A Forehead Lift Is Essential When the Upper Eyelids Are Thick

Even after undergoing eye surgery for a brighter, more refreshed look, there are many cases where the feeling of heaviness is not greatly relieved.

In such cases, the upper eyelids are often thick, and the distance between the eyes and the eyebrows is usually short.

Unfortunately, with eye plastic surgery alone, there is no surgical method that can widen the distance between the eyes and the eyebrows.

Thick upper eyelids caused by forehead drooping

In these cases, a forehead lift is recommended.

A forehead lift can be performed to smooth forehead wrinkles, but it is often done to create indirect changes around the eyes.

If there are many horizontal wrinkles on the bridge of the nose caused by skin tissue pushed down from the forehead, it is especially a good idea to consider a forehead lift.

The small incision for the Pentafix forehead lift

A forehead lift is performed through a small incision inside the scalp, and because the surgery is done using an endoscope, it has the advantage of a shorter recovery period. Endoscopic surgery provides a clear surgical field and allows the procedure to be performed without damaging major structures such as blood vessels or nerves.

Five fixation points of the Pentafix forehead lift

Using an endoscope, the surgery separates the retaining ligaments around the forehead and eyes well without damaging major structures, and sufficiently addresses muscles in the glabella, such as the procerus and corrugator muscles, that pull the eyebrows downward.

Finally, all five points are fixed. Absorbable fixation pins such as Endotine can be used, or fixation can also be done with a suture-based method called bone tunnelling.

It is important to create fixation points on the temporal area as well by using strong fascia.

The upper eyelids look lighter and brighter than before surgery

The heaviness of the upper eyelids before surgery, the horizontal wrinkles on the bridge of the nose, and the sagging skin on the outer corners of the eyes were all improved well.

Through the forehead lift, you can see that the eyes appear more refreshed; this is the indirect change around the eyes achieved by a forehead lift.

Changes in eyebrow position before and after surgery

Before surgery, the distance between the eyes and the eyebrows was short, but after surgery, you can see that the distance between the eyes and the eyebrows became longer.

When the distance between the eyes and the eyebrows increases, the compressed appearance or strong impression can be softened.