Can an eyebrow lift fix my caveman brow?
I've always hated how low my brows are and find myself raising them in photos so that
I don't look so unintelligent and bored.
They just sit there in a straight line, and they're so low that I can't apply eye makeup
(which I love!) and have it be visible.
I don't feel that it's an issue with the brow bone, just my eyebrows.
Would a brow lift solve this problem?
Thank you for your question!
I am amused by how you refer to your eyelids as caveman eyebrows and you are asking about
the benefits of a browlift.
So this is a very common question when people have issues about the relative position of
their eyebrow and how it looks over their eyes and the recruitment of skin over the
eyelids.
so the question is always is does it make sense to do a browlift, does it make sense
to do a blepharoplasty, upper eyelid blepharoplasty, does it make sense to do a combination of
both.
The aesthetics of eyebrows is something that most surgeons will disagree about and there
is a lot to do with the personal desires of the patient as well as the artistic vision
of the surgeon.
In the mid to late 90s, it was very popular to perform browlifts and I've seen over this
time in the northeast and our area in New York, browlifts actually decrease in popularity
over time.
Unfortunately, a lot of people were getting their brows lifted and they looked always
surprised.
And that's the look that really doesn't resonate very well except in specific social clicks
that we don't need to go into.
My focus in my practice is a natural appearance.
And the perception that I have about the position of the brows and how it looks in an individual
really is about the character the face.
There's something about brow position is that has such an impact on a person's face.
Even if you just draw a cartoon and you arch the brows or you make them face downward,
you can change the expression significantly.
Well, that happens when people decide to go brow lifting surgery.
There are different aesthetics to not only our area but also throughout the country.
When I visited colleagues and other parts of the country, I have seen that the desire
for very high arch brows is very popular in certain regions.
So this is a very personal question for you to decide.
Now, if you do raise your eyebrows, you feel that there's a lot more of eyelid showing.
But the question you really need to answer is if it is really worthwhile to have your
eyebrows arched all the time.
I think that based on the photo you submitted, in order to achieve that, the brows would
have to be raised fairly high.
In my opinion, looking at your photo, I don't think that would look natural.
And
I would ask you to consider some type of upper eyelid surgery as an alternative to brow lifting.
Now this is of course a suggestion or recommendation that is based in the absence of a proper physical
examination.
But understand that a browlift is a procedure that can significantly affect your facial
expression.
If for any reason, that is the look that you desire then moving forward with a browlift
would make sense.
From my aesthetic, I think a high arch brow for you would take too much from the character
of your face and revealing more of the upper eyelid will probably a significant percentage
of the desired look you are aspiring to.
So again, think about the long term impact of having brow lifting surgery on the overall
facial expression not just in the isolated area of the eyes.
And then consider the alternatives of doing upper eyelid blepharoplasty and then do your
research and meet with qualified experienced cosmetic surgeons and then move forward with
a plan that you are comfortable with.
So I hope that was helpful, I wish you the best of luck and thank you for your question!