The brows may not be the first thing we think of when we think about our face. We usually focus in on our lips, nose, or eyes, but the brows actually have a huge impact on framing our face, which in turn affects our whole appearance.
There are a number of things that can cause our eyes to look droopy or tired. The weakening of the muscles around the brows, as well as changes in our skin over time, like skin laxity or the development of small pockets of excess fat, is what can really be the clincher when it comes to droopy brows or lids.
There are also those of us who have different brow concerns, where we want to add definition and enhance the shape of our eyebrows beyond what’s possible with makeup or microblading alone.
The good news is that we’ve got a number of amazing non-surgical brow lift treatments that are, well, literally raising brows
Botox for Brow Lift
Did you know you can create a brow lift with Botox? That’s right—Botox does a LOT more than treat fine lines and wrinkles.
So anatomically speaking, the eyebrows are actually pretty interesting, because they’ve actually got muscles that are pulling them in two different directions. You’ve got one muscle in the brow area that pulls them up, and one which pulls them down.
It’s the muscle that’s pulling the brows downward that for some of us eventually causes some issues, like sagging or drooping skin just above the eyes that in turn causes the eyes to droop, and well you know the rest: it creates an overall kind of tired look.
Botox or other neuromodulators like Dysport, Xeomin, and Nuceiva, are actually an amazing quick fix for this issue, and are a super minimally invasive and painless way to create a natural lift to the brow. By strategically injecting Botox or another neuromodulator along the brows, you weaken the the muscle that’s pulling your brows down, which in turn will subtly lift the brows overall. This has the effect of making your eyes look wider, more open and more alert.
And if you love the look of Kendall Jenner or Bella Hadid’s brows—extended lines that frame the face moving upward and outward—Botox is also one way to achieve the same kind of style. In fact it’s one of the most popular non-surgical treatments that models, celebrities and influencers opt for, since it can produce a subtle result that looks natural but is still enhanced.
You can see a subtle change to the appearance of Ariana Grande’s brows here, where a little lift on the outside edges helps frame her eyes in a new way.
Fillers for Brows?
Depending on what issue is making your brows droop or look sunken, for the right patient, dermal fillers can be an effective way to mimic an eye or brow lift. There are a number of ways that filler can be used to strategically lift the brows, but one common way is to target the fat pad that sits just underneath the eyebrow.
If you find that you’re someone who has lost a lot of volume in the face, it may very well be that you’ve lost volume in this particular area as well. If that area under the brow thins out over time then what you’re left with is a sagging brow. Filler strategically placed just below the eyebrow line can fill this area and give it a nice and subtle lift.
The temples are another area where many people experience volume loss and can really affect the way the brows look, particularly by making the tail of the brows droop. Filler in the temples will lift the ends of the brows, but will also generally add balance to the whole face.
Thread Lift for the Brow Area
The thread lift is a treatment that is basically synonymous with a non-surgical brow lift. The treatment involves strategically inserting dissolvable threads (InstaLift threads) just under the surface of the skin in areas where you find that you have moderate skin laxity and your face could use a little lift.
The threads will dissolve within 6-9 months, but because they stimulate the production of collagen and elastin in the body, your result is maintained for up to a year or a little longer.
In order to create a brow lift with a thread lift treatment, extreme precision and knowledge of the anatomy is required, so make sure you go to a provider who has a lot of experience with this. There are a lot of nerves and blood vessels around the middle of the brow, for example, so you can’t treat that particular area. Depending on your needs, your doctor will carefully target the area of the brow that will create the look you want.
Morpheus8 for Skin Tightening
If you’re looking for moderate skin tightening in the eye and brow area, Morpheus8 is designed to target small and delicate areas with its varying needle lengths and very small tips that offer precision and accuracy.
Morpheus8 is also a unique treatment in that it’s a microneedling treatment combined with radiofrequency technology. RF technology will shrink tissue and melt small pockets of fat in order to tighten the skin in the brow and eye area. While microneedling will stimulate the production of collagen in the body, which will guarantee long lasting results.
