Would an endoscopic brow lift raise my right hooded brow? (photo)

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Female in mid 20s. I would like to get an endoscopic brow lift to raise my right brow and make it a bit more symmetrical to my left one. I noticed that my eyebrows have different shapes and would like to bring more harmony to my forehead. I tried to lift the eyebrow with botox but it didn't help as I have a structural asymmetry. Both bones and fats are more projected on the right side of my face. Would this type of brow lift be successful in my case?

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

Hello and thank you for your question. A formal evaluation would be needed to determine the best treatment. There are both surgical and non-surgical options to correct this, depending on your exact situation.

For less significant issues, there are nonsurgical treatments: To give the eyebrows a nice lift, we use injectable fillers to improve the eyebrow, upper eye, forehead and temple. A filler is placed on the bone and in the fat pads of these areas to contour and lift without it looking overdone. We use cannulas to limit pain and swelling.

Surgery (browlift and/or upper blepharoplasty) is a great option for more significant improvement- for example if there is more substantial eyebrow drooping or asymmetry. I suggest getting a consultation with an experienced cosmetic dermatologist and facial sculpting expert, or an aesthetic facial plastic surgeon like Dr. Donald Groves; we are both located right here in Los Angeles.

Best, 
Dr. Emer

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

All people have facial asymmetry.
The asymmetry is primarily based on bone structure, not soft tissue coverage.
During embryological development the two sides of the face develop independently from each other and eventually fuse in the midline.
All people have substantial facial asymmetry. No one has a symmetrical face.
The human brain is accustomed to seeing asymmetry as being normal.
In fact, if you look at perfectly symmetrical faces That are computer generated, you’ll recognize they have an odd unfamiliar appearance because you’ve never seen someone with a symmetrical face.
This asymmetry of your brow is related to the fact that your eye socket on the left sits higher than the eye socket on the right. If you put your thumbs on the top of your eyes socket, you’ll notice that the left sits higher than the right and the brow follows this skeletal asymmetry. This is true for the majority of people. Most people have a left eye, socket and brow that sits slightly higher than the right. In fact, the whole body is as symmetrical. All internal organs are placed a symmetrically. People are either right handed or left-handed. The left breast sits half an inch higher on the chest wall than the right breast on most people(men and women) If you check your inframammory folds, you’ll see that this is probably true on you as well.
Great artists throughout time have understood that people have facial asymmetry and have incorporated facial asymmetry into classic works of art.
Your asymmetry is normal and is not a good indication for having surgery. Raising one brow will create a new way symmetry, changing the distance from your brow to your upper lash line.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD

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