Surgical staples are often used behind the hairline and will be removed at two and a half weeks after surgery. A certain amount of swelling and discoloration is normal after this operation. The majority of the swelling and all the discoloration will usually disappear in the first few weeks.
For at least two days following surgery, you should keep your head elevated to lessen the swelling. This includes when you sleep. The swelling will go down enough within the first two weeks for you to feel comfortable in public. It may take several weeks for all of the swelling to go away.
After 48 hours, you may begin to shower. Wash incisions gently and thoroughly. Apply Bacitracin ointment to staples after showering. Normal activity can be gradually resumed after 2 weeks.
The feeling will begin to return over the first few weeks after surgery and your scalp will begin to feel 'itchy' as the nerves reawaken. Total numbness behind the incision in an open brow lift will usually persist for nine to twelve months post-surgery, sometimes longer in rare instances.
It is better to dab gently with a soft towel to dry the scalp, hair and face. Avoid alcohol, aspirin and anti-inflammatories for 48 hours. Heavy lifting, vigorous exercise and sex should be avoided for the first few weeks. The patient should be mobile and take gentle walks in order to aid circulation.
A brow lift is a common but major surgery that has risks and potential complications. You may have less invasive treatment options, such as Botox injections.
Many patients choose to have their hair colored right before the procedure. If you need to color you hair after the surgery , I recommend that you wait two weeks. Only use a hairdryer or curling iron on the lowest setting, as your scalp may be numb with an increased burn risk.
Once the majority of the swelling subsides, which usually happens in about two weeks, patients should begin to be able to make more normal facial expressions, including raising the eyebrows, even though they still feel numb.
Patients typically experience very little pain after a brow lift, but it is common to feel slight discomfort as well as a sensation of tightness throughout the forehead. Swelling and bruising are most common during the first 10 days or so after surgery, and are mostly resolved after about 2 weeks.
A brow lift can cause temporary or permanent numbness on the forehead or top of the scalp. Asymmetry in the position of the brows. A brow lift can result in asymmetry, with one or both of the eyebrows appearing too high.
Apply a thin layer of Vaseline ointment to all incisions 3 times a day once dressings have been removed and continue until 2 days after the sutures are removed. You may gently wash your hair three full days after surgery. Baby Shampoo or a clarifying shampoo works best to remove the ointment from your hair and scalp.
Your head will not be shaved, but hair that is growing directly in front of the incision line may need to be trimmed. For most patients, a coronal incision will be used. It follows a headphone-like pattern, starting at about ear level and running across the top of the forehead and down the other side of the head.
You may shower and wash your hair with a mild shampoo 48 hours after surgery. Your hair may be dried with a blow dryer on a cool setting since you may not have full sensation in the operative areas. Gently wash your face and neck at this time.
A brow lift does not aim to change your eye shape. However, manipulating your brow may change your eye appearance. For example, a brow lift performed to address the brows' outside corners will lift the underlying tissue and skin, which may make it look like the eye shape changes.
Brow lift surgery is used to reduce the appearance of a heavy, sagging brow. The procedure can help patients correct hooded eyes, as well as treat deep furrows. An eyelid lift may be recommended to remove bags from beneath the lower eyelids and excess skin from the upper eyelids.
These vertical wrinkles can be drastically improved by a forehead lift, and are a common reason for why patients undergo the procedure. The wrinkles and lines resulting from sagging skin around the eye area, including crow's feet, can be diminished by a forehead lift.
Minimize Frown Lines and Crow's Feet
Years of squinting can cause deep creases to form between the eyebrows (frown lines) and around the eyes (crow's feet). A brow lift can effectively reduce the appearance of these lines and creases and provide a more youthful facial appearance.
When can I color my hair after a facelift? The incisions from a facelift need to heal before you color your hair. This process of healing for the incisions takes approximately 2-4 weeks, so the timing of coloring of your hair is somewhere between 2-4 weeks.
Generally speaking, most patients will need to sleep on their back with their upper body slightly elevated for about 2 – 3 weeks after facelift surgery. For patients who undergo a less extensive procedure, such as a mini facelift, it may be possible to return to side-sleeping sooner.
It is generally advised to wait at least ten days, or once cleared by Dr. Hakimi, before applying makeup. Applying a lightweight sunscreen underneath your makeup will help hydrate and protect skin while preventing scarring.
To be perfectly clear, no cosmetic treatment for age-related concerns is entirely permanent, but they can last for a long time. For surgical brow lifts, you can expect to enjoy the results of your procedure for 10 to 12 years on average.
A brow lift is indicated when the eyebrow sags below the eyebrow bone, causing droopy eyelids, forehead creases and wrinkles between the eyebrows.
Examples of Changes You May Notice with a Brow Lift
Some examples of how a brow lift can change your appearance include: Creating an overall appearance that is more youthful by raising the eyebrows. Creates an appearance of wider, more open eyes so it no longer covers or droops at the eyelids.
Do not use any products that remain on the hair. Avoid any rubbing or combing trauma to the incisions in the hairline and around the ear. Do not blow dry for two weeks, and postpone any planned permanent waves or hair coloring for 6 weeks following surgery.
Most patients wear their compression garments for about two weeks after their facelift, neck lift, or neck liposuction procedures. This depends on several factors including the rate at which you heal.