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Will my forehead relax and brows settle after temporal brow lift?

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lenamcJul 5, 2015

I had a temporal brow lift 13 days ago and I am so disappointed. My eyes look unnatural and my skin looks stretched. Do I have any hope? I have ridges in my forehead from the incisions and my docs office says this will settle but I don't read anything about it...

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Dr. A. Joshua Zimm, MD
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Dr. A. Joshua Zimm, MD
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Dr. John J. Martin, Jr., MD
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Dr. John J. Martin, Jr., MD
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Dr. Joseph A. Eviatar, MD, FACS
Dr. Joseph A. Eviatar, MD, FACS
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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Dr. John S. Alspaugh, MD, FACS
Dr. John S. Alspaugh, MD, FACS
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Answered on Jul 7, 2015
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Dr. Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired)
Dr. Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired)
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James R. Gordon, MD, FACS, FAAO

Thank you for the question. From the photographs it looks like your brows are elevated following the blepharoplasty. There is slight asymmetry and some fullness to your brows, but it appears that surgery is not warranted at this time. One option is Botox injections to raise the brow. I hope you...

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A. Joshua Zimm, MD

Eyebrow asymmetry is very common.  That being said, Botox can be used to improve pre-existing asymmetries.  It's important to be evaluated by a Facial Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Surgeon, or Oculoplastic Surgeon to rule out underlying eyelid ptosis (drooping).  In that situation, an...

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David Gilpin, MD

Thank you for your question.  Many times, it is not your brow, but actually your upper eyelid, which is drooping downward.  You then lift the brow to help with this. You made need an eyelid ptosis repair to help with this asymmetric brow (which is a little counterintuitive). ...

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Richard Baxter, MD

I agree that a browlift can improve the shape and give a more relaxed and pleasant appearance. because you appear to have a high forehead, and endoscopic technique is probably not the way to go because it can move the hairline higher. I would go with a hairline incision subcutaneous approach.

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Zoran Potparic, MD

Hairline shape may be mildly adjusted with a hairline type of incision. Portion of forehead skin that creates square shape may be removed and hair-baring portion of scalp moved more distally. If you consider that your forehead is too high than entire hairline may be moved down creating...

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