You are an ideal candidate for a brow lift:

• If you are a healthy, non-nicotine using patient for more than one month.
• If you have a seemingly sad or angry expression due to sagging of the outside of your brows
• If there are frown lines between your eyes
• If your eyebrows sag so much that they push your upper eyelids down

The benefits of surgery may include:

1. Raising the eyebrows to a more alert and youthful appearance
2. Improving a heavy brow to brighten the face
3. Repositioning a low or sagging brow that is hooding the upper eyelid
4. Minimizing wrinkles that develop across the forehead, or high on the bridge of the nose
5. Improving frown lines, vertical creases that develop between the eyebrows
6. Correcting asymmetry (unevenness) of the eyebrows

The art of achieving a natural, younger appearance based on the individual needs of each patient requires the expertise of a skilled and compassionate surgeon.

Brow lift techniques vary depending on your desired results. The specific technique your surgeon chooses will determine the location of the incisions and the resulting scars.

Your doctor might use one of the following techniques:

• Endoscopic brow lift. by making several small incisions behind your hairline. Then a long thin tube with a light and a tiny camera mounted on its end (endoscope) through one of the incisions to view your underlying muscles and tissues.

Using an instrument inserted through another incision, your surgeon will lift your forehead tissues and anchor them in place with sutures, small screws or another technique. Your incisions are then closed with stitches or small clips.

• Coronal brow lift. by making an incision behind your hairline across the top of your head, from ear to ear or primarily on the top of your head. He or she will lift your forehead into its new position, with the scalp in front of the incision overlapping the scalp behind it.

The overlapping scalp is then removed and the remaining scalp is sewn together. This technique is not typically done in people who have high hairlines, thin hair or who are likely to lose their hair.

• Hairline brow lift. by making an incision between the top of your forehead and the beginning of your hairline. He or she will remove a small amount of skin and tissue from the top of your forehead, rather than your scalp. As a result, your hairline won't be pulled back.

A hairline brow lift is often used if someone has a high receding hairline. However, depending upon healing, a scar might be visible along the hairline.

Brow lift surgery typically takes about one to two hours.

After a brow lift, your forehead might be loosely wrapped to minimize swelling. A small tube might be placed along the incision site to drain any excess blood or fluid.

In the first few days after a brow lift:

• Rest with your head elevated and take pain medication
• Apply cold compresses to relieve swelling
• Avoid exposing your incisions to excessive pressure or motion

As your incisions heal, you might experience itching and numbness, which will likely lessen over time. Sutures typically will be removed within seven to 10 days of surgery.

Although most patients will be back on their feet after a few days, it is preferable to allow one to two weeks for swelling and bruising to resolve before returning to a normal routine. Strenuous exercise, any activity that raises your blood pressure, and exposure to the sun should be avoided for two weeks to a month after surgery. Recovery time may also vary from patient to patient depending on their physical fitness.

Incision lines will fade over time. You might use makeup to conceal any prolonged bruising.

By raising the soft tissue and skin of your forehead and brow, a brow lift can give your face a more youthful appearance.

Keep in mind that brow lift results won't last forever. As you age your facial skin might begin to droop again. Sun damage also can age your skin.