Browlift vs Blepharoplasty - which is best for sagging eyelids?

Peter A. Aldea, MD answers: Browlift vs Blepharoplasty - which is best for sagging eyelids?

Is a brow lift (forehead lift) better to raise sagging eyelids than a blepharoplasty?


Peter A. Aldea, MD
2 months ago
By Peter A. Aldea, MD - Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Regarding the UPPER lids, strictly speaking, to actually "raise sagging eyelids" you need to have a brow lift - to remove excess skin or fat puffiness in the upper lid- you would need a Blepharoplasty. A brow lift would reposition the brow in a more youthful, arched shape while a Blepharoplasty would shape the eyelid itself.

The procedures are not mutually exclusive since many people have elements of brow droopiness (descent and loss of arch) combined with excess upper lid skin and puffiness.

It would be up to you and your plastic surgeon to decide which of these would best address your goals.

Peter A Aldea, MD, FACS

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