Surgery · Brow Lift Results

Endoscopic Brow Lift Before and After

Three foreheads, and where to look in each

Apgujeong, Seoul | Board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Jonghwan Choi
Unretouched case photographs, published with consent · KHIDI-registered

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Result

Brow lift results

What do endoscopic brow lift before and after photos show at Rewind?

What the three pairs show

In Rewind's three forehead cases the brow sits higher in relation to the eye after surgery, more of the upper eyelid is visible, and the eyes read as more open. In one pair the horizontal forehead lines are visibly softer. Only the first case is a forehead lift performed alone; the other two combine it with further operations, and the caption under each pair lists every one of them.

Basis: Rewind's case archive for the forehead lift, framed from forehead to nose, with the list of procedures for each session taken from the case record.

Rewind does not publish a millimetre figure for how far the brow rises. The height is drawn at the design stage for each face, and that same design is what you would discuss at a consultation. If your concern is a tall forehead with the brow in place, the results to look at sit on the forehead reduction page, because that operation changes the hairline and leaves the brow where it is.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi assessing a patient at a design consultation
Fig. 01 — The design consultation where brow height is decided
Cases

Case photographs

Rewind's three brow lift cases, with every operation in each session named

The pairs run in order of how much else was done. Case 01 is the forehead lift and nothing more, the cleanest view of what the brow operation changes by itself. Case 02 added forehead reduction, double-chin liposuction, platysma tightening and subplatysmal fat removal. Case 03 combined a partial facelift with the forehead lift and under-eye fat repositioning, which also affect the lower lid and the cheek.

Rewind patients — forehead to nose, front view

Before an endoscopic forehead lift performed alone, front view of forehead and eyes After an endoscopic forehead lift performed alone, front view of forehead and eyes BEFOREAFTER
case 01
Forehead lift alone, with no other procedure in the session
Individual results may vary.
Before a brow lift combined with forehead reduction, double-chin liposuction, platysma tightening and subplatysmal fat removal, front view After a brow lift combined with forehead reduction, double-chin liposuction, platysma tightening and subplatysmal fat removal, front view BEFOREAFTER
case 02
Forehead lift, forehead reduction, double-chin liposuction, platysma tightening and subplatysmal fat removal together
Individual results may vary.
Before a partial facelift combined with a brow lift and under-eye fat repositioning, forehead and eyes After a partial facelift combined with a brow lift and under-eye fat repositioning, forehead and eyes BEFOREAFTER
case 03
Partial facelift with a forehead lift and under-eye fat repositioning in the same operation
Individual results may vary.

Each frame shows a Rewind patient photographed front-on at the clinic and published unretouched with written consent. Backdrop colour and make-up differ between visits in some pairs, so compare brow height against the eyelid and hairline position against the forehead. Individual results may vary. Possible effects of surgery here include bleeding, infection, bruising, swelling, brow asymmetry, altered scalp sensation and a hairline scar.

Read

Reading the pairs

Four landmarks for reading a brow lift before and after

Brow photographs are easy to misread, because anyone can raise the brows for the camera. These four landmarks hold up better than an overall impression.

mark 01
Brow against the upper lid
Look at the distance between the lower edge of the brow and the lash line. In a brow lift that distance is the main change, and it is visible in all three cases.
mark 02
How much eyelid shows
When a descended brow is raised, the upper-lid skin it was pressing down is drawn up with it. More visible lid, and a clearer upper-lid fold, is the second sign to check.
mark 03
Horizontal forehead lines
Rewind lists improvement of forehead lines among the aims of the operation. Case 03 shows the clearest softening, although it was combined with other surgery.
mark 04
The hairline
A forehead lift is entered at the hairline but is not meant to move it. In case 02 the hairline sits lower afterwards because forehead reduction was part of the same session.
Source

Where the change comes from

How an endoscopic brow lift produces the change seen in these photographs

Every visible difference in the pairs traces back to a published step of the operation. Reading the steps makes it easier to tell what the brow lift did and what the combined operations added.

01Design

The brow height in each result was set at the design stage

Rewind's first step is a one-to-one design drawn before the incision. The new brow position is agreed there, so the degree of lift differs between the three faces by intention.

02View

The endoscope lets the brow lift dissection reach the brow

Working from the hairline, the skin and fascial layer of the forehead and temple are freed down to the brow while a Full HD endoscope shows the nerves and vessels in that plane. The brow can only move if the dissection reaches it.

