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Lateral Brow Lift for Crow's Feet?

asked 1 year ago by Oslo in Oslo,Norway
Latest answer by Babak Azizzadeh, MD
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Tags: crows feet

How Efficient is a Lateral Brow Lift to Treat/improve Crow's Feet? Thank You!

16 answers to Lateral Brow Lift for Crow's Feet?

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Lateral Brow Lift for crow's feet--not helpful!

A lateral brow lift or temporal lift is used when a patient has redundant or loose skin of the lateral eyebrow area. "Crow's feet" are radiating lines caused by the circular orbicularis oculi muscles that we use when we smile or squint. These would be considered "dynamic" or active line or wrinkles.  If the lines persist when the muscles are not active, these are considered "static" lines or wrinkles. The former are treated by Botox, and the latter are... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Botox is best for treating crow's feet

Lateral brow lifts will NOT improve crow's feet. The operation will just reposition the brows into a more youthful and attractive location. Best option for crow's feet is a combination of Botox (or dysport) and great skin care such as skinMedica's TNS Essential serum in combination with a retin-A cream. see video
Babak Azizzadeh, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Video on Face lift and Crows feet: A lateral brow lift could help the crows feet among other options

A lateral brow lift could help the crow’s feet among other options. Alternatively, you can actually resect muscle in the lateral crow feet area and this could reduce the ability to produce these crow’s feet. You can also reduce the crow’s feet through a face lift incision as well. Fat injections in this area can also be a great way of reducing crow’s feet which I have done many times. Thanks for reading, Dr Young see video
Philip Young, MD

Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Coronal Brow Lift can dramatically reduce Crow's Feet

Coronal Brow Lifts are one of the most effective methods of reducing the appearance of Crow's Feet...however, this is a side benefit of having a Brow Lift whose primary function is to raise low eyebrows. The Crow's Feet are reduced because the Brow Lift dissects beneath the eye muscle along the outside, of the eyesocket, that's responsible for the Crow's Feet upon it's contraction.
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Crow's feet = muscle movement

Crow's feet result from activity of the orbicularis oculi muscle pulling on your skin over the years leading to corrugation (accordioning) of the skin. I think the best treatment for them is Botox or Dysport, although the FDA-approved indication for these muscle relaxants is basically for the area between the brows (glabella). Dynamic lines like Crow's feet are different from lines that result from fat loss or gravity, which are often treated with fillers and procedures that pull on... more
Tim Abou-Sayed, MD

Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
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Crowsfeet and lateral browlift

A lateral browlift with or without upper blepharoplasty will greatly improve the postion of the eyebrow and the excess skin on the upper eyelid but will have no effect on your crowsfeet.  Crowsfeet are "dynamic" lines and are cause by muscular activity around the eye when you smile and squint.  For these lines, Botox is the treatment of choice.
Andrew B. Denton, MD

Vancouver Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Botox Best for Crow's feet

Lateral brow lifts can be great for sagging of the brow, especially since the lateral part of the eyebrow is often the most droopy part. Brow lifts don't do much for crow's feet. Thes wrinkles are usually dynamic, meaning that they are caused by the activity of the underlying muscles. The good news is that Botox is terrific for treating crow's feet. Mark Lucarelli, MD, FACS Madison, WI
Mark J. Lucarelli, MD

Madison Oculoplastic Surgeon

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Lateral brow cures crows feet. NOT!

We always have patients who grab their face and ask "Why cant you pull it like this!?!"  The fact is that crows feet are not so much formed by laxity as they are by the action of the muscle.  Got crows feet?  Get Botox or Dysport.  Case closed.
Ritu Chopra, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Crow's feet

Crow's feet cannot be addressed by a brow lift.  There are only two ways to improve this: Botox or resection of a wedge of muscle during a face lift.  I have published on this topic.  Make sure your surgeon is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Samer W. Cabbabe, M.D. Board - Certified Plastic Surgeon Saint Louis Plastic Surgery Consultants
Samer W. Cabbabe, MD

Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon
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Lateral brow lifts effects on crows feet.

In most cases, the lateral brow lift is done to elevate the lateral part of the brow which may be hanging to low.  As crows feet are due to flexing and creasing of the skin of the area lateral to the eye( from the contraction of the muscle around the eye), Botox or Dysport is usually used to correct this problem.
Jeffrey M. Darrow, MD

Boston Plastic Surgeon
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Lateral Brow Lift for Crow's Feet

.If the "crows feet" are present at rest, they can be improved with a lateral brow lift. Normally these are lines of animation, caused by contraction of the orbicularis muscle with smiling; Botox is the best treatment for these dynamic lines.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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A Browlift Offers Minimal Improvement Of Crow's Feet For Most People

The development of crow's feet is the eventual sequelae of the muscle actions of smiling and eyelid movement. The wrinkles in the skin form perpendicular to the direction of the underlying muscle movement. Botox remains as the only effective treatment for the dynamic source of crow's feet wrinkles. Lateral or temporal browlilft surgery can seemingly make a difference in the static nature of crow's feet wrinkles and, depending on the depth and number of wrinkles, can provide some... more
Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD

Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Crow's feet

The answer depends on the type of crows feet.  If they are dynamic lines, then it won't be effective (rather botox is effective).  If they are static, secondary to folds from lateral brow droopiness, then lateral brow lift is very effective. Dr Taban
Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Crows feet occur from over active muscles as well as a low tail of the brow

Crows feet are lines that radiate out from the corner of your eyes. They are often one of the first sign of aging for a number of reasons. The skin is very thin around the eyes. We smile, squint, laugh and perform all kinds of expressions with ours eyes all day. So as the skin ages, the crunching of the circular muscles around the eyes, called the orbicularis, creates folds in the skin. To treat these folds we use Botox to relax the muscles. Another cause for crows feet is when the... more
Steven J. Pearlman, MD

New York Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.mdface.com

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Lateral Brow Lift For Crow's Feet?

The state of the art treatment for Crow's Feet is Botox (or Dysport).  There is no effective surgical solution for this problem.
Stephen Prendiville, MD

Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Lateral browlift for crow's feet

It will help some but it is much less efficient than Botox injection. What it will help is if you have a skin fold hooding the outer part of your eye.
Peter T. Truong, MD

Fresno Oculoplastic Surgeon

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