How are eyebrow or forehead lifts performed?
Forehead surgery can be performed with minimal incision endoscopic surgery using cameras on the end of small tubes placed through tiny incisions, or by incisions hidden behind the hairline. Both of these procedures raise the hairline by the same amount the eyebrows are raised. These should be avoided in patients who have high foreheads. If, on the other hand, the incision is placed at the edge of the hairline, the forehead will not elongate, and in fact, it can make the forehead shorter and the hairline can be lowered if this is what you need. • How can sagging at the upper outer eyelid and eyebrow be treated? This is called hooding. Heavy sagging of the outer half to third of the eyebrow and excess skin in the upper outer eyelid can be treated by a temporal tuck. This is performed to raise the tail of the eyebrow and reduce the excess skin overlying the outer edge of the upper eyelid. An incision is made at the hairline or inside the hairline in the temporal region. It is made inside
