I have interviewed several doctors concerning surgery on my upper eyelids. All of them said I would only need excess skin removed but one of them suggested doing an internal brow lift at the same time. I am already nervous about this operation and don't want to do anything that would add more risk or a longer recovery time. Would having an internal brow lift do this? Also, if my brows are sutured to my forehead will it look strange as I continue to age?
Answer: Internal brow lift at the time of eyelid surgery is not equal to a forehead lift!
In my opinion, and as someone who does an awful lot of these procedures, it won’t make a lot of difference either way. An internal brow procedure doesn’t really lift the brow so much as it prevents slight descent resulting from upper eyelid surgery. It is not really the same as an aesthetic forehead or brow lift procedure. If it increases your anxiety about having the procedure, I would counsel you to pass on it. You will likely be well satisfied with the results of your eyelid surgery alone.
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In my opinion, and as someone who does an awful lot of these procedures, it won’t make a lot of difference either way. An internal brow procedure doesn’t really lift the brow so much as it prevents slight descent resulting from upper eyelid surgery. It is not really the same as an aesthetic forehead or brow lift procedure. If it increases your anxiety about having the procedure, I would counsel you to pass on it. You will likely be well satisfied with the results of your eyelid surgery alone.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Upper eyelid surgery and a browlift In our practice we perform a browlift through an incision in the forehead so that we can adjust the hairline upwards or downwards, lift the eyebrows, adjust asymmetries in the height of the eyebrows, and soften the corrugator and frontalis muscles which cause wrinkles in the forehead. When the wrinkles are severe enough, we insert fascia grafts for the dermal atrophy. A brow lift can be combined with an upper eye lid surgery when needed. For many examples of both procedures, please see the link and the video below
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Upper eyelid surgery and a browlift In our practice we perform a browlift through an incision in the forehead so that we can adjust the hairline upwards or downwards, lift the eyebrows, adjust asymmetries in the height of the eyebrows, and soften the corrugator and frontalis muscles which cause wrinkles in the forehead. When the wrinkles are severe enough, we insert fascia grafts for the dermal atrophy. A brow lift can be combined with an upper eye lid surgery when needed. For many examples of both procedures, please see the link and the video below
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December 30, 2014
Answer: Internal Brow Lift with Upper Eyelid Surgery
Sometimes the brow droops such that it crowds down on the upper eyelids, making you feel as though you have excess skin in that area. However, sometimes instead of reducing the amount of skin covering the eye, the most natural way to fix the problem is to raise the brow.
If you feel like you have too much skin in the upper eyelids, raise your brow to a level just above the bony ridge over the eye. If there is still excess skin, it would be great to have just upper eyelid surgery. If the excess skin is mostly gone, think seriously about repositioning the brow to its more youthful position.
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Answer: Internal Brow Lift with Upper Eyelid Surgery
Sometimes the brow droops such that it crowds down on the upper eyelids, making you feel as though you have excess skin in that area. However, sometimes instead of reducing the amount of skin covering the eye, the most natural way to fix the problem is to raise the brow.
If you feel like you have too much skin in the upper eyelids, raise your brow to a level just above the bony ridge over the eye. If there is still excess skin, it would be great to have just upper eyelid surgery. If the excess skin is mostly gone, think seriously about repositioning the brow to its more youthful position.
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October 17, 2013
Answer: Brow lift and Eye lift are two major ways to rejuvenate the upper third portion of the face Brow lift and Eye lift are two major ways to rejuvenate the upper third portion of the face. You could be a great candidate for a brow lift if the distance from your eyelid margin and eyebrow is less than 1 iris width (the colored part of your eye). This distance is ideally one iris width. If the brows are elevated above one iris width you could look surprised. An eyelift will remove extra tissue from your eyelid and also help. The recovery is substantially longer with a browlift as opposed to when you just do an eyelift. An eyelift is relatively much easier to recover from. The browlift requires much more dissection and more trauma and stimulation to your tissues. Thanks for reading, Dr Young
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Answer: Brow lift and Eye lift are two major ways to rejuvenate the upper third portion of the face Brow lift and Eye lift are two major ways to rejuvenate the upper third portion of the face. You could be a great candidate for a brow lift if the distance from your eyelid margin and eyebrow is less than 1 iris width (the colored part of your eye). This distance is ideally one iris width. If the brows are elevated above one iris width you could look surprised. An eyelift will remove extra tissue from your eyelid and also help. The recovery is substantially longer with a browlift as opposed to when you just do an eyelift. An eyelift is relatively much easier to recover from. The browlift requires much more dissection and more trauma and stimulation to your tissues. Thanks for reading, Dr Young
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June 3, 2011
Answer: Internal Brow Lift with Upper Eyelid Surgery
Generally speaking, and upper eyelid Blepharoplasty (in isolation) will decrease the distance between the upper eyelid crease and the eyebrow, thereby lowering the brow somewhat. This is an acceptable trade off is some patients and not in others; only a thorough examination can determine this. A well performed brow lift should make you look better, more relaxed, but not "strange". Personally, I am not a big fan of the trans-Blepharoplasty brow lift; an Endoscopic or Trichophytic approach offer a more complete result.
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Answer: Internal Brow Lift with Upper Eyelid Surgery
Generally speaking, and upper eyelid Blepharoplasty (in isolation) will decrease the distance between the upper eyelid crease and the eyebrow, thereby lowering the brow somewhat. This is an acceptable trade off is some patients and not in others; only a thorough examination can determine this. A well performed brow lift should make you look better, more relaxed, but not "strange". Personally, I am not a big fan of the trans-Blepharoplasty brow lift; an Endoscopic or Trichophytic approach offer a more complete result.
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