03Lift

Skin and muscle layer are raised together in the brow lift

The freed layer is drawn upward. Because the brow travels with it, the eyelid skin above the eye rises too, and that accounts for the extra lid visible after surgery.

04Hold

Endotine keeps the brow at its new height while it heals

Surplus tissue is removed and the lifted layer is fixed with Endotine, a device with five tines on a small support. Rewind records that it is absorbed over about nine months, by which time the tissue has healed in place.

05Settle

Swelling has to settle before a brow lift result can be judged

Early swelling and bruising mostly subside within one to two weeks. Photographs taken inside that window show a forehead that is still changing.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi performing surgery at Rewind Plastic Surgery
Fig. 02 — Endoscopic dissection is carried out by the operating surgeon
Rewind

Why these photographs

Why every brow lift case at Rewind is published with its full session

A result photographed after three operations can look like the work of one. Rewind's captions are written to prevent that, and the clinic's single-surgeon structure means the same person designed, operated on and reviewed each case shown here.

01Labels

Combined operations are named in every brow lift caption

Two of the three cases involved more than a forehead lift. Their captions list every procedure performed, so a reader can separate what the brow operation contributed from what the facelift, eyelid or neck work added.

02Consent

Unretouched, and published with consent

The pairs appear as photographed at the clinic, unretouched, and each patient gave written consent for publication. Nothing has been adjusted to even out the backdrop or the make-up between visits.

03One surgeon

One surgeon behind every brow lift result

Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeon and medical director, operated on all three patients. He sees patients by appointment on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 10:00 and 19:00, and on Saturday between 10:00 and 16:00; Thursday and Sunday are closed days.

Consultation room at Rewind Plastic Surgery
Fig. 03 — Where each case is reviewed with the patient
Place

Where the cases were treated

Where the brow lift cases on this page were operated and photographed

Surgical team in the operating theatre at Rewind Plastic Surgery

Fig. 04 — Theatre team during upper-face surgery

Waiting lounge at Rewind Plastic Surgery, Apgujeong

Fig. 05 — The lounge at Rewind, Apgujeong

All three patients were operated in Rewind's theatre on the fourth and fifth floors of the Richro Building in Apgujeong, Gangnam, and photographed at the clinic with a headband holding the hair clear of the forehead. The framing, from forehead to nose, keeps the brow, the eyelid and the forehead lines in view. Patients travelling from abroad are supported in their own language at every visit.

Framing: forehead to nose, front view
Hair held back with a headband in every frame
Operated by Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeon
Fixation used: Endotine, absorbed over about nine months
Photographs: unretouched, published with written consent
KHIDI registration: M-2025-01-08-09288
Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeon

Board-certified plastic surgeon

Every case on this page was designed and operated on by Dr. Jonghwan Choi, who is certified in Korea as a plastic surgery specialist and has published ten peer-reviewed papers. Rewind treats international patients under KHIDI registration M-2025-01-08-09288.

Cost

Pricing

What the operations in these brow lift cases are listed at

Each case maps onto the fee schedule differently. The forehead parts are listed below; the other procedures in cases 02 and 03 are planned and quoted on examination.

Forehead lift, as in case 01Endoscopic, with Endotine fixation included
₩4,500,000
Forehead lift with forehead reduction, as in the upper face of case 02Listed as one combined item
₩8,500,000
Partial facelift and under-eye work, as in case 03Planned at the examination alongside the forehead lift
Quoted at consultation

Figures are list prices excluding VAT, with the anaesthetic fee included. The neck contouring in case 02 and the facelift and eyelid work in case 03 are quoted as separate lines once the examination has confirmed them.

Fit

Suitability

Whose forehead is likely to change like these brow lift cases

A similar change is plausible when

  • The brow has descended and is pressing the upper-lid skin down
  • Forehead and frown lines have deepened along with the lower brow
  • The brow gives a tired or stern look that does not match the mood behind it
  • Tissue elasticity is reasonable, since the clinic links durability to elasticity

The result would look different when

  • The brow already sits at a normal height and the excess lies in the lid: see the sub-brow lift or upper blepharoplasty
  • The forehead is tall with the brow in place, in which case the change you want is forehead reduction
  • The hairline has had surgery or grafting before, which the surgeon needs to know about first
  • A bleeding disorder, blood thinners, poor wound healing, pregnancy or an active infection is present
After

When to judge

When a brow lift result can fairly be judged

The captions on this page do not state how long after surgery each after photograph was taken, so treat them as results at a later review. The clinic's recovery record gives the milestones that matter when you judge your own.

