My Doc Suggested Brow Crease to Brow Crease Removal For My Lift- What Are Your Thoughts On This Method?

asked 9 months ago by trevord in Colorado
Latest answer by Sam Naficy, MD
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Tags: forehead, incision, nervous, technique

Since the incision is made along the brow wrinke he said that the wound will be in comression and the scar will not be very noticable. I am nervous about a 5 inch scar in the middle of the forehead....what are your thoughts on this method?

9 answers to My Doc Suggested Brow Crease to Brow Crease Removal For My Lift- What Are Your Thoughts On This Method?

Browlift via crease incision is NOT recommended!

With due respect to my facial plastic (ENT) and oculoplastic (Ophthalmology) colleagues, I must say that a scar in the middle of your forehead, even if it heals perfectly, is still a scar in the middle of your forehead. And although "hiding the scar in a crease" "sounds" like a reasonable approach, I have been asked to revise all too many of these scars when the result is not what the surgeon OR the patient anticipated. And once placed, you can never decide... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

Midforehead browlift is a common and powerful approach but you need to be aware of the risk of a visible forehead scar

Midforehead browlift is a common and powerful approach but you need to be aware of the risk of a visible forehead scar. This technique is most appropriate for people with deep forehead lines in which the scar can be "hidden." With that said, you still need to find an experienced surgeon as there is no guarantee that this scar will camouflage well. Other technique involve multiple small incision hidden within the scalp hair (endoscopic browlift) or a longer, single incision placed... more

Stephen Weber, MD
Lone Tree Facial Plastic Surgeon

Should I have a incision inside the forehead crease for my Brow Lift?

Not IMHO. Placing a scar where it's readilly visible seems silly to me as a plastic and cosmetic surgeon. I have performed Brow Lifts for well over 20 years and horehead creases are dark because of the shadow their depth causes. Scars are red, pink or white and never, never look the same as a forehead crease. Have a second opinion before having scars that will never go away and are in the center of your forehead forever.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Brow crease incision to lift forehead

Personally, I would never recommend an incision in the middle of your forehead. A more aesthetic result would be by placing the incision into the hairline or (if your forehead is too wide already) at the hairline where it would be better hidden. Best wishes, Dr. H

Gary M. Horndeski, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

My Doc Suggested Brow Crease to Brow Crease Removal For My Lift- What Are Your Thoughts On This Method?

Be sure you understand the risks/benefit ratios before having this "mid brow lift". There could be a permanent scar.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Mid-forehead Brow Lift

When done properly, the incision from a mid-forehead brow lift heals beautifully and is not noticable. Here is the problem with the advice that you were given. The aesthetics of the brow determine where the incisions are made, not the location of the forehead wrinkles. To arbitrarily make incisions based on wrinkles is a recipe for aesthetic disaster. My recommendation would be to get a second opinion. Brow lift surgery is like sculpting, the... more

Joseph Campanelli, MD
Minneapolis Facial Plastic Surgeon

Photos would be helpful

There are at least 5 different techniques used for browlift surgery, and each might fit a particular patient better than others. With someone with deep forehead creases, a midforehead incision might be a very good way to address a droopy brow. Hair density and the hairline position are also factors to consider. Posting photos of yourself might be a good way for us to give you a better idea of what technique might serve you best. Good luck

A.J. Amadi, MD
Seattle Oculoplastic Surgeon

Midforehead lift

It would be useful to post some pictures or provide some details about yourself. For example, this type of brow lift may be a good idea if you are: a man >60 years old bald or with thinning hair have deep horizontal wrinkles

Sam Naficy, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Brow crease incision

I think this is a wonderful and well accepted way to elevate the center of the forehead and the central brows as long as you are not very concerned about the possibility of a visible incision. Otherwise, other techniques, perhaps more costly, could be used.