Brow lift

Brow lift

Brow lift: A brow lift is surgery to raise sagging eyebrows and smooth out wrinkles in the forehead, which involves a complete hairline incision, detaching the skin from underlying tissue, removing the excess skin, manipulating the underlying muscle, and stitching the skin back together into the desired position.

Diseases And Conditions Treated: Brow lift

These diseases and conditions may be treated with the surgical procedure Brow lift:

• Wrinkles
• Eyebrow ptosis (drooping brow)
• Facial trauma
• Congenital birth defect

Non-Surgical Options: Brow lift

These non-surgical medical options may be possible alternative treatments to performing Brow lift:

• Anti-aging skincare

Other Surgical Options: Brow lift

Surgical procedure options to consider as an alternative for Brow lift may include these surgeries:

• Thermage
• Laser skin resurfacing
• Injectable agents that improve the appearance of wrinkles (so-called "facial fillers")
• Thread lift
• Face lift
• Chemical skin peel
• Botox injection
• Collagen replacement therapy
• Dermabrasion
• Microdermabrasion

Anesthetic Requirements for Brow lift

These surgical anesthetic requirements for the procedure Brow lift may include:

• General anesthesia

Procedure Complications: Brow lift

Possible surgical complications of Brow lift may include:

• Bleeding
• Infection
• Adverse reaction to anesthesia
• Facial paralysis
• Swelling
• Bruising

Prognosis for a Good Outcome: Brow lift

The prognosis for a good medical outcome: The prognosis is good, however, facial appearance is still subject to the normal aging process.

Brow lift: Recovery Time

Recovery period for Brow lift: Two to four weeks.

Brow lift: Other Names

Other names for this medical surgical procedures (Brow lift) include:

• Forehead lift
• Foreheadplasty

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