Patients can benefit from both a browlift as well as an upper blepharoplasty depending upon their invidividual anatomy and cosmetic needs.
The browlift addresses the position of the eyebrows and only indirectly improves the upper eyelid position. Typically a browlift is done to improve the hooding of skin that hangs over the corners of the upper eyelids or the heavy brows themselves that can hang below the bony prominece on top of the eyelids.
Upper blepharoplasty, on the other hand, removes the skin that hangs over the eyelid and often encroaches upon the eyelashes. Only conservative amounts should be removed here or difficulties with eyelid closure can result and dry eyes can be the consequence.
In summary, you can think of the browlift as raising the curtain over the movie screen and where the upper blepharoplasty is like making the screen bigger so that you can see more of the movie.
Both procedures are often done simultaneously although some surgeons prefer to do them separately.
