Brow Lift in Boston, MA

Brow lift surgery (sometimes known as a forehead lift or browplasty) is a popular cosmetic procedure that elevates your eyebrows, which creates a more youthful look to the top portion of the face. A drooping brow can sometimes cause a tired or angry appearance. By removing excess skin from the forehead and lifting the eyebrows, a browplasty surgically improves a drooping brow to help rejuvenate patients' faces. We have performed brow lifts on both men and women to create a more youthful look. In conjunction with brow lift surgery and for optimal results, our doctors at DeRosa Center Facial Plastic Surgery & Med Spa in Boston, MA often use injectable wrinkle treatments, like BOTOX, to produce a smoother and softer appearance.

Droopy eyebrows can cause problems not just with your appearance, but also with your vision. At DeRosa Center Facial Plastic Surgery & Med Spa, we offer brow lifts for men and women in Boston, MA who wants to solve some of these issues. This procedure offers a wide number of benefits, including:

• Diminishes wrinkles and lines on the forehead

• Provides a more open, alert, refreshed appearance to the eyes

• Erases the "angry and tired" look

• Restores the natural arch of the eyebrows

• Reduces Crow's feet

• Tightens sagging eyelids

• Produces an overall more youthful appearance

• Surgical plans can be personalized

• Results are dramatic and long-lasting

Before your surgery, we will help you select the best incision technique and discuss how we will administer anesthesia. Depending on the type of procedure, we can use IV sedation or general anesthesia. The selected incision technique is based on several things, such as on the severity of skin sag and the appearance of the patient's forehead and hairline. Our doctors may select different approaches, including:

• Traditional Incision
  Also called the open brow lift incision, this puts the surgical incision at the top of the head behind the hairline. The open incision not only hides scarring, but it also allows a certain degree of controlled lifting during the procedure. This type of incision is good for those with both frown lines and a sagging brow. The traditional brow lift is the ideal method if you are at risk for having a receding hairline.
• Trichophytic Incision
  This incision is made right against the patient's hairline. It permits significant lift in the brow for men and women who have a strong hairline with little risk for recession.
• Lateral Brow Lift
  Also known as a temporal browplasty, the lateral technique starts the incision inside the hairline slightly above the temples. A temporal incision allows the outer areas of the brow to be lifted and works well for sagging that is present in the outer brows. It also helps to treat Crow’s feet.
• Endoscopic Forehead Lift
  This is a more modern technique employed in browplasty surgery. This method places several tiny incisions beyond the hairline and inserts an endoscope. Once the endoscope reaches your eyebrow, it will release its attached tools. Through the endoscope's camera, the brow tissue is suspended using stitches to place the brow in a better position.

After a brow lift, your recovery period will vary, depending on the type of incision used. Patients might experience the most discomfort and swelling with a traditional incision compared to the endoscopic or temporal techniques. With any of the options, you will have slight bruising and swelling in the upper face, including near the brows and possibly near the eyes. To reduce the swelling, cold compresses can help. Additionally, we advise patients to sleep with pillows propped under their head for 3 – 4 nights following their brow lift. You will need to avoid any activities or movements that may put pressure on your face. The typical recovery time from a brow lift is about 2 – 3 weeks. Usually, patients can immediately see the results. With a visible improvement in fine lines and sagging in the upper face, patients can feel more confident and have an appearance that seems softer and more alert.

Don't let your sagging forehead make people think you're sad, mad, tired, or angry — schedule a consultation to learn more about brow lift surgery at DeRosa Center Facial Plastic Surgery & Med Spa in Boston, MA. By raising your sagging brow, you can rejuvenate your entire appearance and look younger and more refreshed. Dr. DeRosa strives for natural-looking results. Your forehead lift will have your friends saying you look very refreshed instead of thinking you had plastic surgery.