Austin Brow Lift doctors

	Randy J. Buckspan, MD Austin Plastic Surgeon 630 W. 34th Street Ste 201, Austin		4 answers
	Louis W. Apostolakis, MD Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon 5656 Bee Caves Road Suite E-201, Austin		3 answers
	Tanuj Nakra, MD Austin Oculoplastic Surgeon 3705 Medical Pkwy Ste 120, Austin		2 answers
	Anand D. Patel, MD Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon 3807 Spicewood Springs Suite 201, Austin		1 answer
	Adam Bryce Weinfeld, MD Austin Plastic Surgeon 1400 North IH-35 Suite 320, Austin		1 answer

Recent Answers

Hair Loss After Brow and Face and Neck Lift Can you tell me how common it is to have some hair loss particularly on the sides of the head with a strip of thinning hair just past the incision line from a lateral brow lift, face lift and neck lift. I also have about a little larger than a nickel size bald spot now further down that line from the incision. I have this on both sides but really my left side is worse than my right side. Thanks Vicki

A: hair loss after facelift

I tell my patients hair loss can occur after face/brow/neck lifts for two reasons. First, incisions and tension can sometimes lead to hair loss do to their affect on blood flow. Second some people believe that general anesthesia and/or the "stress" of surgery can lead to generalized hair loss. In both cases the hair loss can stop and hair can regrow. I often recommend to my Facelift patients that they regularly use Nioxin shampoo before and after their procedure and rogaine as well to potentially reduce the potential for hair loss. Do not take this as medical advice/Consult your plastic surgeon - I can not state that this would apply to you I am simply stating what I do routinely in my practice.

Adam Bryce Weinfeld, MD

Austin Plastic Surgeon

Is There an Easier Way to Fix Brow Asymmetry? I have asymmetrical eyebrows. The left is lower but it's really just the inside near the nose. When I lift it, my eye also opens up somewhat and it makes the eye and brow both look more symmetrical. I'm 35 and I'm not ready for a full brow lift and I don't want my hairline touched in front or on the side. Is there a simple way to correct this because it's really just one small area but it's very bothersome.

A: Easy Fix for Brow Asymmetry

Botulinum toxin (e.g. Botox or Dysport) can be used in small doses just under the lower brow to help raise it up. This works by relaxing the muscles that are pulling the brow down. It is not a permanent solution, but it is easy with no downtime. Please make sure you see an experienced injector because there is a risk of causing your eyelid to relax too much (again temporary).

Anand D. Patel, MD

Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon

Intense Itching and Lumps on Scalp After Brow Lift I had a Brow lift three years ago and they inserted the endotine fixation post. I have had considerable misery since with frontal scalp intense ithching, lumps that come and go on my scalp, and itching on my forehead with raised bumps at times. Have you had any of these compaints?

A: Endotine Can Cause Discomfort

For a brief period of time I used endotines as a method of securing my brow lifts. Many of my patients found them to be very uncomfortable and some had symptoms of pinched nerves above the endotine. On several patients I removed the endotines and the symptoms immediately resolved. While the endotine is expected to dissolve in 6 months, I found that his was not always the case. If after a physical exam, your surgeon thinks that the endotine may still be present, I suggest you consider having it removed.

Louis W. Apostolakis, MD

Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon