Browlift vs Blepharoplasty - which is best for sagging eyelids?

If your eyebrow is about 1 centimeter (about 1/2 inch) higher than the bone above your eyelid at the high point of the arch of the eyebrow, then your brow is in a normal position and any upper eyelid excess is best treated with a blepharoplasty. If the eyebrow is at or below the bone then you have brow ptosis... more

In order to answer this question, one has to know if the patients eye brows are brows currently droopy? patient male or female? where the brows always heavy or is this change new? In youth, did the patient like their eye brow position? Does the patient have a problem with dry eyes In order to answer... more

Great question! And one that is tough for you the patient to answer on your own...you really need a trained (ideally a board certified Plastic Surgeon who performs a significant number of these procedures!) to examine both your eyelids and your brows together. Brow ptosis (sagging) is compensated by the... more

Many patients will have wrinkles across their forehead. These wrinkles are there because the brow is low and most patients will benefit from a brow lift. If your brow is smooth and you feel you have too much skin in your upper eyelid than eyelid surtery is indicated. Many patients require both a brow lift and... more

The question raised is a great one.   As usual, the answer really depends on the patient. Upper eyelid Blepharoplasty is designed to remove skin from above the upper eyelid crease to help the define the crease and highlight the shape of the eye.  If done without a brow lift, the distance between... more

The tear trough area is the region under the eyes that can appear hollow and look like "bags or dark circles" under the eyes. A filler such as Juvederm or Restylane can be helpful at temporarily fillling in the depression and restoring a youthful look to the area, this can be done in the office.... more

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... more

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... more

I agree with many of the comments made by the other surgeons.  Deciding whether to have a browlift, blepharoplasty, or a combination of both is a very individual decision that involves your particular anatomy, your aesthetic sense, and the aesthetic sense of your surgeon.I believe that a browlift can be... more

It depends on where your eyebrow sits above your eye. Your eyebrow should sit above your eyelid margin about the size of the width of your iris. So depending on where your eyebrow sits, you will be a better candidate for an eyebrow lift or just an eyelift. If your eyebrow sits below the distance of the width... more