Sub-brow Lift (Infrabrow Lift)
A sub-brow lift removes sagging skin through an incision placed just below the eyebrow, lifting both the brow and the eyelid without touching your existing double eyelid line. It suits people whose drooping eyebrows and eyelid skin are crowding their eyes and aging their look, but who don't want their current fold redesigned.
A Lift That Leaves Your Fold Alone
When the eyebrows and eyelid skin sag together, the space between them narrows, pressing down on the eye and crowding the upper field of vision. Many people respond by unconsciously raising their forehead to compensate, which deepens forehead wrinkles over time; the loose skin at the outer corner can also trap sweat and become irritated, and heavy drooping can hide an existing double eyelid fold entirely or let lashes turn inward. A sub-brow lift addresses this by removing excess skin through an incision placed just under the eyebrow, rather than along the eyelid crease — so if you're specifically worried about how a double eyelid procedure might change your look, this keeps that line exactly where it is.
Is This Right for You?
- Sagging eyebrows and eyelid skin are crowding your field of vision
- You want the drooping and wrinkling improved without changing your eye shape
- Drooping skin makes you look older and more tired than you feel
- Your existing double eyelid fold is being hidden by sagging skin above it
Your Treatment Process
- 01
1:1 Precision Design
Your surgeon analyzes your existing fold line, the degree of eyelid and brow sagging, and your eye shape and function to plan the surgery around your face.
- 02
Tissue Removal
Only the planned amount of excess skin and fat is removed below the eyebrow, with the lifted tissue secured to the periosteum (the membrane covering the bone) to help the lift hold.
- 03
Detailed Closure
The incision follows the direction your eyebrow hair grows and is closed along that same grain to minimize visible scarring.
- 04
Result
A clearer, more rested eye area with your original double eyelid line unchanged.
Recovery Timeline
The procedure takes about an hour under local or light sedation anesthesia. Recovery is typically 5 to 7 days, with stitches removed in the same window and 2 to 3 follow-up visits expected.
Risks & What the Published Evidence Shows
In one published case series using periosteal fixation for a sub-brow lift, 36 patients were followed for an average of 27 months; 2 patients (5.6%) developed a depression at the fixation site, which resolved after two local injections in both cases. That figure comes from the medical literature generally, not from DOY JUN's own outcomes, and the broader body of research on this technique tends to be observational case series without a comparison group, so it shouldn't be read as proof this approach outperforms others. Some patients in reported studies showed reddish scarring at the 3-month mark that improved by the 12-month follow-up — how visible your scar ends up being depends on your own skin's healing pattern.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a sub-brow lift different from upper blepharoplasty?+
Upper blepharoplasty incises along your double eyelid line and can reshape that fold as part of the procedure. A sub-brow lift incises below the eyebrow instead and leaves your existing fold untouched — the right choice depends on whether you're also open to changing your current eyelid line.
Will this change my current double eyelid shape?+
No — the incision sits below the eyebrow, not along the eyelid crease, so your existing fold stays as it is. This procedure is specifically an option for people who want the sagging addressed without any change to the look of their current double eyelid line.
Is scarring visible under the eyebrow?+
The incision is placed along the lower border of the eyebrow and closed following the direction of the brow hair to keep it from standing out. Some patients report mild redness around 3 months after surgery that fades by around a year, though how much a scar shows depends on individual skin healing.
Is 'sub-brow lift' the same as 'infrabrow lift'?+
Yes — both terms describe the same procedure: an incision just below the eyebrow to remove sagging eyelid and brow-area skin.
Ask If a Sub-brow Lift Keeps the Eye Shape You Already Like
If you're worried a double eyelid procedure might change your look too much, send us a photo and we'll tell you honestly whether a sub-brow lift gets you the lift you want without touching your current fold.
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