Brow Lift in Dallas

The passing years take a toll across our bodies, but some areas are more visible than others. The brows and forehead are certainly that. Some people have a genetic predisposition to descending brows. For others, it’s simply aging that has caused their brows and forehead to sag downward. Problem is they’re right in front for all to see, and aging brows can give others the wrong impression. Sagging brows above the eyes can give the impression that you’re either perpetually tired, sad, or even mad. If the sagging is extreme enough it can begin to impact your field of vision.

A brow lift with Dr. Farris brings your brows back up, giving you back a more alert, refreshed look. This has a dramatic way of changing the tenor of your upper face and eye area. Brow lifts make you look younger, more attentive, and rested. They elevate your sagging brows, remove those irritating frown lines between your eyebrows, and erasing your forehead lines permanently.

Brow lifts are the perfect complement to a facelift with Dr. Farris. Brow lifts rejuvenate the upper face, while facelifts target the mid to lower face and the jawline.

Patients who have a sagging brow that hangs over the upper eyelid (usually laterally) or who may have lines between the brows are candidates for a brow lift. These changes associated with aging may give the appearance and impression that you are tired, sad or angry.

Dr. Farris uses various techniques depending on the patient’s areas of sagging. For instance, a “temporal brow lift” targets more sagging on the outer half of the brow. A “central brow lift” moves the focus to drooping of the inner brows.

These are the two basic options for a brow lift, depending on your personal situation.

• Coronal brow lift — This is also known as the “traditional” or “full” brow lift. It involves a single coronal (think of it as the shape of a pair of headphones) incision that runs from one ear, wraps up around the forehead, and terminates at the other ear. This incision is hidden within the hairline. The forehead skin is lifted away, and underlying muscles are trimmed and repositioned as appropriate. If necessary, the eyebrows may be lifted. The final step is to trim excess skin. Then the skin in re-draped and the incision is closed.
• Endoscopic brow lift — Thanks to continuing improvements in technology, the endoscopic brow lift is becoming the common method for these surgeries. In this method, Dr. Farris makes three to five short incisions within the hairline. An endoscope, a tiny instrument with a camera on the end, is inserted into one of the incisions. This provides excellent visuals of the area to be addressed without the need for the longer coronal incision. Tools are inserted into the other small incisions to manipulate the skin and muscles. As you would expect, there is very little scarring with this method.

During your consultation with Dr. Farris the two of you can discuss if he thinks the endoscopic method will enable the degree of correction necessary for your situation.

Brow lifts have been performed for decades and have been proven to be very safe and effective. This is surgery, so the usual possible complications exist: excessive bleeding, reaction to anesthesia, infection, and the like.

A couple side effects are involved with this particular surgery. Usually these are involved with coronal brow lifts, due to the lengthy incision (That’s another reason Dr. Farris prefers the endoscopic method). Patients can experience hair loss along the incision (coronal method). There can also be some difficulty moving forehead muscles or your brows, but these are rare complications. The most common side effect/complication is itching along the incision locations. This can last for months, but eventually it resolves when your nerves have adapted.