Direct Brow Lift - An Update of Current Literature

Eyebrow ptosis is the earliest manifestation of the aging forehead. Surgical procedures to lift the ptotic brow were first published in the early 1900s and since the introduction of the direct brow lift technique, there have been numerous minor refinements to this procedure, as well as some major developments in surgical techniques. It was modified to utilize a mid-forehead or a coronal incision, and then superseded by the endoscopic technique of brow lifting. Yet, with the armory of brow lifting techniques that currently exist, there still is a major role for the direct brow lift, herein described in detail.