Minneapolis Forehead Lift doctors

I have used the Fraxel Re:pair since 2006, and I have noticed that the thin skin of the eyelids responds very nicely to the Fraxel Re:pair (CO2) laser skin resurfacing. There may be some slight elevation of the brow from laser resurfacing of the forehead, but this does not compare to surgical browlifting  procedures.

With men and with those with extreme sun-damage, I often use the Fraxel Re:pair to rejuvenate the skin before facial rejuvenation surgery. This allows the skin of the face to re-drape more naturally, and the skin tightening around the eyes, allows me to remove less delicate eyelid skin.

Congratulations on your weight loss! If you haven't had a recent medical evaluation, consider having your thyroid hormones checked to ensure that there is not a component of thyroid imbalance causing some of your periorbital concerns. If all checks out OK, then you can certainly consider selective plucking or brow waxing to improve the symmetry of your brows. You have plenty of brow hair, so this won't leave you excessively thin and is an easy option (but must be repeated regularly, particularly with dark hair such as yours).

You also have a full head of hair and a normal hairline, so bicoronal forehead lift could be performed to elevate both brows slightly (more on your left side), which will improve symmetry and help you look less severe, pensive, or brooding (but without giving a "startled" look)! The frown muscles can also be weakened during forehead lift to reduce frown lines or your future ability to create them.

Your lower eyelids have fairly significant scleral show and lateral canthal rounding, which is why I asked you to have your thyroid levels checked (Is this lower lid laxity or exophthalmos?). If this is OK or has been normalized, then lateral canthoplasty to elevate the lower lid position can help the appearance of this area. Tightening the lower lid skin (without skin removal, just with higher repositioning) will also help to decrease the tear trough deformity, which can be also addressed via fat pad repositioning at the time of canthoplasty surgery.

The short answer is maybe?  There have been reports of this happening but the reason is unclear.  One of the confounding factors is that general anesthesia has a long-term suppressive effect on the nervous system and will alleviate symptoms of dizziness and headaches in some patients.  Interestingly, it can occasionally have the opposite effect and trigger these symptoms.  Unfortunately, the medical community does not have a good grasp on how to harness this effect consistently.  The same goes for Botox.  In some patients it seems to be effective, but the results are inconsistent.  This much I would say; proceed with a forehead lift only if you want to improve the appearance of the forehead, not for headaches.