Brow Lift in Pasadena and Los Angeles

 

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A brow, or "forehead lift," is most often done to raise drooping eyebrows and smooth out wrinkles and creases on the forehead and between the eyes.

The tissue of the forehead and brow can sometimes sag down over the upper eyelid to such an extent that the eyelashes and eyebrows meet. Wrinkles or "corrugations" in the forehead and the frown lines between the eyes become fixed. These wrinkles and creases can cause a person to look tired, sad, or angry all the time.

A brow lift alters or removes the tissues that cause furrowing and drooping of the forehead, raises the eyebrows, and reduces frown lines.

The brow lift is occasionally performed through an incision made from ear to ear across the crown of the head. The pattern of the incision follows much the same line as a set of headphones. Before surgery, the hair is bound up in rubber bands on either side of the incision. A thin line of hair may be shaved along the incision.

The skin of the brow is lifted carefully and some of the underlying muscle tissue is altered or removed. It is the downward pull of the muscles that causes the brow to droop. The skin is pulled back and the excess skin is trimmed away so that it exactly fits the incision line. The incision is closed with sutures or metal clips.

Usually, an endoscopic approach to brow lifting is used by Dr. Taylor. In this method, multiple small incisions are made behind the hairline rather than one long incision. In this way there is less hair loss and sensation changes.

Browlift surgery usually lasts between one and two hours. It is usually performed in an outpatient facility under twilight or general anesthesia.

 

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