Question:
I am a woman with a high brow line. How can a forehead lift be performed on me so that my scars are not as visible?
Answer:
The answer to your question is that the browlift performed in your particular case would be essentially what we refer to as a pre-trachiol or trichophytic browlift. Essentially rather than placing the incision behind the hairline which would move the hairline back further and increase the height of the brow, we make the incision at the junction of the forehead and hairline. In essence this would shorten the forehead a little bit (the distance from the eyebrow to the hairline) by only moving the forehead up and only eliminating the skin at the highest aspect of the brow. This may be difficult to understand, however, we have a lot of flexibility as to placement and much of the decision as to where to place the incision depends on the individual’s concerns and willingness to tolerate an incision. The incision in this particular situation is very well hidden and acceptable to most individuals with a high hairline.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.