Brow Lift

It can be distressing to see your brow (forehead) area drifting down, with your eyebrows sinking below the bone structure and deep lines and creases appearing on your forehead. A brow lift can restore your brows to a more youthful position, tighten forehead skin to reduce the appearance of deep creases, and lift your eyelids.

Are you dismayed to see the signs of aging, with drooping brows and deep wrinkles and creases? Find out more about a brow lift procedure.

Who Is A Candidate For A Brow Lift?

You may be a good candidate:

If your forehead sags or your brows have drifted down and are now too close to your eyes.
If you have deep vertical furrows between the eyebrows (frown lines).
If the outside corners of your eyes look hooded due to drooping brow skin.

Intended Results

To achieve a more youthful and rested appearance to the forehead and upper eyelids
To achieve a more feminine brow position
To correct the “hooding” appearing at the outside corner of the eyes
To achieve a result that conveys a lovely, feminine rise to the brows rather than a surprised, tight, or unnatural look

Brow Lift Or Forehead Lift Procedure Description

This procedure is done on an outpatient basis with the patient under general anesthesia. Usually, endoscopic or minimally invasive surgical techniques are employed to minimize scarring. Specialized absorbable implants (Endotine® by MicroAire®) are used to help lift brow tissue.

Different techniques such as temporal lift, hairline lift, or a standard lift are used to address the type of aging that is presented.

The forehead skin is lifted and re-positioned, tightening the muscles that have created the frown lines. Specific attention is paid to the natural feminine position of the eyebrow, to avoid that surprised, unnatural look of a poorly performed brow lift. Women that have very long foreheads (which is a sign of aging) can benefit from an innovative forehead shortening hairline lift. When open techniques are used, the incisions are typically placed inside the hairline. For patients with higher foreheads, the incisions can be placed in front of the hairline.

Recovery And Healing From A Brow Lift

The patient goes home with the area wrapped in dressings, which are usually removed the day after surgery. Any discomfort can be easily controlled with oral medication. Sutures or staples are removed within 10 days. Most swelling and bruising is gone in seven to ten days.

Other Options And Treatments

Additional procedures that may enhance results are lower and/or upper eyelid lift, a facelift, chin augmentation, or other facial enhancements. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons offers additional information on forehead/brow lift at https://www.plasticsurgery.org/.

Browlift Video

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We have been fully operational since May of 2020. With patience and with care, we all are returning to normalcy. Our office continues to use safety protocols, and we are eager to see you.

ALTHOUGH OPEN, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU VIRTUALLY AS WELL

For patients who desire a virtual consultation, this option is available.
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PRACTICE POLICY UPDATE FOR CORONAVIRUS (Covid-19):

Updated May 2022
We have been fully operational since May of 2020. This includes skincare and our non-invasive center (ENIC).
We know that so much of this pandemic caused an inconvenience for you, but we are delighted to see a return to normalcy.
We will continue to be vigilant in our approach to Covid 19. For over two decades, we have considered safety as our most important prerogative — and there has never been a more important time to put that to use.
Here are some things we’re doing to ensure you are protected and that we maintain this facility as a Non-Covid Care (NCC) zone:

Patient Flow and Clinical Office Space

We now have a well-tested protocol of texting patients for control of flow for consultations.
We are assigning everyone to hourly wipe-downs of high-use areas with approved sanitizing wipes.
We are asking that no one wait in the waiting area.
We are coming up with protocols for room wipe-downs after each patient visit.
Every staff member will always wear a mask while in the office.
Every staff member will sanitize or wash hands after every interaction.
Implementation of virtual pre-ops, nursing visits, and questions.

Operating Room Experience

Similar precautions and questionnaires will be provided to establish Covid-19 Clear Status.
All staff will always wear a mask. All staff will always wear gloves.
Hand washing will be done for any patient interaction.
Specific wipe-down of our operating room, recovery, and pre-op areas will be performed.
We will minimize accompanying caretakers to only one. Those caretakers will be treated just like the patients.
Anesthesia Experience
Every anesthesia staff will wear goggles and other protective equipment during intubation.
Our anesthesiologists have been fully trained and are implementing all precautions for prevention of Covid-19 spread.
All circuits will be changed between each patient.
Full wipe-down of surfaces and floors will be performed.
We will implement a time-out protocol to confirm the Covid-19 Clear Status of every patient.

As you can see, we are taking this very seriously. We fully understand that this will cause some inconvenience in the short term, but realize that it is for the best.
Although Covid-19 has been a serious issue, we are seeing a resumption of normalcy. We continue to monitor this situation on a real-time basis, and we will not sit back until we know that we have done everything possible to avoid unnecessary exposure.
When you see us in action, you’ll realize that you have put your trust in the right practice.
Here are some links that might be useful:
State of Washington Department of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Please do not hesitate to contact us. We are always here to answer your questions!
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