Minneapolis Brow Lift doctors

In a word...Yes!  A brow lift will not only help minimize or eliminate frown lines, but will also "brighten the eyes" or lift the brow. We also in many cases are able to smooth out forehead wrinkles. I would suggest that you consult with a board certified plastic surgeon in your area to discuss other options as well such as Botox or resurfacing procedures. Good luck!

Thanks for the interesting question and including photos.

You are young, and your open eyelid positions look symmetrical. I would want to know if you have ever had facial surgery or injury in the right temple area, as the frontal branch of the facial nerve that controls the forehead muscle could have been partially damaged, resulting in decreased frontalis muscle tone on your right side. Has your right brow ALWAYS looked this way, or is this more recent? If recent and not associated with injury or surgery, you should perhpas have this evaluated by your doctor to see of there is some treatable cause for this new appearance. But let's assume no surgery or injury, and that this has always been the way you look. 

For whatever reason, your right frontalis muscle has decreased tone and does not lift your right eyebrow as strongly as the left. Can you raise your right brow at all? Or is it just static in this position? Again, let's assume it moves normally, just doesn't rest at a symmetrical position.

One simple solution would be to have an expert Botox injector use judicious amounts of Botox to decrease the tone and lift of your LEFT brow. This would still give you some asymmetry of appearance, especially when wrinkling your forehead as you lift your brows in surprise, for example. But it would improve the resting position of your left brow (lower) to make you less visibly asymmetrical.

A more involved solution, and not one to be considered until all of the questions I asked above have been carefully answered and appropriate studies done to look at causes, would be unilateral (right) brow lift. This surgery could raise your right brow position to a higher, more symmetrical position. The downsides: this requires an operation and a permanent scar (hidden in your hair), and it will raise your right hairline by an amount slightly more than the amount of right brow raising, which gives another potentially visible asymmetry (though one that could be improved by hair transplantation). Exact symmetry would be a goal but would likely not be achieved--just improvement.

I'd first see your doctor to ask and answer the questions as to why this has occurred, since it is not a minimal asymmetry. If all of those are satisfactorily answered and your are healthy, then the options above can be considered. Best wishes!

In deciding how to correct the appearance of the aging eye, the most important thing is the aesthetic of what you want to accomplish.  A great surgeon shapes the structures of the eye to impart a certain feel to your appearance.   This is most easily demonstrated by moving your brow in different positions.  Try moving the clubhead (the part by your nose) first, then the middle of the brow and finally the tail.  Next move these in combination, shaping the brow for different looks.  If  you find a position where you say 'that's it' then a browlift is the procedure that is better for you.  If no matter how you move the brow, it just doesn't look right then a blepharoplasty is probably the way to go.