an incision behind the hairline across the top of the head, from ear to ear or primarily on the top of the head. Then the forehead is lifted into its new position, with the scalp in front of the incision overlapping the scalp behind it.
Brow lift surgery recovery time
Initial wound healing may take 10 to 14 days. Sutures or clips will be removed when it is appropriate. You should be ready to return to work and normal activity after 10-14 days.
Yes, hooded eyelids can be corrected with a surgical procedure such as a blepharoplasty, also known as an eyelid lift. Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure that can correct: Hooded or sagging eyelids. Droopy, downturned eyes.
Yes. Double eyelid surgery (upper and lower blepharoplasty) can make your eyes look bigger by excising excess skin around the eyes and lifting sagging skin.
A blepharoplasty (eyelid lift) removes the loose skin in the lower eyelid, as well as the bulging fat. A cheek lift then raises the cheek tissue higher, using the same incision as that used for the lower eyelid lift. Not much fat is removed. Instead, cheek tissue is repositioned.
Is a brow lift painful? You won't experience pain during a brow lift procedure because your surgeon will use an anesthetic. After your procedure, you could experience bruising, skin tightness and swelling. Your surgical site may be tender or sore as you heal.
For surgical brow lifts, you can expect to enjoy the results of your procedure for 10 to 12 years on average. Of course, some patients will enjoy the results of a surgical lift for a longer period of time. Factors such as your age and skincare routine will determine how long your treatment will ultimately last you.
While a brow lift can lift your eyebrows and smooth your forehead area, an eyelid lift focuses solely on your eyelids. During an eyelid lift, the surgeon removes excess skin and fat from the lids, making them less droopy and puffy.
Direct Brow Lift
The scar is usually very light, but in patients with very thin brow hair, this can be noticeable. However, the effects are usually long-lasting and highly effective.
Blepharoplasty (BLEF-uh-roe-plas-tee) is a type of surgery that removes excess skin from the eyelids. With age, eyelids stretch, and the muscles supporting them weaken. As a result, excess skin and fat can gather above and below your eyelids.
Endoscopic brow lift
Then, using a miniature camera and very thin instruments, he repositions the muscles and lifts the underlying forehead tissue, removing excess tissue as required. The result is a natural-looking, youthful brow.
This is a misnomer as a blepharoplasty does not lift the eyelid but removes skin and fat to enhance the upper eyelid appearance. In so doing, the skin removal may make the appearance of the eyelid to brow distance look smaller.
What Is the Ideal Age for Blepharoplasty? Droopy eyelids appear when you get beyond 30. This is the ideal age for blepharoplasty, though younger people can also go through it. However, most plastic surgeons recommend one to be at least 18 to undergo the procedure.
Short-term changes in the shape of the eye can occur. The position of the eyelid can temporarily change due to the bruising and swelling associated with eyelid surgery. For the majority of patients, this issue usually resolves itself within approximately 6 weeks.