Eyebrow lift
As the face ages, one of the sometimes noticeable problems is drooping of the eyebrows. This may make excess upper eyelid skin even more noticeable. It is important when being assessed for ‘baggy eyelids’ that the position of the eyebrows is also noted.
Occasionally it may be necessary to perform an eyebrow lift prior to, or at the same time, as performing surgery to the eyelids.
The operation of eyebrow lift can be performed either using open surgical techniques or using endoscopic/telescopic surgery.
The idea is to perform the surgery in the hairline on the forehead where the scars are not seen. The surgery lifts the forehead area up level just above the bone and allows repositioning of the eyebrows to a more superior position.
At the same time as repositioning the eyebrows, one of the muscles which causes wrinkling to appear, between the eyebrows, can be removed to decrease noticeable wrinkling in this area.
The surgery, when it is performed using an endoscopic technique produces small scars. If it is necessary to perform the surgery by other methods there can be a significant scar behind the hairline extending across the scalp.
The operation can be performed under general anaesthesia or under local anaesthesia with injections in and around the forehead area.
If the operation is done under general anaesthesia, you will be completely asleep and feel no pain. Read more.
If the operation is done under local anaesthetic, the surgeon will inject some anaesthetic into your eyebrow to make it numb (very similar to what a dentist does); you will feel that something is being done in the area you’re being operated on, but you won’t feel any pain.
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