Are You 고민ing Between Brow Lift and Upper Blepharoplasty? Before Surgery, This

Are you 고민ing between a brow lift and upper blepharoplasty?

If you don’t try this “3-second test” before surgery,

you’ll regret it!

Hello, this is Objet Plastic Surgery.

Lately, has your double-eyelid line been getting more and more covered,

making your eyes look smaller,

and every time you open your eyes,

have they somehow felt heavy and uncomfortable?

Does it feel like something is pressing on your eyelids,

and as you force your forehead muscles to open your eyes,

your forehead wrinkles seem to be getting deeper too?

Among middle-aged patients who come to the hospital with these kinds of discomforts,

many say the same thing:

“My eyelids are sagging and rubbing, so

please make my double-eyelid surgery look nice.”

The surgery many people first think of is

upper blepharoplasty, which removes loose eyelid skin.

However, if you insist on upper blepharoplasty alone,

you may end up with a harsher-looking impression after surgery,

or your eyes may look even more stuffy.

The reason is simple:

the problem is often not the eyelids themselves,

but the forehead and eyebrows.

In these cases, a brow lift is needed instead of upper blepharoplasty.

So today, I’ll show you a self-check method

that lets you find out in just 3 seconds at home

which surgery you may need.

I’ll also organize how a brow lift and upper blepharoplasty differ,

so if you’re considering surgery,

I recommend reading to the end.

Could it be that your eyelids are not actually sagging?

When many people say “my eyes are sagging,”

they simply think the eyelid skin has stretched.

So they assume that removing only the loose skin

will make things feel much better.

But we need to look at the structure around the eyes

in a more three-dimensional way.

Above the eyelids are the eyebrows,

and above them is the forehead.

As we age, the forehead and eyebrows

gradually descend due to decreased skin elasticity

and the effects of gravity.

The problem is that the way we open our eyes also changes at this time.

Normally, when we open our eyes, the muscle that lifts the eyelid

mainly does the work.

But when the forehead and eyebrows have dropped heavily,

the eyelid-lifting muscle alone is not enough.

So the body unconsciously brings in the forehead muscles as well,

pulling up the eyebrows to open the eyes.

As this habit repeats, forehead wrinkles deepen,

and you feel tired every time you open your eyes.

In other words, the eyelid skin itself may not be the problem,

but the heavy forehead and eyebrows above it press downward,

causing the eyes to become covered.

If you remove only the covered eyelid skin without addressing the cause,

the distance between the eyes and eyebrows becomes even shorter,

and the upper eyelid area may look thicker.

So when deciding on surgery,

you need to consider not just the eyelids,

but also the position of the forehead and eyebrows.

Then what surgery is right for me?

A simple 3-second self-check

So how can you tell whether the problem is your eyes

or your forehead?

There is a way to check accurately at home

before coming to the clinic.

All you need is a mirror and your palm.

3-second self-check

Step 1. Stand in front of a mirror

and gently close your eyes.

Step 2. Open your palm and place it on your forehead

above your eyebrows.

→ The key is to press so that the forehead muscles cannot move.

Step 3. Keep your forehead pressed down

and slowly open your eyes.

The eyebrow position you see in this state

is the actual eyebrow position.

When we open our eyes, we unconsciously use the forehead muscles,

so our usual eyebrows may be positioned higher than they really are.

Now we can divide the results into two cases.

1. If the eyebrows are below the brow bone?

→ This is when you should consider a brow lift.

If your eyebrows droop downward when you open your eyes

and you feel like your eyes are being pressed down,

this is not only a problem with the eyelid skin.

It means the entire forehead has descended,

causing the eyebrows to sag as well.

In this case, a brow lift is needed.

A brow lift is a surgery that raises and fixes the sagging forehead and eyebrows

back to their original position.

It pulls the forehead skin and tissue upward,

then secures them to strong bone or the fascia over the muscle.

This raises the eyebrows that were covering the eyes,

removes the pressure on the eyelids,

and allows you to feel that your eyes open much more clearly.

At the same time, you can also expect improvement in forehead wrinkles.

However, the height to which the eyebrows are lifted should not be

too high or too low.

If they are lifted too high, you may look as if you were startled,

and if they are too low, your eyes may still look heavy.

That is why an experienced medical team considers the patient’s facial proportions,

the position of the brow bone,

and habits of forehead muscle use in a comprehensive way

to decide the appropriate height.

Only then can the result look natural and satisfying.

2. If the eyebrow position stays the same,

but only the eyelid skin is wrinkled?

→ Upper blepharoplasty is appropriate.

On the other hand, in some cases the forehead and eyebrow position

are already well fixed above the bone,

but only the eyelid skin has become thin and loose,

blocking the field of vision.

For these patients,

upper blepharoplasty, which trims loose skin,

can be enough to create a clean eye shape.

Upper blepharoplasty removes the loose skin along the double-eyelid line

and then sutures it closed.

The important point here is “how much should be removed?”

If too much skin is removed,

the eyes may not fully close when you shut them.

If too little is removed,

the feeling of heaviness may still remain.

That is why precise design before surgery is necessary.

An experienced medical team carefully measures how much extra skin the patient has

and where the double-eyelid line will look natural.

If muscle strength is weak,

simply removing skin may not make the eyes open clearly.

In such cases, an additional procedure to strengthen the muscle

may be needed along with skin removal.

At our Objet Plastic Surgery clinic,

we do not look only at the eyelids.

We also consider the position of the eyebrows,

the amount of space in the upper eyelid area,

and the habit of using the forehead muscles

to design surgery with precision.

A surgical plan based on analyzing the balance of the entire face

is necessary for functional improvement beyond simple cosmetic goals

to lead to satisfying results.

Today, we looked at

a simple 3-second self-check you can try at home

and the principles behind brow lift and upper blepharoplasty.

This test can help you get a basic sense of direction,

but an accurate diagnosis should be made

through an in-person consultation with a specialist.

The structure of the eyes, muscle strength,

and skin elasticity all need to be measured precisely

using specialized equipment and extensive experience.

I hope this post was of some help to those of you considering eye surgery.

This has been Objet Plastic Surgery. Thank you.

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