Direct Brow Lift Gallery Patient 388076

There are different reasons for drooping eyelid skin. Visual obstruction can be from excess upper eyelid skin, due to the redundant tissue that overlaps or hoods the eye called dermatochalasis (sagging of the upper eyelids). Brow ptosis refers to the laxity of muscles and sagging tissue of the eyebrows and/or forehead. Both are common age related conditions that often require surgical correction of both. Repair of drooping upper lids in the presence on an untreated brow ptosis may result in incomplete resolution of the visual impairement. Also, failure to excise redundant upper eyelid tissue at the same time of brow ptosis may accentuate the tissue overhanging the eyelid margin. External brow ptosis repair requires an incision above the brow and each patient has to meet medical criteria for insurance coverage.