Female, aged 19. Should I have a brow bone reduction with brow lift or blepharoplasty to raise eyebrows / fix hooding? (photos)

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19F i am going to have a brow bone reduction and in addition to that should I have a brow lift or blepharoplasty? I want to get rid of the hooding, when I raise my eyebrows there is some eyelid space but still not enough to my liking. My concern is that my forehead might be to short for a brow lift, but also that my brows are too low. Would a brow lift be good to have with brow bone reduction? And would it fix the slight symmetry issue with my eyelids as well?

A.J. Amadi, MD · Answer

Although you are very young, your anatomy does lend itself to the procedures you are considering. A hairline, irregular incision  brow lift will provide the best long term results with a scar that will be very nicely hidden. As far as the bone reduction goes, it can be done in a subtle fashion with a drill to contour the projection. Make sure that this is the plan. To really change that bony frontal bone significantly, you need extensive craniofacial surgery that can affect your sinuses. You do NOT want that.
Good luck

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS · Answer

You may benefit from upper blepharoplasty which can be done under local anesthesia with quick healing as shown in the video. Need evaluation to determine.

Toby Mayer, MD · Answer

Browlift for hooded eyes with or without a brow bone reduction. Yes this is what you need and you won’t end up with a too short forehead. This should be done using the Irregular Trichophytic Forehead Lift Procedure that I invented 46 years ago and have done more than a thousand without a noticeable scar. Your hair grows thru the scar! The eyelid asymmetry can be improved but may not be perfect. See a very experienced surgeon who can show you his natural results and close up views of the hairline.

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