Clinical study of therapeutic effect in eyebrow lifting with different incisions

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of choosing different surgical incisions in eyebrow lifting. Methods This research recruited 87 female who underwent eyebrow lifting in our hospital from January 2015 to December 2017, with the mean age of 52.4 years ranging from 25 to 71 years. According to the degree of the upper eyelid soft tissue laxity the level of eyebrow drooping and cosmetic patients personal requirements, we performed different surgical incisions respectively. Therefore, there were 39 cases upper-eyebrow incision, 31 cases under-eyebrow incision and 17 cases combined with upper and lower eyebrow incision. Results 87 women who had undergone the 3 months to 4 years follow-up (average period, 6.3-month), are pleased with their eyebrow and rejuvenation after eyebrow lifting, with 90.8% (79 of 87) satisfaction, 6.9% (6 of 87) satisfaction basically and 2.3% (2 of 87) dissatisfaction. And only 2 patients had secondary surgery for unacceptable brow shape. Conclusions By choosing different eyebrow incisions and removing skin around the eyebrow, there were efficient ways to rectify the upper eyelid skin relaxation and eyebrow drooping, widen the double eyelid line as well as to improve crow′s-feet. We firmly believe that it is essential for surgeons to sufficiently get to know patients′ requirements and design a personalized treatment scheme according to the relaxation degree of the upper eyelid soft tissue and the shape of eye-brow. Key words: Eyebrow lifting; Upper eyelid skin relaxation; Ptosis of eyebrow; Aging face