What surgery will help recreate this look? (photos)

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For as long as I can remember, I have been raising my eyebrows as well as contracting the backsides of my head in order to life my brows and eyes. Naturally, my brows and eyes are very low, making me look mean and not youthful. Attached is a photo of my relaxed face as well as what I am able to create when contracting my face. Is there a certain surgery that would be able to create my after photo so I don't have to constantly contract my face? This is causing me terrible headaches.

Peter Lee, MD, FACS · Answer

Judging from your photographs, you are quite young. Therefore, before recommending any kind of surgical correction, we would suggest that your try having the muscles of your forehead and brow injected with a neuromodulator such as botox. When the proper muscles are targeted, a differential of the vectors of muscle pull is created, such that the muscles that pull the eyebrows downward are weakened, while those that pull the brow upward, particularly the lateral tail of the brows are left intact. This should create an appearance that resembles the photograph of you voluntarily firing your frontal muscle. The effect of the neuromodulator should last from three to six months, allowing you time to assess whether or not you like it.

A.J. Amadi, MD · Answer

You are a great candidate for either an upper blepharoplasty (eyelid lift) or a brow lift, depending on your aesthetic goals. This is something that can be demonstrated in the office or even on a virtual zoom consultation.

Robert Singer, MD · Answer

Based on limited photos but without an examination, a subtle elevation of your low lbrow  will produce a more natural and better cosmetic result..There are a variety of brow procedures that can achieve that improved position.

Keep in mind, that following the advice from a surgeon on this or any other website who proposes to tell you what to do without examining you, physically feeling the tissue, assessing your desired outcome, taking a full medical history, and discussing the pros and cons of the proposed operative procedure with you may not be in your best interest. I would suggest you find a plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and ideally a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) that you trust and are comfortable with. You should discuss your concerns with that surgeon in person.

Robert Singer, MD FACS

La Jolla, California

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