PROFILES Beverly Hills Browlift Candidates
Most of the time, here at PROFILES, we find that the best candidates in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills for a browlift are those patients who present wanting consultation for Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery). Occasionally, those of you who find your upper eyelids are heavy and sagging to the point of obstructing your vision, are in fact in need of a brow lift and possibly eyelid surgery. The reason is simple, it is not that all of a sudden you have new excess eyelid skin but rather because your brow is sagging, with some brow skin drooping and contributing to redundancy in your eyelid skin.
While a browlifts is most often performed to minimize the visible effects of aging on our patients aged forty to sixty, the procedure is increasingly being done earlier in the mid to late thirties. In fact, here at PROFILES, we have noticed that our patients are noticing the deep furrows or frown lines which have developed from stress or muscle activity at younger and younger ages. Other patients who routinely undergo Botox injections come to realize that they can have surgery once and often avoid the quarterly appointments and costs involved with regular Botox use.
To see an approximation of how a PROFILES Beverly Hills browlift can help you, simply look at yourself in the mirror. Placing the palms of your hands above your eyebrows, at the outer edges of your eyes, and then gently draw the skin upward so that the brow and forehead area are raised. Generally, if your brows are starting to sag you will notice how this action enhances your appearance and restores you to your youthful, more vibrant, open-eyed look.
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Beverly Hills Browlift At PROFILES
All of us have had days when we went to work and a colleague asked us What’s wrong? Are you upset? Have you been sleeping alright? Over time if you keep hearing these questions, you may find that it is your brow that is the culprit.
Your brow and forehead areas often are the first areas which shows signs of aging (one of the primary reasons people are starting to use Botox to remove the wrinkles as early as their late twenties). Your skin begins to lose elasticity and the effects of sun, wind, and gravity all begin to take their toll causing frown lines, forehead wrinkling, and an increasingly heavy brow.
Believe it or not, the effects of age on your brow may become significant as early as in your mid thirties, making you appear older than you actually are. That tired, angry, or sad expression that may accompany your aging brow and forehead likely does not reflect how you really feel. If this sounds familiar, a forehead lift or brow lift can help.
The PROFILES Beverly Hills browlift, also known as a forehead lift, restores your brow to its youthful, natural height just above your orbital ridge. It not only corrects your drooping brow but also diminishes the appearance of the horizontal lines, wrinkles and furrows of your forehead which make you look tired, angry, or sad.
The following information is provided to give you a basic understanding of how a PROFILES Beverly Hills brow lift surgery is done and how it can help you.
Planning For Your Browlift At Beverly Hills PROFILES
Unlike many other Los Angeles and Beverly Hills brow lift centers that only perform one type of browlift, your PROFILES Browlift is a very individualized procedure. At PROFILES, we utilize modern, time proven techniques which are uniquely tailored to you based upon your individual anatomy and your individual goals.
During your complimentary personal PROFILES Browlift consultation, our Brow Lift specialists will evaluate your brow, forehead, eyelids, hairline, and underlying bone structure in order to tailor your browlift surgery to you. Photographs will be taken so our doctors can further study your face and eyes and utilizing state of the art computer imaging systems we will show you what we can achieve for you. In fact, for those of you who want to see the difference between a browlift and eyelid surgery, we can even show you that.
Your Browlift Surgery At PROFILES Surgery Center
Choice and Individualization are the keys to a natural appearing Browlift in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. We will not leave you with a wide eyed, deer in headlight, look.
At PROFILES, we are meticulous in planning every step of your surgery. The PROFILES Beverly Hills Browlift surgery is uniquely tailored to you. We will help you to determine if your cosmetic goals are best achieved with an open or endoscopic technique. We will discuss the state of the art in techniques and discuss the pros and cons of an endoscopic brow lift, trichophytic brow lift, or direct browlift in helping you best accomplish your unique goals.
Of the various browlift techniques, the main difference is the incision placement. These different methods are tailored by us for you to take into account the variations in how men and women age, your hairline, and your goals. In general, however, the forehead lift removes or alters the muscles and tissues responsible for furrowing and drooping, thus smoothing the forehead. The eyebrows are also raised to a more youthful position and frown lines are minimized.
The traditional browlift technique being used in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills for many years involved a coronal incision that is located behind the natural hairline. The newest endoscopic browlift technique involves several small, one-half-inch to one-inch incisions which are located just behind the hairline. While we often use the endoscopic technique which is less invasive and carries a lower risk of temporary numbness of the scalp, we may recommend a third option, now more commonly used in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, the trichophytic browlift approach for you. This unique browlift approach places the incision immediately at the hairline and is ideal for patients with high foreheads and slightly elevated hairlines. In this way, the hairline is not elevated any further, leaving you with a natural post-operative result. Please feel free to schedule your complimentary personalized PROFILES Browlift consultation to discuss these options in more detail and to decide which brow lift technique is right for you.
Preparing For Your Browlift Surgery At PROFILES
Prior to your brow lift surgery at PROFILES, your doctors will describe all details of your browlift procedure. You will also be given specific instructions on preparing for your surgery including guidelines for eating and drinking, vitamin and medication intake, smoking, and after care.
Please be sure that while preparing for your surgery, you arrange for someone to give you a ride home after your procedure as you will be able to go home the same day as your surgery.
Also if you have short hair, we encourage you to grow your hair out prior to surgery and even prior to your consultation so as to better help conceal the incisions post-operatively as they heal on their way to becoming inconspicuous.
Profiles Surgery Center
All of our outpatient procedures including browlift surgery are performed in our brand new, state of the art, fully accredited, office-based surgical facility - the PROFILES Surgery Center - convenient to all Los Angeles areas and right here in Beverly Hills.
Anesthesia for Browlift Surgery
Here at PROFILES, we utilize only board certified anesthesiologists for all our surgeries. We have found that while browlifts can be performed under sedation, most of our patients prefer general anesthesia. However, the extent of your procedure and your preference can also help to determine the type of anesthesia used.
After Your PROFILES Browlift
Those of you who undergo an open browlift may experience a slightly different recovery than those undergoing an endoscopic procedure. Most of our patients describe feeling tight and somewhat uncomfortable the night of surgery, but rarely is pain an issue. You will be provided with pain medications should you need them both during the first night and if ever necessary for the days that follow.
The postoperative dressing will be removed on the morning after surgery in our office, and we will personally wash your hair and clean all incisions.
You will be given specific instructions for gradually returning to your normal activities. In general, you will need to avoid strenuous activities, including sex and heavy housework, for a minimum of two weeks.
Because we care about your immediate comfort and long term results, we schedule all of your follow-up appointments when you schedule your surgery. And we are so committed to your long term results and happiness that we will do our best to follow your postoperative course even years after your Browlift surgery.
