Is a Brow Lift Painful?

The surgery is painless due to the availability of anesthesia. Post-surgery, patients might experience mild swelling, discomfort, and bruising. Pain medication and cold compresses can be used for temporary relief, and symptoms are expected to resolve in seven to ten days. Dr. Lesley Rabach has developed a particular protocol that patients follow before and after surgery, making the entire recovery process seamless and easy.

How Many Appointments Will I Need?

Dr. Rabach will have patients return the day after surgery to remove the bandage. She then sees patients back 1 week after surgery to remove the stitches. She then sees every patient at regular intervals to monitor the recovery and ensure the best healing. Patients can expect a few more appointments over the next six months just to monitortheire progress. We recommend that patients resume Botox a few months after surgery. This will relax the muscles of the forehead, extending the results.

How Long Until I See Results?

The final results will show that residual bruising and swelling subside in six to eight weeks. Healing depends on the type or combination of procedures performed and the patient’s healing patterns. Some results are evident even once the bandage is removed a day later.

Can I Combine a Brow Lift With Other Procedures?

Yes, you can. The brow lift complements upper eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty to rejuvenate the upper third of the face. During your initial consultation, you can discuss all of your goals with Dr. Rabach so she can create a surgical plan that addresses your concerns.

What Are the Risks Associated With a Brow Lift?

A brow lift in New York City might come with some of the following associated risks: Anesthesia risks Bleeding Deep venous thrombosis Elevated hairline Eye irritation or dryness Facial asymmetry Facial nerve injury with weakness or paralysis Fluid accumulation Infection Loss of hair around the incisions Numbness or other changes in skin sensation or intense itching Pain, which may persist Poor wound healing Possibility of revision surgery Skin loss Unfavorable scarring

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Brow Lift (Forehead Lift)

Introduction

Introduction to Brow Lift (Forehead Lift)

Eyebrows are one of the face’s most expressive, beautiful, and underappreciated features. When it comes to the overall aesthetic harmony of a face, the forehead plays an important role in the balance of features. Over time, due to the normal progression of skin aging, the brows can drop and lose their youthful arch impact the shape of the eye, and the brow can become creased with fine lines and wrinkles. At LM Medical NYC in Greenwich Village and the Upper East Side, we offer a transformative brow lift and forehead lift surgery that can restore a youthful brow arch and smooth away lines. The results are natural and beautiful, the downtime is minima,l and the scars, which are tiny, are hidden behind the hairline.

If you are interested in learning more about a brow lift in New York City, contact us today to schedule your consultation with double board-certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Lesley Rabach.

What is a Brow Lift?

A brow lift, also known as a forehead lift, can rejuvenate the upper third of the face by elevating a sagging brow, softening forehead wrinkles, and reducing the frown lines between the eyebrows. Asagginggg brow creates upper eyelids that appear heavy and sad. Repositioning the eyebrows upward to their former position allows the yes to once again become the focus of the orbital, whichis, a hallmark of a youthful face. A well-executed brow lift is subtle, natural, and not overdone.

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Types of Brow Lift Techniques

A variety of techniques are available to us, and expert facial surgeon Dr. Rabach will assess each patient to provide the best surgery protocol to achieve maximized results tailored to the patient.

Classic Brow Lift

A classic lift lifts the eyebrows and shortens the forehead. The incision is along the hairline, with a strip of the forehead skin removed.

Coronal Brow Lift

A coronal brow lift involves making an incision on the crown of a patient’s head. This incision raises everything, including the brows and forehead, resulting in a high forehead.
The open brow lift is typically more dramatic, maintaining a greater elevation of the brows. Patients often experience varying degrees of temporary and/or permanent numbness in parts of the scalp.

Endoscopic Brow Lift

An endoscopic brow lift uses an endoscopic instrument to make three to four ½-inch incisions hidden in the hair. Before the endoscope, a coronal brow lift was the most common approach. In this approach, an incision was made from ear to ear over the top of the head in the hairline, raising the brow and the forehead. The endoscopic brow lift is more commonly conducted today because it has a faster recovery time and minimizes scarring.

What Are the Benefits of a Brow Lift?

Our patients who have received a forehead lift in New York City have enjoyed a boost in their self-confidence and long-lasting results. Some other benefits are listed below:

Lower forehead
Lower hairline
More visible eyes
Reduced fine lines and wrinkles
Tightening of sagging eyelids
Upper facial rejuvenation

Who Are the Best Candidates for a Brow Lift?

The best candidates for a brow lift in New York City will be those who are looking for upper facial rejuvenation with a lower-invasive surgery. Other common characteristics of ideal candidates are listed below:

Difficulty with eye visibility
High forehead
High hairline
Maintain realistic expectations
No underlying medical conditions
Non-smokers
Sagging brows
Wrinkles and fine lines on the forehead

What’s the first step?

If you are interested in rejuvenation of the upper third of your face in New York City, the first step is to schedule your consultation with double board-certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Lesley Rabach. During your consultation, Dr. Rabach will discuss your medical history to make sure you are a viable candidate for the surgery. She will learn more about your aesthetic goals, concerns, and expectations. As she examines your forehead, hairline ,and facial structure, she will tell you more about the various available techniques, your facial anatomy, and your goals, and together, you will arrive at the best match for your case.

Once your surgical procedure is scheduled with the help of Dr. Rabach’s surgical coordinator, Dr. Rabach will design your surgical plan. You will also be provided with some pre-operative instructions. You will have a preoperative workup and a preoperative appointment where you can ask any additional questions that you may have.

What to Expect on the Day of Brow Lift Surgery

On the day of your brow lift in New York City, Dr. Rabach and her staff will welcome you and get you settled in the procedure room, reviewing your surgical plan once more. Finally, a board-certified anesthesiologist will administer local or general anesthesia, depending on what you discussed during the consultation.

Once you are sedated, Dr. Rabach will create incisions using the technique you choose. Once she can access the underlying tissue, she will lift and shape the brow and forehead to achieve the aesthetics you outlined. She will meticulously close the incisions with tiny stitches once the ideal brow position and forehead shape are achieved. Once the area is closed, a gauze bandage will be placed to help seal the incision and protect your head, and you will be able to go home.

Brow Lift Recovery

After the procedure, the staff will monitor you in the recovery room to make sure the sedation wears off. Patients typically have a private duty nurse for the first night after surgery that Dr. Lesley Rabach’s office will help you coordinate.

Typically, patients experience swelling and some soreness, but pthe ain is very manageable with Tylenol alone. The following day after surgery, patients are seen back in the office to have the bandage removed. Recovery involves a few days of downtime before returning to work. We recommend waiting a week before traveling by airplane and about two weeks before resuming a routine exercise regime.

The LM MEDICAL NYC Difference

Dr. Lesley Rabach is an expert facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, board-certified in both Facial Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Her surgical training included a fellowship sponsored by the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery and a residency and internship in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital. She received her Medical Degree from Drexel University College of Medicine and her undergraduate degree from Brown University.

Dr. Lesley is internationally recognized for her natural but lasting results with minimal downtime. She should be your absolute choice for your brow lift in New York City. Her signature procedures are deep plane face and neck lifts, lip lifts, and eyelid surgery. Dr. Rabach is a Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU/Bellevue, where she teaches the NYU facial plastics fellow and NYU Otolaryngology residents. Dr. Lesley Rabach has been ranked “#1 female plastic surgeon” in NYC by RateMDs, featured as a “Superdoctors Rising Star” plastic surgeon in New York Times Magazine, awarded “10 Best Plastic Surgeons” by the American Institute of Plastic Surgeons, and granted “Top Doctor” designation by RealSelf.

Brow Lift (Forehead Lift) FAQ’S

The surgery is painless due to the availability of anesthesia. Post-surgery, patients might experience mild swelling, discomfort, and bruising. Pain medication and cold compresses can be used for temporary relief, and symptoms are expected to resolve in seven to ten days. Dr. Lesley Rabach has developed a particular protocol that patients follow before and after surgery, making the entire recovery process seamless and easy.
Dr. Rabach will have patients return the day after surgery to remove the bandage. She then sees patients back 1 week after surgery to remove the stitches. She then sees every patient at regular intervals to monitor the recovery and ensure the best healing. Patients can expect a few more appointments over the next six months just to monitortheire progress.

We recommend that patients resume Botox a few months after surgery. This will relax the muscles of the forehead, extending the results.
A brow lift in New York City might come with some of the following associated risks:
- Anesthesia risks
- Bleeding
- Deep venous thrombosis
- Elevated hairline
- Eye irritation or dryness
- Facial asymmetry
- Facial nerve injury with weakness or paralysis
- Fluid accumulation
- Infection
- Loss of hair around the incisions
- Numbness or other changes in skin sensation or intense itching
- Pain, which may persist
- Poor wound healing
- Possibility of revision surgery
- Skin loss
- Unfavorable scarring

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If you have forehead lines and sagging eyebrows, a brow lift or forehead lift surgery can rejuvenate the upper portion of your eyes and face. Contact us at LM Medical NYC in Greenwich Village and the Upper East Side to learn more about brow lift surgery.

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