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Brow Lift
Brow Lift
A heavy or drooping brow can cast shadows over your eyes and create an unintentionally stern or tired appearance, even when you're feeling your best. At May Plastic Surgery, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Brian May helps patients achieve a more open, youthful look with brow lift surgery. His precision techniques lift and reposition the brow to restore natural contours, creating results that enhance your expressions while maintaining your authentic character.
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General or local
1-2 hours
1-2 weeks
What is
Brow Lift
?
A brow lift is a facial rejuvenation procedure that repositions the eyebrows to create a more vibrant, youthful appearance. As we age, the forehead skin stretches and the muscles weaken, causing the brows to descend, creating deep furrows or horizontal forehead lines. This natural process can make you appear tired, worried or older than you feel.
Dr. May offers several brow lift techniques, each tailored to your specific anatomy and goals. From temporal approaches that lift the outer brow to full hairline lifts that can shorten a high forehead, his customized approach delivers results that complement your natural features.
- Dr. Brian May
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Whether you were born with a naturally heavy brow or are bothered by the signs of aging, a brow lift with Dr. May can address:
- Sagging or heavy brows
- Deep horizontal forehead lines
- Frown lines between the eyebrows
- A tired or stern expression
- Asymmetrical brow positioning
- Excess forehead skin
Brow lift surgery can be performed alone or combined with other procedures like eyelid surgery or a facelift for comprehensive facial rejuvenation that creates harmonious, balanced results.
There's something uniquely satisfying about solving a complex problem with precision and creativity, a mindset Dr. May developed long before he ever held a scalpel. His undergraduate engineering degree taught him to approach challenges methodically, while his artistic sensibility ensures every solution is as beautiful as it is functional. This blend of analytical thinking and creative vision shapes how Dr. May approaches every facial rejuvenation procedure, seeing the signs of aging not as separate issues but as an interconnected system that needs to be rebalanced as a whole.
Technical skill gets you halfway there, but Dr. May's artistic eye is what separates good results from truly transformative ones, influencing everything from incision placement to tissue repositioning. He also considers factors like natural facial asymmetries, expression patterns and even how someone's face moves when they smile or laugh to craft each surgical plan.
- Dr. Brian May
Elevate Your Expression
Procedure Details
At May Plastic Surgery, brow lift surgery is performed as an outpatient procedure under general anesthesia. Dr. May's technique may vary based on your individual needs and anatomy, but for many patients, he uses a temporal approach with incisions hidden just behind or along the hairline on each side. When forehead shortening is desired, a full hairline incision may be more appropriate. In select cases, limited incisions hidden in the scalp can provide excellent results with minimal scarring. Dr. May's goal is to restore more youthful brows while avoiding an artificial or surprised appearance, helping you look like you, just more confident and refreshed.
Recovery from brow lift surgery involves mild swelling and bruising that typically resolves within one to two weeks. Most patients return to desk work after five to seven days. You'll notice an immediate improvement in the appearance of your brows, with continued refinement as swelling subsides. While a brow lift won't stop the natural aging process, it can restore a smoother, more youthful look that lasts for a decade or longer when paired with a healthy lifestyle.
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Dr. Brian May
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At May Plastic Surgery, we understand how a heavy, drooping brow can affect your confidence. Dr. May's expert brow lift techniques help patients achieve an open, youthful and well-rested appearance that truly reflects their inner vitality.
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