Dear Dr. Seckel, I’m considering a brow lift. I believe this surgery would solve two issues at once, one being the obvious lifting of the eyebrows and the other the excess skin in the upper lids is this correct? Thomas, Medford, MA>
Dear Thomas,
You are correct that the plastic surgery operation called a brow lift or eyebrow lift accomplishes both elevation of the eyebrow and some improvement in the hooding of the eyelids.
However the brow lift rarely corrects the excess eyelid skin to a
satisfactory level. Usually a small excision of upper eyelid skin called a blepharoplasty or eyelid lift is also required for effective eyelid rejuvenation. I use the laser in a procedure called a laser blepharoplasty or eye lift to accomplish this.
The normal male eyebrow position is lower and less arched than that of female. If the plastic surgeon pulls the eyebrow high enough to correct excess eyelid lid skin or the hooding of the upper eyelid the result can “feminize ” the eyebrow.
For more information on eyelid rejuvenation, brow lifts and plastic surgery read Save Your Face or contact me.
Thank you,
Boston, Massachusetts