Brow Lift, Direct Brow Lift: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

brow lift, direct brow lift, brow ptosis, forehead ptosis, ptotic brow, brow wrinkles, brow rhytid, brow rhytide, face lift, facelift, direct brow excision, blepharoplasty

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Daniel N Ronel, MD, FAAP, FACS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, New Mexico Plastic Surgery, St Vincent Surgical Group
Daniel N Ronel, MD, FAAP, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, and American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Martin I Newman, MD, FACS, Consulting Surgical Staff, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Associate Program Director and Educational Director of Plastic Surgery Resident Program, Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida
Martin I Newman, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Florida Medical Association, Florida Society of Plastic Surgery, International Confederation for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, and Southeastern Surgical Congress
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Anthony Labruna, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Cornell University Medical Center
Anthony Labruna, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association and American Rhinologic Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Mia Talmor, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Mia Talmor, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons and American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

R C A Weatherley-White, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery (Plastic), University of Colorado; Medical Director, Department of Plastic Surgery, Columbia Rose Medical Center
R C A Weatherley-White, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Colorado Medical Society, and Royal Society of Medicine
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Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Managing Editor

Jorge I de la Torre, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Residency Program Director, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Director, Center for Advanced Surgical Aesthetics
Jorge I de la Torre, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, and Medical Association of the State of Alabama
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CME Editor

Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD, Director, Colorado Plastic Surgery Center
Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Colorado Medical Society
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Chief Editor

Lars M Vistnes, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Professor of Surgery, Emeritus, Stanford University Medical Center
Lars M Vistnes, MD, FRCSC, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
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