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Possible to Get a Natural Looking Brow Lift?

asked 2 years ago by 3500anon in AL
Latest answer by Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS
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Tags: natural appearance

I am considering having a brow lift and was wondering what the chances of looking like my eyes are always "wide open" are going to be? I've looked in so many magazines where the stars have had this done and they look like they cant close their eyes...do all brow lifts make you look that way?

16 answers to Possible to Get a Natural Looking Brow Lift?

Browlift results should be directed to your aesthetic goal

Browlifts can definitely be overdone, resulting in that startled, shocked expression that concerns so many patients and doctors alike. So the key is to make sure that a browlift is appropriate at all, and if so, it is done to the degree that looks rested and natural. Sometimes an upper eyelid blepharoplasty is the right solution to help open your eyes, so you need to discuss these options with your surgeon in order to be most accurate. If a browlift is truly a consideration, some... more

Kevin Robertson, MD
Madison Facial Plastic Surgeon

Brow lift should leave you looking completely natural.

Hi! There are three reasons people look startled after browlift.: 1) Many brow lifts are done on women who do not need it. If your brows are in normal position (above the rim of the bone), you do not need a browlift. 2) The brows are lifted too high during brow lift. Finesse is everything. 3) The attractive shape of the brow is not paid attention to. The outer brow (towards your temple) should curve higher in a woman, without too much raising of the inside (above nose).

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

How to get Natural Results from a Brow Lift

Good for you for being cautious. Brow Lifts can leave people with rather surprised expressions if they are done on patients who do not need a brow lift or are done too aggressively. But a Brow Lift done to the right extent on an appropriate patient will yield natural-looking results. The first step is to decide wither a Brow Lift is appropriate for you. This is where the selection of the most skilled plastic surgeon is important to guide you in the decision making process. One important... more

Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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Natural brow lift

Any surgery can be performed surgery to overexaggerate someone's looks and make them look overdone. The key is to find a surgeon who can get a natural result.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

If the brow lift is done correctly will you will achieve a natural look...

If the brow lift is done correctly you will achieve a natural look. Right after surgery you may feel some tightness in the brow, but that is to be expected. We perform our browlifts endoscopically and there is a much less chance of overraising the eyebrows. A lot of brows that you may see that are too high are the result of the older style coronal browlift which we do not perform anymore. If you are a good candidate and have a qualified surgeon with a... more

Shain A. Cuber, MD
Marlboro Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgery is an art

Every plastic surgeon has there own aesthetic ideal. This holds true for all procedures as well. Good plastic surgeons can accomplish their own vision of beauty. You just have to be sure that your vision of beauty is their vision as well.

Robert M. Freund, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Natural Results after Browlift Surgery

The goal of all cosmetic surgery, including browlifts, is a natural result. We've all seen bad results, but this is not a complication of a well-done procedure. Sometimes the elevated, surprised look is the intended result of the misguided aesthetic taste of patient and surgeon. Be very specific with your surgeon whose work you respect.

Richard W. Fleming, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Achieving natural results after brow lift

Great question! In my humble opinion, the reason most patients look surprised after a brow lift is that they did not require a brow lift in the first place! This is especially true for endoscopic brow lift, which I think is overused, in patients who only require a blepharoplasty (removal of excess eyelid skin only). In general, and there are rare exceptions, if the eyelid skin on the lateral part of your brow is in good position (there is no hooding of the skin), then a blepharoplasty with... more

Michael A. Jazayeri, MD
Santa Ana Plastic Surgeon

Brow lifts should always be "Natural looking" if well done

Plastic Surgery never looks good when it is over done. Patients always make these comments, because they don't know when someone has had this or any procedure done well. If you saw a patient who has had a very well done brow lift, you would just think that they looked good. You wouldn't have any idea that they had anything done. That is what all of my brow lift patients tell me. When they go back to work, everyone tells them that they "look good", "well rested", or... more

Daniel P. Markmann, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Natural brow lift results

Brow lift results look natural when performed correctly on a patient who is truly a good candidate for the procedure. Position of the brows should be set low making the distance from the brow to the lash line short. A facial plastic surgeon would be able to determine whether a brow lift is an appropriate option for you.

William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Brow lift can look very natural if not overdone

A browlift procedure can look very natural if the brows are elevated to a natural looking position. There are alot of celebrities with overdone plastic surgery, but it is not necessary to look this way.

Elizabeth Lee, MD
Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

The result of the brow lift depends on the surgeon and patient

The results from the brow lift can be natural if done right and if patient expectaions are relastic. Please send pictures . The options are endo-forehead lift,coronal forehead lift or hair line forehead lift.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Natural brow lift

Of course it is possible to get a natural looking brow lift that makes you look rested. Communicate your goals to yoru doctor, and look at his work.

Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Natural looking brow lift

If you really have a drooping brow and the brow lift is done by someone who understands the natural anatomy and does not over-do the upward pull, the results will be very natural. Modern brow lifts are done endoscopically (with a scope through small incisions) and the brow is fixed in proper position without over-pull. The other things that make a brow lift look unnatural are removing the frontalis muscle (the brow elevator) which some surgeons still do, and removing too much skin when an... more

Robert T. Buchanan, MD
Highlands Plastic Surgeon

Natural Brow lift

I completely understand what you are saying. That form of a brow lift has to do more with extensive and aggressive lossening of the area between the brow at the midline during forehead lift procedures. I personally like to do a temporal brow lift procedure that mainly aims to elevate the central brow and brow tail. It looks more natural and in vogue.

Siamak Agha, MD, PhD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Natural brow, of course

There is no reason why you shouldn't get a natural looking brow. Remember that it take 3 months for everything to settle so it may look a little high initially. Endoscopic brow lifts will give you much less scarring and not as dramatic a lift, but in those patients with a mild deformity this may be ideal. Speak to your plastic surgeon to discuss your options and you might consider several consultations. Good luck.