Days one to two
Dressing and early swelling
A compression dressing is worn for one to two days with the head kept raised. The forehead is swollen, and the brow is not yet in its final position.
Within two weeks
Most bruising gone
Rewind records that early swelling and bruising mostly subside within one to two weeks. The brow and lid begin to read as they will.
Around nine months
Endotine absorbed
The fixation device is absorbed over roughly nine months, by which time the tissue itself holds the new position.
Five years and more
Durability
The clinic records that the result usually lasts more than five years, varying with tissue elasticity and how much was lifted.

Judging too early can mislead, because swelling changes how the forehead looks while it lasts. Brow asymmetry, altered sensation across the scalp and a visible line within the hairline are among the outcomes to raise at review. Severe pain or a fever calls for a prompt return to the clinic.

Doctor

Professional

At Rewind, one board-certified plastic surgeon carries every case — from the first consultation to the final follow-up. Because a face is a story, and a story deserves a single author.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeonRewind,
Dr. Jonghwan Choi presenting at an academic session
Fig. 06 — Academic presentation, lifting session

Rewind's Doctor

Dr. Jonghwan Choi Medical Director

One surgeon, from the first
consultation to the last follow-up.

A board-certified plastic surgeon devoted to anti-aging lifting, with the precision and restraint built through years of craniofacial practice.

Board-certified plastic surgeon (Plastic Surgery)
10 peer-reviewed publications
Medical Director, Rewind Plastic Surgery
Korean Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
Former chief director, Apgujeong Y&T Plastic Surgery
Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
J Craniofac Surg · JKMS · Arch Craniofac Surg
Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
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Questions

Brow lift before and after: questions about these results

What do endoscopic brow lift before and after results look like?
In Rewind's cases the brow sits higher above the eye, more upper eyelid shows and the eyes look more open; in one pair the forehead lines are also softer. Only one case is a forehead lift alone, and every caption lists all the operations performed in that session.
How much does the brow actually rise after an endoscopic lift?
Rewind publishes no millimetre figure. The new brow height is drawn for each face at the design stage, so it differs from patient to patient, and it is agreed with the surgeon before the operation. The three cases show the range of change the clinic has published so far.
Why is only one of the three cases a forehead lift on its own?
Upper-face ageing rarely stops at the brow, and two of these patients had other areas treated in the same session: hairline lowering and neck work in one, a partial facelift and under-eye fat repositioning in the other. Case 01 is the clean view of the brow operation alone.
Were these photographs edited?
They are published unretouched with each patient's written consent. Backdrop colour and make-up are not identical between the two visits in every pair, so the fairest comparison is brow height against the lash line and the amount of upper eyelid showing.
Can I choose how high my brows will sit?
The height is set in a one-to-one design before the incision, and that design is discussed with you at the consultation. The aim Rewind describes is a clearer, more open eye area; the final position depends on your anatomy and on what the examination supports.
Are the softer forehead lines in case 03 from the brow lift alone?
Not necessarily. Rewind lists forehead line improvement among the aims of the forehead lift, but case 03 also included a partial facelift and under-eye fat repositioning in the same operation. The photograph shows the combined result of all three.
How soon after surgery can a result like these be judged?
The captions do not state the interval, so none of these pairs should be read as a particular week. Early bruising and swelling mostly settle within one to two weeks, and the Endotine device is absorbed over about nine months while the tissue heals in its new position.
Would the hairline scar show in photographs like these?
The incision runs along the hairline and, according to Rewind, the line settles among the hairs. It is still a surgical scar that heals differently in each person, and sunscreen is asked for to limit pigmentation. The scar itself is examined and discussed at the consultation.
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Scientific evidence

Published research on photographing and combining upper-face surgery

The first paper explains how standardised photography affects what a pair of clinical images can show. The second describes hairline lowering during an endoscopic forehead lift, the combination seen in case 02, and the third reviews forehead reduction in Asian patients. They describe the field, report no Rewind cases and cannot predict any single result.