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Clin Plast Surg 2022 Jul 13;49(3):349-356. Epub 2022 May 13.

Cleveland Clinic Department of Plastic Surgery, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195-0001, USA; Section of Cosmetic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Plastic Surgery, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195-0001, USA. Electronic address:

Effective rejuvenation of the upper face results when effective brow repositioning is combined with maintenance or improvement of brow shape. Endoscopic brow lift techniques have increased in popularity as surgeons have investigated less invasive surgical procedures. This article provides a comparison of hairline brow lift with other open and endoscopic techniques used for improving brow position. Read More

Facial Plast Surg 2018 Apr 9;34(2):145-149. Epub 2018 Apr 9.

The Spiegel Center, Newton, Massachusetts.

This article will review considerations for scalp advancement, or forehead shortening, when done in combination with a brow lift. The author's technique for anterior hairline reshaping is presented with particular focus on simultaneous reduction of temporal recession. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2018 Feb 2;42(1):126-136. Epub 2017 Nov 2.

Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, USA.

Introduction: The use of neuromodulators has grown substantially in our society, particularly in the temporary treatment of brow ptosis. This study revisits the use of the transpalpebral browpexy for upper face and brow rejuvenation in the context of what has been learned from neuromodulators.

Methods: A retrospective review of 97 subjects was conducted who had transpalpebral browpexy performed for lateral brow ptosis. Read More

Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2016 Sep 16;24(2):161-4. Epub 2016 Jun 16.

Department of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florida, 653-1 West 8th Street, 2nd Floor LRC Building, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA. Electronic address:

J Cutan Aesthet Surg 2016 Apr-Jun;9(2):93-6

Department of Eye Plastic and Facial Cosmetic Surgery, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Department of Surgery, Spectrum Health Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Background: As the ptotic brow drops below the supraorbital rim, it can exacerbate dermatochalasis by pushing the adjacent skin of the upper lid further down.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes associated with a combined pretrichial brow lift and upper lid blepharoplasty in patients with dermatochalasis and mild to moderate brow ptosis.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective case series of 46 patients with dermatochalasis and mild to moderate brow ptosis treated with a combined, bilateral pretrichial brow lift and upper lid blepharoplasty from January 2008 to December 2011. Read More

Clin Plast Surg 2013 Jan 26;40(1):117-24. Epub 2012 Aug 26.

Paces Plastic Surgery, Atlanta, GA 30327, USA.

The open brow lift procedure is discussed in terms of relevant surgical anatomy, preoperative evaluation, and detailed surgical technique for pretrichial coronal forehead lift with hair-bearing temporal lift, direct incisional brow lift, and coronal brow lift. Complications are discussed, and information is presented on patient evaluation and expectations, with a discussion of what patients can expect before and after brow lift surgery. Read More

Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr 2011 Sep;4(3):161-70

Maxillofacial Department, University of Sassari, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy.

Frontal sinus and supraorbital rim fractures are common in facial trauma patients. Coronal incision is the standard approach for surgical management of these injuries. Nevertheless, with this incision, complications can occur as wide scars and alopecia. Read More

Orbit 2009 ;28(6):347-53

National University Health System, Singapore.

Background: To describe the indications, techniques and outcomes of various browlift procedures in a predominantly East-Asian community.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective review of patients who underwent browlift procedures performed by 2 oculoplastic surgeons or under their direct supervision, in a tertiary referral hospital in South East Asia from 2002 to 2007.

Results: Forty-six patients (30 female, 16 male) had browlift surgery for 89 sides from 2002 to 2007. Read More

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2004 Jul;20(4):268-73

Oregon Health Sciences University, Casey Eye Institute, 3375 SW Terwilliger Boulevard, Portland, OR 79239-4197, U.S.A.

Purpose: To present an alternative technique for rejuvenating the upper face of patients with high hairlines.

Methods: A chart review was performed to ascertain the longevity and aesthetic quality of endoscopically assisted pretrichial brow lifts. The charts of a single surgeon were reviewed (2000 to 2003). Read More

Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2003 Oct;14(5):260-6

Casey Eye Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA.

Purpose Of Review: In this text, we describe and compare the most current brow-lifting techniques, including endoscopic, coronal, and pretrichial approaches, as well as subperiosteal and subgaleal dissection planes, and we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Recent Findings: Over the past decade, we have witnessed tremendous advances in the anatomic understanding of brow ptosis and in the procedures used to correct the resulting functional and aesthetic deformities. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2001 Jan-Feb;25(1):35-9

Tardy Facial Plastic Surgery Institute, Chicago, IL 60657, USA.

Rejuvenation surgery of the upper one-third of the face can be accomplished by a number of well-known techniques and approaches. The objectives of this study were to: (1) determine if endoscopic-assisted forehead lifts achieve the same degree of correction as the coronal/pretrichial forehead lifts, (2) to assess the effect of concurrent blepharoplasty on brow elevation, and (3) to evaluate long-term results of coronal/ pretrichial forehead lifts. The study was a retrospective blinded comparison of pre- and postoperative photographs of patients who underwent forehead lifts. Read More

J Otolaryngol 1992 Feb;21(1):25-9

University of Toronto, Department of Otolaryngology, Ontario.

The coronal forehead lift has produced excellent results in the rejuvenation of the upper face. The problem of brow and glabellar ptosis, as well as the problem of frontoglabellar rhytids, are directly addressed with this procedure while producing no visible scars. In addition, the pretrichial modification of it can be used without alteration in the hairline. Read More