Davenport Brow Lift doctors
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Benjamin Van Raalte, MD
Davenport Plastic Surgeon
4334 East 53rd St, Davenport |
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I am interested in a mini-brow lift, but I'm also wondering if a full face lift makes more sense. I have a high forehead and, and I don't want to make it higher. Also, I am only 33, so and don't know if I should wait; on one hand, I still get carded when buying alcohol, on the other hand I feel like I look somewhat tired. When I lift up the outer edges of my eyebrows, I think I look better. I am petrified that something will go wrong (like asymmetry, 'alien' look, etc), and after reading other people's stories, it seems that many saw no effect at all. Any guidance?
If you are only 33, and look young, it is unlikely you need a full face lift.
Even a mini brow lift is not usually needed at age 33. A mini brow lift (where a 1 to 2 inch incision is made in back of the hair line in the lateral brow), lifts up the tail end of the eyebrows. It is a less major procedure that can be done on younger patients. Yes , it might make your forehead higher. The option that would lift up the tail end of the eyebrow and not raise the forehead would be an Endotine trans blepharoplasty incision mini brow lift.
There are variations of the mini brow. Some are very similar to an endoscoopic forehead lift without the endoscope. The advantages are usually a more natural lifting of the lateral brow and less surprised look with the mini brow, but the glabellar muscles cannot be diminished with this approach unless done through the eyelid incision. Another version, is a subcutaneous mini brow lift, which may be what you need at age 33 with droopier eyebrows.The transbleph incision is mentioned above.
You might just try Botox in the crows feet area. Relaxing this muscle that pulls the brow down, allows the upper forehead muscles to pull the brow up.