Are there Brow Lift options without bad side effects?

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I'm 18 and my eyebrows look much better raised, so I raise them all the time. If I don't, I look tired/mad/bored. I like how they look raised. I tried botox, that didn't work. I really just want an actual brow lift because it WILL work. But are there any brow lifts that won't raise the hairline, OR leave a giant scar, OR cause balding? One doctor said that inpretrichial brow lift the roots of the hair would be buried so they will grow through my scar and would have no cosmetic problem. True?

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question.An endoscopic brow lift doesn't elevate the hairline very much.  A hairline brow lift doesn't elevate the hairline but you would have a long scar, which would not look good with 18 year old skin and scalp numbness.

To be sure what good options might be for you, see two or more board
certified and experienced plastic surgeons in your area for a full and complete
evaluation.

I hope this helps.

Nelson Lee Novick, MD · Answer

Analogous to the technique for performing the Nonsurgical 3D Vectoring Facelift and the Nonsurgical 3D Vectoring Necklift, the lateral eyebrows can be lifted, using a volumizing filler, such as Radiesse or Radiesse combined with Juvederm Ultra Plus XC. The principle for this approach is exactly that of the other two procedures, i.e. to reverse the downward deflationary vectoring (the sagging) brow with an upward and outward flare to the brow.	The injection technique is quite simple and takes only minutes to perform and yields results that are both immediate and longer term (improve over the next six to eight weeks) as neocollagenesis (new collagen formation) occurs where the volumizer was injected that leads to further retraction and benefit. Owing to its simplicity and lack of downtime, this treatment makes an excellent nonsurgical browlift option for people of any age and would seem to be a reasonable approach to try before going for surgery at such a relatively young age. 	Naturally, consultation with a board certified aesthetic physician experienced in each of these techniques is a must.

John J. Martin, Jr., MD · Answer

With certain browifts, such as a coronal, you may get the hairline moving back, and a scar.  However with and endoscopic, there is usually minimal scarring, and not a lot of change in the hairline.  With a pretrichial, there can be a scar - this will depend on how you heal and the technique used.  Remember that all people heal differently, so will scar differently.

Toby Mayer, MD · Answer

This is what u r describing which we developed 35 tears ago. If properly done the only negative is temporary numbness of the frontal scalp. I have never had a noticeable scar in thousands of these surgeries but it is possible but extremely unlikely.

Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD FACS (retired) · Answer

There can be no guarantee of the result of any cosmetic operation. The idea of brow lifting by any technique is to get the desired brow position and have undetectable scarring. All  approaches  can get this and all can have potential side effects.

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