Will Brow Lift Help Asian Eyes Pop out More?

Question

Thank you for your replies to my previous post. I'm in the impression that my surgeon is getting me to have a Brow lift.She explained a small cuts would be done right below eyebrow line towards the tip to remove excess skins & fats and will have little effects on scars but will require embroidery 3 months later as eyebrow hair might not grow.I wish to get this done without any double eyelid. Is unnatural on those asian eyes. Would I look fine and will my eye looks pop out since Asian has flat feature? Thanks.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD · Answer

I would agree with my colleagues that your brows hold a reasonale position and do not need elevation and the procedure you describe is not a common approach for surgical correction of the brow.

Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS, FACS · Answer

Make sure your surgeon understands that you still want your eyes to have an Asian appearance. From your description, it sounds like a direct brow lift only incisions ("cuts") below your brow will not lift it. Are you confusing this with an upper blepharoplasty without creating a double fold? I also don't understand the use of the word "embroidery" which sounds like camouflage tattooing of your scar. Your description is valid for most typical procedures. From your picture, I can't be sure that a Brow Lift is appropriate for you. I suggest getting a second opinion from another plastic or oculoplastic surgeon.

	A Brow Lift will not make Asian eyes more "pop out" more&mdash;but if over done can give you a surprised appearance. It will not make your eyes look Caucasian.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

It sound slike you are being offered a direct brow lift. I would suggest with your skin to consider an endo or coronal to raise your brows. An exam would be required to determine this, and it may help open your eyes a bit.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

A browlift will not make the Asian eyes more distinguishable. A browlift will simply elevate low eyebrows. Most Asians do not have low eyebrows. The browlift incisions are made either at or behind the hairline. Trimming of the scowling muscles, as well as raising the eyebrows and softening the vertical and horizontal lines of the forehead are all done at the same time.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD · Answer

Your eye brow is high and if you pull it higher, you will have a surprised look. Get a second opinion and make sure your doctor understands the look that you desire.

Will Brow Lift Help Asian Eyes Pop out More?

Answers (7)