Are sagging brows giving you the appearance of being tired or frowning all the time? Perhaps you’re struggling with vertical creases between the brows, horizontal lines across your forehead, and crow’s feet that have developed at the corners of your eyes.
A sagging brow could even be obstructing your vision because it’s causing upper eyelid hooding.
Fortunately, now that modern brow lifts are fully customizable, you don’t need to accept these as consequences of aging. Nor do you need to be concerned about having that permanently surprised look, as was once the case.
The Problems with Earlier Techniques
Brow lift surgery has been performed for many decades. Patients undergoing this procedure in previous decades often ended up with brows pulled too high, resulting in an unnatural appearance of constant surprise or shock.
This is because the earlier techniques relied on long incisions across the scalp, which significantly pulled the skin upward. Sure, these early brow lifts addressed wrinkles and lines, but the methods often ignored the natural position of the brows and how they move. There was little consideration of how the brow related to the forehead, eyes, and overall facial balance. As a result, patients left the surgery with highly arched or tight eyebrows. Not only was the constant startled expression undesirable, but so too was the obviousness of having ‘work done.’
Advancements since those early surgical methods now include a deeper understanding of facial anatomy and how the brows work in tandem with the rest of the face. In addition, today’s brow lifts are less invasive and designed to restore a refreshed, more youthful look.
Modern Brow Lifts Are Fully Customizable
No two patients are the same. Part of the success of modern brow lift techniques is just how customizable they are. Each one can be tailored to your gender, natural anatomy, and aesthetic goals. There are a number of options for brow lifts.
Unlike the old methods, an endoscopic brow lift utilizes small incisions discreetly placed in the hairline. This allows your board-certified plastic surgeon to lift and reposition the brow while preserving natural movement and minimizing scarring. Rather than the excessive pulling of skin that marked previous techniques, surgeons can now reposition the underlying tissues, then gently elevate the brows to a natural resting position.
For more serious sagging and a low hairline, a coronal brow lift is the typical recommendation. In this procedure, the incision extends from above your ear over to the opposite ear and is hidden by your hair. It delivers long-lasting results with a natural (i.e. no drama here) appearance.
If you have a high hairline, a pretrichial brow lift will lower your hairline while providing a fuller look to your hair. Which is a bonus! The carefully designed incision is inconspicuous as it follows your hairline on its natural course.
In all cases, your chosen brow lift will smooth crow’s feet, frown lines, the horizontal wrinkles across the forehead, and the vertical creases that develop between the eyebrows – more affectionately known as the “11s.” It will also restore the natural arch in your eyebrows to give you a brightened and more youthful appearance. It may even improve your vision.
Are You Considering a Brow Lift?
If you’ve been hesitating to explore this procedure, you can relax into the fact that modern brow lifts are fully customizable. So why not at least take the first step?
Contact us today to schedule a consultation with one of our highly skilled board-certified plastic surgeons to put your mind at ease and understand your options.
Each of our doctors is experienced in performing brow lifts with precision. And he or she will utilize only the current best practices to focus on proportion, symmetry, balance, and harmony so you can save your surprised face for when it really matters.