Prof Haertsc - AM, MBBS, FRACS, FRCS (Ed) (MED0000996284) Registered Medical Practitioner: General + Specialist (Specialty – Plastic Surgery) offers browlift procedures. Wrinkles on the forehead or between the eyes may also exacerbate this effect. A browlift alone, or combined with a facelift and/or upper eyelid reduction, may address these appearances.

During a browlift procedure, an incision is made across the top of the head and the skin is pulled upwards and trimmed as necessary. Eyebrows are elevated and sutures are used to maintain their position and the wounds are then closed.

What are the risks of a brow lift?

The decision to have plastic surgery is extremely personal. You will have to decide if the surgery will achieve your goals and if the risks and potential complications of a brow lift are acceptable.

You will be asked to sign consent forms to ensure that you fully understand the procedure and any risks and potential complications.

Brow lift surgery risks include:

Anesthesia risks

Bleeding

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

Rare risk of deep venous thrombosis (blood clots) that can result in pulmonary embolism with chest pain and shortness of breath

Skin loss

Unfavorable scarring

To find out more about the risks relating to Facelifts please refer to plasticsurgery.org