EYEBROW LIFT
Eyebrow lift procedures can revitalize drooping foreheads with wrinkles or redundant skin on the side of your eyebrows, helping you look less angry, sad, or tired. Using traditional or minimally invasive methods, the muscles above the eyes are altered to form soft lines and raise the eyebrows for a more youthful appearance. An eyebrow stretch is often combined with other operations such as blepharoplasty to improve the appearance of the and restore aesthetic balance on the upper face.
WHO'S A CANDIDATE?
It is a procedure for people who suffer from lax and redundant skin in their eyelids as well as herniation of the fat sagging that surrounds their eyes, producing a tired, wear-and-tear look that sometimes prevents proper nonverbal communication. Many people are obstructed by these anatomical changes, making this procedure a functional becoming more than aesthetic.
BENEFITS
- Excess skin is removed from the eyelids and the position/contour of the eyebrows is improved.
- The look looks more jovial and radiant.
- Eliminates visual obstruction problems from excess skin that falls on the eyelids.
- The scar is practically imperceptible.
As an experienced plastic surgeon, Dr. Filiberto Alvarez will ask you to take pictures to the office when you were between the age of 20 and 30 to check the position of your eyebrows, because often an eyebrow stretch doesn’t require them to get up much. It can also be combined with an “ironing” or smoothing of your forehead. We avoid at all costs appearance too stretched or “too tight”. The results are natural Patients who have raised their eyebrows with Dr. Filiberto Alvarez are often surprised at how young they look afterwards. Eyebrow lifts can also replace all future Botox appointments when combined with forehead stretching; because the muscles in the forehead soften.
SURGERY
A small incision is made a few centimeters behind the hairline and a bone-level dissection is performed up to the eyebrows to release excess skin from the scalp. Excess tissue is redistributed upwards or removed to soften unwanted grooves and deep forehead lines. A forehead stretch is often done along with other surgeries, such as hair transplants, fat transfers, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) or facelift. Performed as outpatient surgery, the patient goes home on the same day. Surgery is usually completed in 1-2 hours, using local anesthesia and sedation.
POST-SURGERY INDICATIONS
- Work activities can be resumed in 7 days.
- Physical activity may restart at 4 weeks.
- The final results are seen in a time ranging from 2 to 3 months.
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