Large forehead after Brow Lift?

Will traditional brow lift leave me with large looking forehead? I want to have excess skin removed from my forehead. This would make my forehead look more in line with the rest of my face. Is that something that can be done? I guess the doctor would have to take strip of skin off the forehead, not in the hairline.

Also, is it possible to do what's called mattress stitching in line with this? This was done when I had both upper and lower eye lids done in 1991. I had no scarring or any sign of anything being done. I am not concerned with the scarring, but it's the large-looking forehead I am concerned with. Again, thank you for your help.

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6 answers to “Large forehead after Brow Lift?”

A: Not necessarily

By William Portuese, MD - Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

A traditional browlift will leave your forehead looking large if you already have a high hairline and the incision is made behind the hairline. If the incision were placed at the hairline itself, non hair-bearing skin can be removed and the hairline actually brought down closer to the face.

A: Hairline incision with forehead vertical reduction seems best

By Richard Gentile, MD - Cleveland Facial Plastic Surgeon

The hairline incison is the best approach for patients wanting no eleveation or a reduction in the verticl height of their forehead. When closed with meticulous detail the incision can be very inconspicuous.

A: An anterior hairline incision is useful to treat a high forehead

By Jeffrey Zwiren, MD - Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

If you already have a high forehead, > 7 - 8 cm in height then a hairline forehead lift is a definite consideration. Using this technique and incision is made just at the hair line. The trick is to bevel the incision in the direction of the hair follicles. This helps to preserve the hair and have hair... more

A: Hair line incision

By Marcus L. Peterson, MD - St. George Plastic Surgeon

If your forehead is already high and you want to reduce it you will need to do the incision at the hair line and the hair bearing scalp can be brought forward. This can be done with an endoscopic technique which preserves the sensory nerves or the coronal technique. This is a nice technique to reduce the... more

A: Forehead reduction...

By Robin T.W. Yuan, MD - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Typically a brow lift performed behind the hairline will increase the height of the forehead. In order to reduce the forehead, you will have to have the browlift performed at the hairline and this may work well in you if you have a nice hairline and are not a male will the risk of male pattern baldness. Males... more

A: Open brow lift

By Hisham Seify, MD, PhD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

If you have a high forehead to begin with, an open brow lift with a hair line incision might be helpfull. It is a very powerful brow lift and in the same time it will decrease the width of the forehead. Regarding the sutures, a half buried mattress might give a better cosmetic appearance, but at the... more