BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Choose the questions relevant to your concern and bring them to your consultation.
Open the consultation checklistWhy is the translation important?
In ASPS guidance, "brow lift" is also called a forehead lift and includes raising sagging brows. Korean clinic terms translated as "sub-brow lift" can refer to a different approach. ASPS · Brow lift
A published case series describes infraeyebrow blepharoplasty using an excision along the lower eyebrow edge to treat redundant upper-eyelid tissue. The paper also describes variations in operative design. Case series · Infraeyebrow blepharoplasty (2012)
Ask the treating surgeon to confirm the planned incision, tissue removal and intended effect on brow position.
What should you compare?
| Question | Forehead / brow lift | Sub-brow excision |
|---|---|---|
| What is the stated goal? | Ask how brow position and forehead tissues are involved. | Ask which excess skin is treated and what is left unchanged. |
| Where is the incision? | Request the proposed locations and scar discussion. | Request the precise incision below the brow and scar discussion. |
| What remains a separate issue? | Ask whether eyelid-opening or crease concerns need separate assessment. | Ask whether brow position or eyelid-opening concerns remain. |
| What are the risks? | Request procedure-specific risks and follow-up. | Request procedure-specific risks and follow-up. |
What should be written in your plan?
- The exact procedure name in both English and Korean.
- The anatomical area and expected limits.
- Alternatives, including no surgery or a different approach.
- Procedure-specific complications, scar care and follow-up.
General eyelid-surgery information is useful background, but it does not replace an explanation of the actual lifting procedure being proposed. NHS · Eyelid surgery
What should you bring to the consultation?
Bring a clear description of what bothers you, when it began, and what you hope will change. If you have had previous surgery, request the operative report and share it through the clinic's secure channel. Tell the clinician about medicines, allergies, eye symptoms and other treatments.
If you are traveling, confirm who will explain consent and aftercare in a language you understand, where follow-up will happen, and what happens if you need care after returning home. NHS · Cosmetic surgery abroad
Questions & answers
Does sub-brow surgery always lift the brow itself?
Do not assume this from the name. Ask the surgeon to describe the tissue and position changes intended in your plan.
Can I choose by looking at before-and-after photos?
Photos can help explain preferences. They cannot establish your anatomy, eligibility or likely result.
Sources and what they support
External patient guidance and clinic background are different kinds of evidence. None of these organizations endorses this site or any listed clinic.
- Case series · Infraeyebrow blepharoplasty (2012)
A case series describing an infraeyebrow excision technique and its anatomical scope. Used for terminology, not to claim safety, efficacy or individual suitability.
- NHS · Eyelid surgery
General procedure, risks and recovery information. UK cost figures are not used.
- NHS · Cosmetic surgery abroad
Questions about the surgeon, communication, aftercare, insurance and travel. Not a Korea-specific standard.
- ASPS · Brow lift
Forehead/brow-lift terminology and brow position. Does not establish sub-brow excision indications.
Sources were checked on 22 October 2026. English-language and legal review are incomplete. Review requirements · Prepare a correction