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As a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), this physician is among a select group of board-certified plastic surgeons who have attained the highest level of achievement in cosmetic surgical training, continuing education and clinical experience.

Forehead Lift (Brow Lift)

A brow lift, also called forehead lift, corrects the skin wrinkling and loss of tone that causes sagging of your eyebrows and hooding of your upper eyelids. A brow lift softens the deep creases across your forehead. It reduces the horizontal frown lines at the top of your nose and the vertical lines between your brows. The result is a more relaxed and refreshed appearance.

A brow lift corrects drooping eyebrows and eyelid tissues, forehead creases and frown lines that can make you look worried or angry.

A brow lift is often performed along with a facelift or other facial rejuvenation procedures. Some people have inherited traits that cause them to have a brow lift as early as their 20s or 30s.

One common approach to a brow lift involves incision (indicated by dashes) across your scalp, a few inches behind your hairline or along the hairline. An alternative for some patients, the endoscopic brow lift uses several small incisions (indicated by ovals) at or within the hairline. The number of incisions and their placement may vary.

One common technique for performing a brow lift requires an incision across the top of the scalp, beginning above the ears. The incision may be place toward the middle of the scalp where it is hidden within your hair or at the front of the hairline. Through this incision, your plastic surgeon can modify or remove parts of the muscles that cause wrinkling and frown lines, remove excess skin and lift your eyebrows to a more pleasing position.

The forehead skin is gently pulled upward and may be trimmed. Some of the underlying muscles may be modified as needed.

Some patients are good candidates for an endoscopic brow lift. The endoscopic brow lift is a minimally invasive technique that requires several very small incisions in the scalp. The endoscope, inserted through these tiny incisions, allows your plastic surgeon to see and work on the various internal structures of the forehead.

After surgery, your eyebrows will be elevated, your forehead will be smoothed and you will look relaxed and refreshed.