Brow Lift

Aging is unavoidable. And often times the brow and forehead gives us the first peek into aging as your skin begins to lose its elasticity. In its natural state, the effects of aging result in unnecessary frown lines, wrinkled facial areas and droopiness of the eyebrows. These long-term effects greatly obscure your real age and heavily result in a tired, angry, or sad expression.

What is a Brow Lift?

Also recognized as a forehead lift, a brow lift helps to diminish the creases that mature across the forehead or the bridge of the nose; and benevolently progresses unwarranted frown lines; and repositions a low or sagging brow.

A brow lift in Mexico results in wider eyes; strongly cusped by an invigorated appearance. Brow lift is typically performed by itself; however patients can benefit from a combination of an eyelid lift or facelift to achieve the best result.

What to Expect During Your Consultation

During your initial brow lift consultation by an exclusive plastic surgeon, it will be decided if surgery is necessary and if so, what type of treatment is required. Your evaluation may include computer imaging or diagnostic x-rays and you will be given detailed explanations and cherished information to enable you to make an tasteful decision. This is a time to open up, and be heard and form a trusting relationship. Questions can be answered, and fears put to rest.

Elite Plastic Surgeons in Mexico are available to guide you through the procedure techniques, risks and recovery options. Your evaluation may include a medical assessment based on your age, skin type, skin laxity, ethnic background, degree of sagging, and your desired results will be deliberated to give you superlative results.

Good Candidates for Brow Lift Surgery

The forehead lift is typically performed on men and women in their 40’s to 60’s, but it is also performed on younger patients who have begun to see early signs of aging.

If you are concerned by frown lines or other signs of aging in the brow region, a brow lift can benefit those who wish to minimize the creases that develop across the forehead, or those that occur high on the bridge of the nose, between the eyes, improve frown lines, vertical creases that develop between the eyebrows, reposition a low or sagging brow that is hooding the upper eyelid or expressly raise the eyebrows to a more alert and youthful position.

Brow Lift Risks and Safety Information

Brow lift surgery in Mexico may induce the occurrence of Infection and bleeding, and noticeable and excessive scarring can arise. In some cases, hair loss may be permanent along the scar edges. Nerve injury can source muscle weakness and loss of forehead or eyebrow. However, complications are rare and usually minor. Other risks include unfavorable scarring, bleeding, infection, anesthesia risks, blood clots, skin loss, and eye irritation, numbness in skin sensation, fluid accumulation, pain and facial asymmetry.

Brow Lift Procedural Steps

Brow Lift surgery in Mexico typically lasts from 1 to 2 hours and is generally performed under either general anesthesia or local anesthesia with sedation. Medications are administered for your comfort during the surgical procedure.

There are two types of brow lift procedures: open or endoscopic forehead lift. The procedure generally involves removing excess tissue and relocating the skin to smooth the forehead, lift the upper eyelids and minimize frown lines.

A brow lift may sometimes be performed using an endoscope (surgical video device) and special instruments placed through small incisions made within the hairline. The incision lines from a brow lift are well masked within the hair or natural contours of the face unless they are placed at the hairline to shorten the forehead.

Brow lift incisions typically are closed with removable or absorbable sutures or permanent sutures to preserve elevation.

Brow Lift Recovery

After brow lift surgery in Mexico, you are generally able to return to work within 7 to 10 days and resume strenuous activities within a few weeks. Sun exposure should be restricted for several months.

Your plastic surgeon may loosely wrap your forehead to minimize swelling and bruising. A thin tube may be present to drain any excess blood or fluid that may collect under the skin.

If you are interested in learning more about brow lift procedures in Mexico, please contact our Brow Lift Mexico clinics.

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