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What Brow Lift Options Are Just As Effective As a Face Lift to Get Rid of Droopy Eyelids?

asked 8 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Sam Naficy, MD
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Tags: eyelids, droopy, alternative, comparison, droopy eye, options, outcome, recommendation, results, smooth

Will Botox injections lift and smooth my brow as effectively as a brow lift?

17 answers to What Brow Lift Options Are Just As Effective As a Face Lift to Get Rid of Droopy Eyelids?

Droopy eyelids best corrected with a browlift.

Droopy eyelids best corrected with a browlift. Botox lasts 3-4 months. Facelifts do not elevate the brow.

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

Effective brow lift

The most long-term and effective brow lift is the trichophytic hairline brow lift such as the one performed in the link below.

Sam Naficy, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

What Brow Lift Options Are Just As Effective As a Face Lift to Get Rid of Droopy Eyelids?

There's seems to be a bit of a confusion on what a Face Lift can and can't do. A Face Lift will remove excess facial and neck fat and skin while tightening the underlying SMAS and Platysma muscle layers, however it will have zero effect on the eyelids and eyebrows. If the upper eyelids appear full, the position (height) of the eyebrows need to be evaluated in order to determine what is really causing the excess skin of the upper eyelids before the peroper procedure can be... more

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

Eyes look tired? This is best treated by a blepharoplasty. Sad or Angry eyes? A browlift is better

There are a number of ways to distinguish when a Blepharoplasty (eyelid tuck) is the treatment of choice vs. Browlift. If your eyes look "tired" a Blepharoplasty is usually the treatment. If you look angry or sad, this is more a result of overactive frown lines which response to Botox but when the tail of the brow goes down, a browlift is best. In selected patients, Botox can also help raise the tail of the brow for a few months. I find that for a very effective browlift, surgery... more

Steven J. Pearlman, MD
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon

Is Botox as effective as surgery for a browlift?

I don't think so. Botox, or Dysport, if done properly, can give your brow a bit of a lift. For many people, especially young people, this is enough. It usually lasts about 3-4 months and is very safe. It can be repeated indefinitely without any problem. Surgery however would give you a more powerful longlasting solution. Many people don't want to have surgery for a number of different reasons and for them Botox or Dysport is a great alternative.

Ronald Schuster, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

www.drschuster.com

Browlift versus Facelift for droopy eyelids...

When evaluating droopy eyelids, it is important to determine if the problem is excess skin up the upper eyelids, or a droopy brow or both. If the problem is simply lines on your forehead, I would suggest Botox to give a smooth appearance. For excess skin on the upper lid, a Blepharoplasty would freshen the lids nicely while a browlift would be performed for a droopy brow. They can both be performed at the same time if necessary. Botox can give a little lift of the... more

Andrew Miller, MD
Edison Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.associatesinplasticsurgery.com

Eyelid improving procedures

If I am correct in assuming that your droopy eyelids are your upper eyelids, there is one more procedure, apart from Botox and browlifts, which should be considered. The transbleph browpexy provides elevation of the "tail" or outer part of the brow, which can be combined with an upper eyelid lift. By arching the brow and reducing the amount of upper eyelid skin, the transbleph browpexy will yield a longer lasting result than Botox but less than an endoscopic browlift. more

Lavinia Chong, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

www.chongmd.com

Forehead and Eyelid Fixes

Okay. To simplify things, I divide the facial options into midface, upper and lower face. The lower facelift addresses the jowl and neck areas while a brow lift addresses the forehead and brow. Options completely depend on your aging changes. If you have only mild to moderate forehead changes BOTOX can be used for a lift. If moderate to severe then a browlift is offered. BOTOX is often used, in conjunction with surgery, to help extend the results of... more

Hannah Vargas, MD
Kansas City Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.vargasfaceandskin.com

Clarification of face lift terms.

A face lift can include brow, lids, cheek, neck. Depending on your presentation, you may do well with a brow lift, open or endoscopic. You may do well with eyelid lift, and or fat transfers. Depending on your needs/findings, you may need one or a combination of the above. We haven't discussed skin resurfacing, but laser, or chemical peels may be required to reverse sun damage.

Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Botox, browlifts, and eyelid surgery

Botox can reduce wrinkles and frown lines, it will not raise the brow except botox around the outer upper eye can raise the outer brow forehead or brow lifts can open the upper eyes some and improve the outer eyelid none of these help the lower lids

Jed H. Horowitz, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

www.pacificcenterplasticsurgery.com

Droopy eyelids - Browlift or Facelift?

A facelift will do nothing for your eyelids. A facelift addressed the area from your cheeks to jawline, and in our practice always includes the neck (the incisions for face or neck are essentially the same, so why not address both with one surgery?). Eyelids can be addressed through eyelid surgery, and may also benefit from a browlift. When a browlift is indicated, an endoscopic, anterior hairline or traditional approach are all excellen options. These options need to be evaluated and... more

Andrea Nowonty Hass, MD
Palm Beach Oculoplastic Surgeon

Droopy eyelids need eyelid surgery not facelifts

Most times, patients with droopy eyelids need eyelid surgery, some also need browlifts but facelifts have nothing to offer here.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Botox or browlift for lifting brows

Botox injections, if done properly, will result in a smooth forehead with some lifting of the lateral brow region with no down time. The results last for about three month. With a surgical browlift, the entire brow is lifted and the results last for several years. The down time is one to two weeks. Discuss your expectations with your surgeon and he/she will help you decide which procedure would best meet your expectations.

Joseph N. Togba, MD
Oakland Plastic Surgeon

A facelift does nothing for the droopy eyes.

A forehead lift does address the upper eyelid area. Noting is as powerful as this procedure. However, microdoplet botulinum toxin is a reasonable alternative.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Brow lift not the same as a facelift

A facelift rejuvenates the cheeks, neck, and jowl area, while a brow lift (also called a forehead lift) elevates the eyebrows. When looking at the upper eyelid area, it is important for the plastic surgeon to determine whether heaviness there is from droopy eyelids or the brow pushing down into the upper eyelid. If the latter, it cannot be corrected by an eyelid procedure alone (blepharoplasty.) I use an endoscopic technique for most browlifts in order to keep the scars minimal, but if the... more

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

baxterplasticsurgery.com

Botox v. Surgical Browlift

Botox is great for relaxing frown lines between your eyebrows and transverse wrinkles in the forehead. Some people experience a mild lift of the eyebrows when botox is placed in muscles that normally pull the brow down. The good thing about Botox is that if you do not like it it goes away. The bad thing is the same as the good thing. It is temporary. The effect of Botox is subtle and may delay the need for surgery, but it can in no way do the same thing as a browlift... more

Mary Lee Peters, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Botox vs browlift - smoothness and lifting effects

Botox may give greater smoothness than a brow lift , however the effect is more temporary . The lifting feature of a surgical brow lift should be better and longer lasting. However the result is relative to the quality of the surgery while Botox is a simpler technique.