Why Consider Surgery to Elevate the Eyebrow and Forehead?
The downward positioning of the eyebrow can lead to full upper eyelids and contribute to excess skin in the upper eyelid area. This fullness may actually interfere with the superior visual field. Often times, downward descent of the eyebrow is the major contributor to upper eyelid skin redundancy and fullness and with surgical elevation of the eyebrow minimal eyelid skin may actually need to be removed. If significant eyebrow ptosis is present, eyelid surgery alone may not adequately improve eyelid fullness or expand the lateral or superior visual field (see Blepharoplasty and Ptosis Repair). Elevation of the eyebrow and forehead can be an important procedure in reversing some of the aging changes of the upper face. An eyebrow and forehead lift can improve the “tired” look that may result from the degenerative changes of aging. See Preoperative and Postoperative Patient Photographs. Which Procedures are Available to Correct Eyebrow Ptosis? There are several different surgical approache
