Memphis Brow Lift doctors

	Peter A. Aldea, MD Memphis Plastic Surgeon 6401 Poplar Avenue Suite 360, Memphis		30 answers
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	Robert Adams, MD Memphis Plastic Surgeon 80 Humphreys Center Suite 106, Memphis
	Patricia L. Eby, MD Memphis Plastic Surgeon 6401 Poplar Ave Suite 360, Memphis

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Expectations of Brow Lift to Reduce Frown Lines? What are the most likely desirable outcomes of a brow lift when I'm really only trying to minimize frown lines? How often does the procedure need to be repeated?

A: Botox VS Brow Lift for Forehead Frown Lines

Unless you have a lot of forehead lines and significant forehead skin sag with brows then you most likely do not really need a Forehead or Brow Lift. Botox can readily smooth these lines and even more smoothing may be obtained with additional Restylane. In cases of sagging brows leading to the upper lid skin interferring with visibility from the upper visual field a Forehead Lift is indicated. The presentations in between these extremes need to be examined on an individual basis.

Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

What Are the Possible Complications of Having Endotine Implants for my brow?

Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

One Doctor Says Browlift, the Other Says Upper Bleph? What to Do? How can I determine which I need?? I have seen two excellent facial plastic surgeons and I've heard two different stories. One is saying I need a browlift and an upper bleph would cause my brow to drop. The other doctor is saying I need the upper bleph and I would look "done" with the browlift. I tend to like the browlift guy better and can see how raising my lateral brow would look pretty good if he doesn't go crazy. How can I tell what I need? Thank you all!!!

A: One Doctor Says Browlift, the Other Says Upper Bleph? What to Do?

The best way to decide it to use a finger and raise the peak of each brow to just above the brow ridge (in women, to the ridge in men). Now, critically look at the amount of "excess" skin of the upper lid. With the brows stabilized in their normal position, the presence of a significant amount of excess upper lid skin suggests you may benefit from BOTH a Brow Lift and Upper Lid Lift (Blepharoplasty).

In my opinion, there are way too many Blepharoplasties being done for "loose" upper lid skin when the REAL treatment should be a Brow (Forehead) Lift OR a combination Brow Lift AND Blepharoplasty. The reason, in most cases, is that Blepharoplasty is both easier to perform and easier to convince a patient to have done.

When a Blepharoplasty is done in such cases, the frontalis muscle which worked hard to raise brows and hide some of the upper lid skin, relaxes dropping the brows. The result, reappearance of "excess" upper lid skin as if the Blepharolasty was never done. This cycle of surgical inexperience is sometimes repeated until the brows can never be lifted from their aged, lower position because doing so would make closing the eyes impossible.

I SUSPECT the surgeon who suggested the brow lift who your instinct liked - is the one to go with.

Good Luck.

Peter A Aldea, MD

Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon