BROW LIFT PROCEDURE DETAILS

Brow lift procedures have evolved from open techniques to more complex short incision and endoscopic techniques. A brow lift usually involves incisions in the hair-bearing scalp, but sometimes incisions are made in the forehead and/or the upper eyelids.

Open Brow Lift: This is also known as the coronal brow lift and is the original technique described. Dr. Brown will make an incision in the hair-bearing portion of the scalp. He will elevate and mobilize the forehead tissue and move it backward to elevate the eyebrows. He will then remove any excess skin and suture the incision back together. The open or coronal brow lift is the most powerful of the brow lift techniques with the most reliable long lasting result.

Endoscopic Brow Lift: Dr. Brown utilize several small incisions in the hair-bearing portion of the scalp and will insert an endoscope (a long, thin tube with a light at the end attached to a video camera.) This allows Dr. Brown to see and work on the various internal structures of the forehead. The endoscopic technique requires very minimal incisions, but it may not be equally beneficial for all patients.

Temporal Brow Lift: This procedure requires smaller incisions in the hairline and focus on lifting the outer part of the eyebrow, which is the most common part to sag over time. The eyebrow is secured using dissolvable sutures beneath the skin.

The type of brow lift you undergo will be based on your overall goals and aesthetic preferences. Whichever approach, the goal of the entire Brown Plastic Surgery team is to help you achieve the most beautiful and natural-looking results, as well as to make your surgical experience as easy and comfortable as possible.

The operation itself takes 1-2 hours depending on what type of brow lift you undergo.