MID FOREHEAD BROW LIFT

Course overview

IN MOST MEDICAL CONDITIONS, DEFINITIONS RELY UPON EXACT NUMBERS. IN THE CASE OF BROW PTOSIS, IT IS JUDGMENT COMBINED WITH MEASUREMENTS. BROW PTOSIS EXISTS WHEN IT INTERFERES WITH AESTHETICS OR FUNCTION. THE LEVEL OF BROWS DEEMED LOW IN ONE PERSON MAY BE PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE OR "NORMAL" IN ANOTHER. BROWS DESCEND OVER TIME IN EVERYONE. WITH THE BROW BEING A MOBILE STRUCTURE AND WITH THE SECONDARY EFFECTS OF AGE, SOLAR ELASTOSIS, MUSCLE ACTION, TRAUMA, LESIONS AND GRAVITY, SOME DEGREE OF BROW DESCENT WILL OCCUR IN EVERYONE. THE BROW POSITION IS REGARDED DIFFERENTLY IN DIFFERENT GENDERS, RACES, AGES, AND EVEN GENERATIONS. IN SOME COMMUNITIES, THE CONCEPT OF CHANGING A BROW POSITION OR CURVE AS WE AGE IS CONSIDERED ANATHEMA. IN MANY WESTERN SOCIETIES, IT IS AN ACCEPTED DESIRE. AGE-RELATED EYEBROW PTOSIS IS SECONDARY TO GRAVITATIONAL, INVOLUTIONAL, AND EXPOSURE CHANGES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BROW PTOSIS, ITS PRESENTATION AND THE ROLE OF MID FORETHEAD BROW LIFT TO REVERSE PTOSIS.