Ventura Brow Lift doctors

Dear Freddietz11,

Plastic surgeons call the "full ear to ear" brow lift a coronal brow lift.

• Nowadays, this procedure is rarely indicated.
• I recommend this technique only when the patient has severe eyebrow drooping:
  • both medially (in the upper nasal region)
  • and laterally (at the tails of the eyebrows)

What may be better options are limited surgical procedures:

• The limited techniques can effectively raise the outer/lateral eyebrows by 3-5 millimeters:
  • endoscopic brow lifting
  • lateral/temporal brow lifting
• Which is better? I prefer the lateral/temporal procedure, but both are about the same. Your doctor should perform the technique with which he is more comfortable.
• Even though they are limited, both are "real" surgeries.
  • They should be performed only by appropriately trained physicians, such as Board Certified Plastic Surgeons.
  • Make sure that the operating room is also accredited--not just the back room of some charlatan's office.
  • I recommend deep anesthesia too.

And what may the best options are non-surgical procedures:

• Botox or Dysport can frequently lift the outer eyebrow by 1-2 millimeters.
• Fillers can lift the outer eyebrows by another 1-2 millimeters.
  • Any of the common fillers, such as Juvederm, Restylane, Radiesse, or Sculptra can be effective.
  • My favorite is Sculptra because its longevity (> 2 years) is most impressive.
• With non-surgical procedures, you may be able to achieve 2-4 millimeters without surgery at all!

Find a doctor whom you can trust. You need to have a good relationship with that surgeon, so that you can get customized advice for all of your "aging issues."