Will a mid forehead brow lift leave permanent visible scarring? (photo)

From the forehead/hairline photo you have posted, I agree with your surgeon that a mid forehead brow lift is the best option for your anatomy. The scar will remain red for a few weeks to months, but once the redness has faded, it will blend in with the other lines in your forehead. The short answer is that all scars are visible if you look for them closely. As surgeons, are goals are to camouflage the scars as best as possible, and in your case, the creases in your forehead will allow them to blend. From your photo, however, it is not possible to determine if indeed you NEED a brow lift. That would be better assessed with a full face photo, and even better with an in person consultationGood luck 

Thank you for your question. Endoscopic brow lifting creates a more youthful appearance to the brow and upper eyelid region. It is especially helpful in addressing sagging eyebrow and softening vertical lines between the eyebrows and horizontal creases. I suggest that you move forward and consult with a board certified facial plastic surgeon.
Best wishes,

Browlifts can be performed by many techniques, and those of us who are experienced browlifters use a variety of procedures depending on the patient. A midforehead lift can be an excellent solution in some patients. The scar can stay red for a few months but in a patient who has forehead wrinkles it will usually not be visible at all after full healing.  
Your surgeon should be able to show you pictures of patients who have had the procedure that is being suggested so you can see how it looks. The majority of patients do not mind their photos being shown to potential patients. 

hi there. For patients with a mobile long brow it maybe wise to consider direct my brow liftt (within the brow hairs). This can be performed during blepharopplasty and is much less invasive than endoscopic or mid forhead incisions which may result in sugnifucant scars. 

You present some challenges beyond the ordinary and the photographs don't reveal all we would like to see. While endoscopic brow lift has the advantage over smaller scars (typically 1/2 inch each x3) and closer to the hairline, your hairline appears such that to place them behind the hairline the rigid endoscopes will not be able to negotiate the curve of the skull and give adequate exposure to do full release as required,  in my opinion. I have not personally done a mid forehead lift in my long career but have seen the resulting scars and they are quite noticeable for many months. Some people are more scar adverse than others,  You might be able to get adequate relief with the blepharoplasty alone, so a second opinion is advisable

I would avoid a brow lift if at all possible. There will be a scar and it can look odd. The idea is to hide it in a normal horizontal wrinkle, but those wrinkles dont always go across the brow in the perfectly designed way we would like. If it is just you vision you are concerned about, then an upper lid blepharoplasty will suffice.

Scars are unpredictable anywhere.  In general in the forehead, the deeper your wrinkles, the better the scar will appear, as a mature scar can often look like a wrinkle.  Technique likely plays a role as traumatic surgery and poor handling of the tissues can make scarring worse.  It is probably the best choice in cases of baldness as the scars from the endoscopic approach can be noticeable, especially since there are no natural wrinkles that high up and the smaller incisions can have more stretching and trauma during surgery.
Good luck!
Dr. Z

A full set of facial photographs are required to make a determination about being a candidate for 2 completely separate surgical procedures, a brow lift and eyelid surgery. It is important to determine the relationship between the eyelids and eyebrows to make a decision about which is the right procedure to perform.  There are multiple options for placement of the incisions for a forehead lift.  For More information and many examples of both procedures, please see the link and the video below

You could have an endoscopic brow lift with small incisions placed behind your receding hairline, but those would leave scars in your scalp and could accentuate your thinning hair. I agree that in your case, a mid forehead brow lift is the best option with blepharoplasty. The incisions can be placed in your existing forehead creases and with expert plastic repair, shouldn't be noticeable after a few months of healing. I would recommend a Total FX laser treatment of the incisions after the procedure as well as applying Silagen silicone gel for 3 months to further minimize scarring, 

Thank you for your question. Scars are always permanent, they may fade over time but they are always there, and everyone scars differently. Make sure you consider all of your options before deciding to do any type of surgical procedure. It is important to meet with several board certified plastic surgeons to find a procedures/procedures and surgeon you are comfortable with. Best wishes!