After the operation

To minimise swelling after surgery you will be kept in a sitting position overnight. It is important for you to try to maintain this position as much as possible during the following week to 10 days, until all the swelling has subsided. At first there may be some swelling of the eyelids but this generally settles quickly and clears within a week.

There should be very little pain after the operation. You should be well enough to have someone drive you home the day after surgery.

At first there may be some numbness of the skin on the forehead. This improves within the first few weeks. Very occasionally there may be some weakness of the forehead muscles, but again this normally rectifies itself within a few weeks.

As a browlift tightens the forehead there is an exaggerated elevation of the eyebrows for two or three weeks after the operation. The eyebrows come down to an acceptable level within a couple of weeks and the forehead will look smooth without looking unduly tight. Gradual movement returns to the forehead.