Brow Lift

The brow lift, or forehead lift as it is also known, is a plastic surgery procedure designed to restore a refreshed and youthful appearance to the forehead area. During the surgery, the forehead is smoothed and the eyebrows are elevated. This improves the appearance of a drooping brow line and horizontal lines and furrows also known as worry lines.

The forehead lift, or browlift as it is also known, is a plastic surgery procedure designed to restore a more youthful and refreshed appearance to the brow area by smoothing the forehead and elevating the eyebrows. The surgery can correct forehead creases, drooping eyebrows, hooding over the eyes, frown lines and forehead furrows.

If you are considering a browlift, it’s important that you be in good physical health and that you have realistic expectations for your surgery’s outcome. The majority of browlift patients are between the ages of forty and sixty-five.

The surgical time for a browlift typically lasts between one and two hours, with either local anesthesia and sedation or general anesthesia being used. The browlift may be performed with either a traditional technique or as an endoscopic procedure. Incisions are usually located at or behind the hairline. When an endoscopic technique is used, several smaller incisions are made behind the hairline. Working through the incisions, extra tissue is removed, the muscles are altered, and the eyebrows may be elevated. The forehead skin is then pulled taught and the excess removed before closing the incisions.

After the surgery, the forehead may be wrapped in a bandage which can stay in place for about one to two days. Patients can expect some bruising and swelling with most of swelling fading within about one week and the bruising within about two to three weeks. Numbness, headaches or other discomfort can also occur and pain medication can help to control discomfort. Stitches are usually removed within one to two weeks. The traditional technique may also result in some itching and hair loss along the incisions. In general, the endoscopic technique involves a shorter and easier recovery. It will take about seven to ten days before work and other normal activities can be resumed, often sooner for endoscopic patients. It will be several weeks before more strenuous activities can be resumed and sun exposure will need to be limited for several months.