Drooping eyebrows and forehead? Wells Dermatology’s specialized treatments <EMFACE, Eye Thermage, Sculptra>

Drooping eyebrows and forehead? Wells Dermatology’s specialized treatments <EMFACE, Eye Thermage, Sculptra>

Hello.

I’m Choi Won-woo, a dermatologist with 23 years of experience.

In my practice, many people say things like this.

“My eyes feel increasingly heavy when I open them.”

“I often hear that I look sleepy.”

So at first, many people visit thinking about ptosis correction or surgery.

But when you look closely at the upper face, the problem is often not just the eyelid skin.

What is actually more important is

reduced skin elasticity

weakened forehead muscle strength that lifts the eyebrows

a weakened support structure on the outer side of the eyebrows

These three things begin to collapse at the same time.

In other words, drooping eyes are not a problem of just one layer,

but are closer to “upper facial aging,” in which the muscles, skin, and support structures all affect one another.

That is why, more recently, rather than a single lifting treatment that only pulls on the skin, a combined approach that looks at the muscles, skin, and support structures together has become more important.

Today, I’ll explain why eyelid drooping occurs, the limitations of Eye Thermage,

and upper facial lifting using EMFACE, Eye Thermage, and Sculptra together.

1. Eyelids are affected more by the position of the forehead and eyebrows than by the skin itself. Many people think that when the eyelids sag,

the skin has simply become stretched.

Of course, reduced skin elasticity is also part of it.

But in reality, when the force that supports the eyebrows from above weakens, the eyelids often appear to droop more heavily.

In particular, as we age,

forehead muscle strength weakens

the eyebrow position gradually lowers overall

the support structure on the outer side of the eyebrows loosens

As a result, the eyelids appear to cover the eyes, and the overall expression begins to look tense or heavy.

That is why some people unconsciously keep using their forehead muscles to open their eyes,

and in the process, forehead wrinkles can deepen as well.

In other words, it is often not just a problem of the eyelid skin alone,

but rather a key issue of reduced support throughout the upper face.

2. Why Eye Thermage alone is not enough Eye Thermage is a good treatment.

In particular, it has the strength of precisely delivering radiofrequency energy to thin areas such as the eye area, helping to stimulate collagen regeneration and improve skin elasticity.

After the treatment, satisfaction is often high for

fine lines around the eyes

skin elasticity

drooping eyelid skin

These kinds of concerns.

However, Eye Thermage is basically a treatment that approaches the “skin layer.”

In other words, while it is effective for making the skin firmer,

it is difficult for it to directly address the strength of the muscles that lift the eyebrows

or the loosened support structures.

So in actual practice,

some people feel, “The skin seems better, but the feeling of opening my eyes still feels heavy.”

In particular, when the eyebrows themselves have drooped downward,

an approach that only tightens the skin may not create the refreshed look people want.

That is why, more recently, lifting approaches that look not only at the skin but also at the muscles and structure are becoming more important.

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3. Wells Dermatology uses EMFACE, Eye Thermage, and Sculptra together. At Wells Dermatology, we do not view upper facial aging as simply sagging skin.

So when improving drooping eyes, we take a combined approach that considers the muscles, skin, and support structures together.

First, EMFACE

uses radiofrequency (RF) and HIFES technology

to activate the forehead muscles themselves.

To put it simply,

it is about restoring the strength that lifts the eyebrows upward.

In other words, you can think of it as creating the “foundation” that supports the upper face from above.

And Eye Thermage,

delivers radiofrequency energy precisely to sagging eye-area skin and the eyelid area,

and helps promote elasticity and collagen regeneration.

So if EMFACE plays the role of lifting from above,

Eye Thermage plays the role of tightening and firming the skin itself.

There is also a reason Sculptra is used together.

The upper face, especially the outer side of the eyebrows,

is one of the first areas where support structures weaken over time.

Sculptra stimulates your own collagen production

and may help supplement these weakened support structures.

In other words,

EMFACE - muscle activation

Eye Thermage - improved skin elasticity

Sculptra - support structure supplementation

This is the direction of taking a more three-dimensional approach to the upper face by using these three together.

So in practice, rather than simply feeling like the skin has been pulled,

people often respond with things like,

“It feels easier to open my eyes.”

“My eyes look more defined.”

“My expression looks less tired.”

[If you would like a more detailed explanation of Sculptra,

the article below may be more helpful ^^]

In closing,

eyelid drooping is not simply

a problem of the eyelid skin alone.

It often appears as the entire upper face collapses downward due to

weakened muscle strength,

decreased skin elasticity,

and loosened support structures.

So rather than an approach that only pulls on the skin,

a “full-layer lifting” concept that also considers the muscles and structure

is becoming more important.

At Wells Dermatology, we use EMFACE, Eye Thermage, and Sculptra together to

analyze the upper face more three-dimensionally and help create a treatment plan suited to the current condition.

I hope today’s post was at least a little helpful for those of you who have been worried about drooping eyes.

Thank you for reading this long post.

This has been Choi Won-woo, chief director of Wells Dermatology.

(If you would like a detailed explanation of EMFACE lifting,

please refer to the video above)

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