Can a brow lift or forehead lift also lift your facial skin?

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When I lift my forehead skin between my eyebrows it's also lifts my cheeks slightly the cheeks skin close to your nose. It pulls the cheeks skin very slightly upwards. Could this happen in a forehead lift when they remove a strip of skin and Stitched it together

Harold J. Kaplan, MD · Answer

Typically, a browlift has impact on the appearance of the eyes by improving ptosis(falling) of the brow. In some individuals there is also improvement in the midface as the lateral brow is lifted but a true facelift is necessary if there are jowls or serious cheek issues. What you can accomplish with your hands by pulling on the skin of your face is usually more than a surgery can accomplish (if it could only be that simple!).

Michael Boggess, MD · Answer

Hello.  Thank you for your question.  A brow/forehead lift is intended to elevate the brow and tighten the skin of the forehead.  This will also result in some tightening of the skin of the crow's feet area around the eyes.  However, it will not provide significant lift or tightening of the skin of the cheek or lower face, unless the procedure is combined with a mid-face lift or lower facelift.  I hope this information is helpful.

Toby Mayer, MD · Answer

Does Browlift raise forehead and cheek skin? No is done behind the hairline. YES if done with an Irregular Trichophytic Forehead Lift with the incision at the hairline with the hair  Roots buried under the hairline incision. Make sure you see a surgeon who can show you examples of this incision after that has healed. There should be no scar seen

Elbert T. Cheng, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.  In general, a brow lift is intended to lift the forehead skin and elevate your brows.  Depending on how extensive the surgery, there can be minimal lifting in regions of the face adjacent to the forehead.  If you want to lift your cheeks or facial skin, then a midfacelift or facelift would be more appropriate.    Good luck!

William Marshall Guy, MD · Answer

Hello Della88,There is a slight lifting of the cheeks that occurs with a brow lift or a forehead lift.  It is very minimal and is not the goal of a browlifting operation.  Certain approaches to the brow lift may achieve a little more of a cheek lift than others, but again it is not significant.  If you are interested in lifting your cheeks then you should consider a cheek lift.  I would recommend you consult with a facial plastic surgeon or plastic surgeon to discuss your options and provide realistic expectations.I hope this helps and good luck.

Stephen Weber MD, FACS · Answer

This is a common question as people like to lift their face to simulate what a procedure might do for them. Unfortunately, a brow procedure will not lift any portion of the middle or lower face without additional surgery. However, if you have drooping eyebrows or a loss of brow arch a browlift can create beautiful results. I hope this information is helpful for you.Stephen Weber MD, FACSDenver Facial Plastic Surgeon

Nicolas M. Hynes, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.  The short answer is no.  A browlift is designed to address the brow and upper face.  Don't expect it to do more than it is expected to or you will be disappointed!  If the cheeks or "midface" are sagging, this needs to be addressed separately (facelift or fillers).Hope this helps.Dr. Nicolas M. Hynes

Eugene L. Alford, MD · Answer

A brow lift may slightly lift some of the cheek tissue around you eyes, but only a slight bit and it will not last long if it is lifted at all. The best way to lift the face is with a face lift or mid face lift which is done at the same time a s a brow lift.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

A browlift does not raise facial skin. A face lift raises and tightens loose facial and neck skin. The primary goal for a browlift is to raise low eyebrows.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired) · Answer

No, while this can be done when you pull the skin directly, there is no surgical way that a Brow Lift will lift loose facial tissues without creating a huge degree of facial distortion.  If you have "jowls" this is sagging facial tissues and an indication for some form of a facelift.  The underlying SMAS layer, of the face, must be dissected, lifted, trimmed and re-sutured (not merely folded or suspended with threads or sutures that will not last).  The excess skin is then removed and the facelift incisions closed.My most popular facelift is the minimally invasive, short incision facelift that has all the benefits of more invasive facelifts (traditional, mid-face and subperiosteal facelifts) but with these added benefits:very small incisionsminimal tissue dissection = less bruising and swelling = rapid recoverycan be performed in 90 minutes or less, with or without general anesthesiano incisions within the hair = no hair lossexcess fat can be removedexcess skin removedcheeks, chin and jaw line can be augmented with dermal fillers (I prefer Perlane) or facial implantsmost patients fly back home to parts all over the world in as little as 3 days post-opHope this helps.

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