Brow Lift vs. Eye Lift: Everything You Need to Know
Over time, the skin on your face loses elasticity, and things can begin to droop, especially in the sensitive area around the eyes. Your brows start to wilt and you develop excess skin around your eyelids. To avoid turning into the human equivalent of Droopy, the Looney Toons dog, many people consider getting a lift to revitalize the skin around their eyes.
There are two types of treatments you can get:
- Brow lift: This addresses the issue of your brow creeping down your face and giving your eyes a heavy look
- Eye lift: This eliminates the extra skin that bags above your eyelids
Many people think brow and eye lifts are the same thing, but they’re different. Depending on your situation, one of them will be the best treatment for sagging eyelids and brows.
Brow Lift vs. Eye Lift: Which One Is Better?
The answer to this depends on your appearance. In some cases, you may even need both procedures performed to gain the look you want.
During a brow lift, the skin hanging over your upper eyelid is pulled back and the brow moves. Imagine your entire eyes and brow area are on a piece of fabric that’s been secured to your nose but allowed to hang loose. Suddenly, someone behind your head grasps the fabric and pulls. It stops drooping and springs tightly over everything from your nose back.
That’s the effect of a brow lift. It smooths out lines and puts everything back where it is supposed to be.
An eye lift, on the other hand, removes skin that’s pooling and hooding around the eyes. For example, if your excess skin gets in the way when you try to apply eye shadow, you may be a candidate for an eye lift.
Do I Need an Eye or Brow Lift?
Now that you know what an eye and brow lift treat, it’s time to figure out whether you’re a candidate for these procedures. Grab some older pictures of yourself — five to 10 years old, at least — and examine them. Look in the mirror. Do you see many differences? Perhaps you’ve always had a descending brow and you just never realized it before.
Study your eyes. See if you can find photos taken from the side. If you can see the whites of your eyes in these pictures, but when someone snaps a picture of you today you cannot, you may again be a candidate for surgery.
Benefits of a Brow Lift or Eye Lift
When you get a brow or eye lift, you will rejuvenate your face. Your skin will appear smoother, and your eyes will be brighter. Your vision may even clear up since you won’t have excess skin blocking your eyes.
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