Brow Lift/forehead Lift, Any Way to Reverse It?

Correction of an overdone browlift is possible but complicated.  If the overcorrection is significant you will need tissue expanders placed for several weeks to produce enough tissue to allow relaxation of the the overelevated brows.  Symmetry and precise level of correction is more difficult to control when reversing a browlift. 

      There are quite a few ways to increase the relative length in that area and drop the brow.  This will depend upon your goals and your willingness to consider each of the surgical options.

 

Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

It might be possible to advance the scalp to correct your problem, but that would place the hairline lower. Otherwise the tissue expander procedure is necessary as the other replies have stated. But if you feel like the distance from your eyebrows to the hairline is not too short (more than 2 inches) then the scalp advancement option would be worth considering.

The only way to lower your brows would be with the use of tissue expanders placed underneath the skin of the forehead and scalp. This is a process that will take a couple of months, and you will look quite unusual during that time.

This likely will not make a huge difference, but you could attempt to weaken the forehead muscles [frontalis] with botox. It might give a subtle improvement.

Reversing an overdone forehead lift can be done but if the scalp is very tight then I use a tissue expander to do this. I would need to feel the mobility of your scalp to decide.

This can be a very difficult condition to correct.  It is possible that a full release the scar tissue and support of the forehead with downward massage afterwards may be beneficial.  

It is very difficult to reverse a browlift. Over a period of years, the overcorrection may improve just from gravity. Otherwise a brief period of tissue expansion may help. Do not expect absolute symmwtry if you do. All the best.

The only way to reverse your particular situation is to use a tissue expander under the forehead tissues. It usually takes 3-4 weeks of expansion to gain the laxity that would work. You would look unsightly during this time. It takes two operations. 

 I have had patients, who had undergone Browlifts elsewhere ask the very same question.  For a typical Browlift, I had them massage the forehead downward lowering one or both eyebrows.  This may talke a few months but is very effective.  For elevated lateral brows from a mid-facelift, I have done a Browlift dissection without tightening or scalp removal allowing the eyebrows to drop.  Hope this helps.