Why to Get a Browlift
By Thomas Liszka | Published on November 23, 2009 | 0 Comments
If you feel you consistently look angry, sad or tired, you could be a prime candidate for a browlift. Dr. Thomas Liszka has worked in the cosmetic plastic surgery business for 15 years, and runs his own business, Ballantyne Plastic Surgery, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here, he talks about why a browlift could make you look fresher and more rejuvenated.
The reason why people want to have a browlift is because they feel their brow is too low. It should be above the bony rim of the eye socket. People will know if their brow has fallen quite easily if they can remember if they had had a higher brow when they were younger.
Sometimes people confuse excess skin on the upper eyelid with an eyelid problem, when sometimes the position of the brow affects the eyelid. You can have droopy and crêpey skin on the eyelid, but when you pick the brow up it completely goes away. This problem can be more on one side of the face than the other, as some people have asymmetry of the brow or the eyelid.
A browlift corrects the drooping brows by tightening the skin of the forehead and removing the muscles that cause frown lines between the brows and pull the brows down. There are two ways to do a browlift:
- Endoscopic – Four of five small incisions are made within the hairline and a light source with a camera like a laparoscope – actually a fiberoptic scope with camera attached – is used. The procedure is thus done with the surgeon watching on a television monitor. With this one, you cut less skin away but use deeper tissues to reposition the brow.
- Open brow lift – An incision is made that goes across the forehead or crown of the head, from the top of the ear on one side to the top of the ear on the other side. You are taking more of the skin away. It is usually used for patients who are older as there is more skin laxity, or for patients with particular brow asymmetry, as it is harder to get that even look with an endoscopic.
Another part of the procedure for any browlift is when you cut the corrugator muscles, as mentioned, which give you the frown lines between your brows. You do not want to have a permanently angry look, and those frown lines are also brow depressors, they pull the brow down again.
Easy Recovery
Recovery for a browlift is similar to a facelift, about seven to 10 days for the swelling and bruising to dissipate, and there should be no exercise for two weeks. Again, the operation is not too painful and is frequently carried out in conjunction with other procedures, such as a facelift or eyelid surgery.
The information in the article is not intended to substitute for the medical expertise and advice of your healthcare provider. We encourage you to discuss any decisions about treatment or care with an appropriate healthcare provider.
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