I need a brow lift, but I cannot afford to lose any hair. Can the incision be placed just in front of my hairline so that the scar will be covered by my bangs? Or will this scar be impossible to conceal? My hairline is fairly low. I would like to preserve the height of my forehead. Alternatively, will the incisions of a temporal brow lift inevitably lead to hair loss?
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Answer: Where to Put Scars for Brow Lift? Find the Right Surgeon for a Brow Lift
Using botulinum toxin to raise the eyebrows is a wonderful non surgical option, as long as your expectations are reasonable. The frontalis muscle (forehead) raises the eyebrows and the orbicularis and corrugators depress the eyebrows. The balance between these muscles affects the position of ...
Forehead movement is usually reduced after a brow lift due to postoperative swelling. However most of the swelling should be resolved by three weeks. This suggests that weakness of the frontal branch of the facial nerve could be the cause of this reduced forehead movement. Stretching...
In my experience, an endoscopic brow lift using and endotine lasts for about 10 years. I have been using the endotines as anchoring devices for many years and have seen great success. The endotine dissolves after about 4 months. During that time patients do feel a small bump behind the hai...