The brows are the key to facial expression. 

As you can see above, the brows convey the message that your face sends.  Your face sends a message to those around you whether it is the look of sadness, anger or relaxation.  Brow ptosis or brow droop occurs when the heavy eyebrow tissue sags with the effects of gravity as well as the activity of the muscles that contract the brow and forehead. 

 

 

In the photo above, this patient has brow ptosis, eyelid ptosis and dermatochalasis.  The heaviness of the brows conveys a look of sadness while the baggy skin and eyelid droop (ptosis) gives the impression that one is sleepy or tired.

 

 

 

This same patient underwent brow lifting, upper eyelid blepharoplasty and upper eyelid ptosis repair.  Each of these procedures was necessary to address complete facial rejuvenation.  Notice the dramatic improvement from before surgery.

There are multiple ways to perform forehead/brow lifting.  The endoscopic lift is a popular approach that involves creating small incisions behind the hairline and elevating the entire forehead.  This approach will also help to relieve wrinkles and lines in the forehead.  The pretrichial forehead lift involves making a long incision in front of the hair line.  This technique is very effective for raising the eyebrows but because skin is removed, the height of the forehead may be shortened and thus is effective for patients with a high forehead.  The internal brow lift approach is performed during upper eyelid blepharoplasty and is useful for supporting heavy and drooping brows.  The advantages of the internal brow lift are rapid healing and the ability to perform the surgery using the same incision as an upper eyelid blepharoplasty.  Please ask your doctor which technique is appropriate for you. 

For more before and after photos, please see the photo gallery.

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