Sub Brow Lift Cost, Who It Suits and How It Differs From Other Brow Lifts

Key points

• Current market prices for a sub brow lift are about THB 15,000 to THB 45,000, depending on the scar-hiding suture technique, the amount of excess skin and the anatomy around each person’s eyes.
• Surgery to lift the outer eye corners with a scar hidden under the brow lets the scar fade and blend into the skin, usually in about 3 to 6 months, with a recovery time of about 7 to 10 days, depending on each person.
• Removing drooping eyelid skin under the brow suits people with a large amount of excess upper eyelid skin, while the dissolvable threads used in a thread lift usually break down in about 12 to 18 months.
• If you are concerned about scars, other brow lift techniques hide the incisions in the hairline, such as an endoscopic lift using Endotine.

How much does a sub brow lift cost? This is often the first question if you are concerned about droopy eyelids and outer eye corners that make your face look sad. Surgery to lift the outer eye corners with a scar hidden under the brow is one option people consider. Checking prices and preparing a budget is the first step to help you plan your costs in advance.

In this article, S45 brings together information on the cost of a sub brow lift and looks at the factors that make prices differ, such as the scar-hiding suture technique, and compares it with other eye surgery, to help you decide.

How Much Does Sub Brow Lift Surgery Cost?

A sub brow lift to raise the outer eye corners costs about THB 15,000 to THB 45,000 on average, depending on the degree of sagging and the structure around each person’s eyes. The price often varies with the detail of the scar-hiding sutures, which need great care to avoid a noticeable scar.

This amount often covers only the medical equipment and local anaesthetic in the operating theatre. We recommend setting aside extra money for items outside the package, such as medicine to reduce swelling, scar cream or lab tests before surgery.

What Affects the Price of a Sub Brow Lift

The cost of surgery to lift the outer eye corners with a scar under the brow varies with the factors of each hospital or clinic. Apart from the standard of the equipment and the type of anaesthetic used, the amount of excess skin around each person’s eyes that needs to be removed is the main factor in the cost.

How Does the Surgeon’s Experience Affect the Price?

The surgeon’s skill and experience directly affect the fee, because the eyelid crease differs from person to person and some are harder to assess than others. A surgeon with knowledge of the anatomy around the eyes can judge how much excess skin to remove to suit your eyelid crease, which helps lower the chance of being unable to close your eyes fully or of uneven, tilted eye proportions after surgery.

Complex planning and designing the scar to sit along the edge of the brow raise the price in line with the difficulty of the work. The average cost of a sub brow lift today therefore also depends on the experience, reputation and number of cases of the surgeon at that hospital or clinic.

Suturing the Scar Under the Brow Helps Lower the Chance of Repeat Surgery

Careful suturing to hide the scar under the edge of the brow is key to lowering the risk of raised scars and eyelid pulling, which are the main reasons people pay again for corrective surgery around the eyes later. Designing the incision line parallel to the brow hairs helps the scar fade gradually and blend into the skin, usually within about 3 to 6 months, depending on each person.

Part of the cost of a sub brow lift depends on a 2-layer suture technique that hides the scar without damaging the brow hair roots. This technique protects the brow hair roots, helps reduce brow hair loss and lowers the chance of the wound opening. The surgeon uses size 6/0 or 7/0 sutures to close the outer skin, to help lower the chance of a ladder-like scar and of needing to revise the scar later.

What Is a Sub Brow Lift, and Can It Help Drooping Outer Eye Corners?

A sub brow lift is surgery that removes excess skin just under the brow to lift and tighten sagging skin around the eyes. It helps with wrinkles at the outer eye corners and lifts drooping outer corners. This method focuses on removing excess skin along the lower edge of the brow to pull the upper eyelid skin upwards.

How the Hidden Scar Under the Brow Treats Drooping Outer Eye Corners

Hiding the incision along the lower edge of the brow is a way to treat drooping outer eye corners with a small scar. The surgeon removes excess skin just under the brow to lift and tighten the sagging upper eyelid skin and outer eye corners. This method suits people with thick eyelids and quite a lot of fat in the eyelids. The procedure takes about 1 to 2 hours, depending on the anatomy of each person’s eyes.

The wound is closed close to the lower line of the brow hairs, so the stitches sit where they are harder to notice than incisions elsewhere. Once the scabs come off, the redness gradually fades into a light line parallel to the brow hairs. The scar gradually fades and blends into the skin, usually in about 3 to 6 months with regular use of scar cream, depending on each person.

This method suits people who already have an eyelid crease but whose skin at the outer end has dropped down to cover it, making the eyes look sad. Removing the excess skin reveals the existing crease more clearly, so the outer eye corners look more open.

Sub Brow Lift Prices Compared With Other Brow Lift Techniques

Comparing sub brow lift prices with other brow lift techniques makes it easier to estimate your budget and see the overall picture of each technique.

Brow lift technique	Approximate price	Scar after surgery
Sub Brow Lift	THB 15,000 to THB 45,000	Small incision hidden under the edge of the brow
Endoscopic brow lift	THB 80,000 to THB 150,000	Small incisions hidden in the hairline
Thread lift for the outer eye corners	THB 10,000 to THB 25,000	No surgical incision, small needle points only

The right method depends on each person’s problem. For people with thick excess eyelid skin, surgeons often consider removing the drooping skin under the brow, while the threads used in a thread lift for the outer eye corners gradually break down on their own, usually in about 12 to 18 months.

Another option for people who also have sagging in the forehead is an endoscopic brow lift, which costs more but tightens both the outer eye corners and the forehead at the same time.

What Is an Endoscopic Brow Lift?

An endoscopic brow lift is surgery to lift the forehead and brows using a small endoscope (a thin camera) passed under the skin. It lets the surgeon see the blood vessels and nerves during surgery, so the tissue layers can be separated in the planned positions.

This surgery uses about 5 small incisions in the scalp behind the hairline, unlike a traditional open forehead lift that needs a long incision across the scalp. This helps reduce trauma to the surrounding tissue, and recovery time depends on each person.

A key device used with the endoscope is a medical fixation device called Endotine, which holds the lifted skin firmly in place and dissolves on its own within 6 to 12 months, by which time the tissue has attached in its new position. This helps tighten the skin of the forehead and makes the outer eye corners look more open.

Who Is an Endoscopic Brow Lift With Endotine Suitable For?

An endoscopic forehead and brow lift suits people with sagging in the upper face. The first group is people with drooping brows, low brows or a narrow gap between the brows and eyes that makes the face look stern, as well as people with noticeable wrinkles on the forehead and between the brows.

This method can also help people with hidden eyelid creases or drooping eyelid skin covering the eyes because of sagging. Unlike other eye surgery, which has limits on scar position and the direction of lift, the forehead skin is repositioned to open up the area around the eyes, with about 5 small incisions hidden along the hairline.

Sub Brow Lift or Endoscopic Brow Lift With Endotine, Which Should You Choose?

Choosing a suitable technique depends mainly on how much sagging each person has. For people with only drooping outer eye corners or a little excess eyelid skin, a sub brow lift can be a suitable option. If you also have drooping brows, a sagging forehead or wrinkles, an endoscopic brow lift with Endotine covers a wider area.

Point of comparison	Sub brow lift	Endoscopic Brow Lift
Incision site	Hidden along the lower edge of the brow	Hidden in the scalp behind the hairline
Type of sagging	Mainly drooping eyelids and outer eye corners	Drooping brows, forehead wrinkles and drooping outer eye corners
Surgical method	Removes excess skin under the brow	Lifts the upper face using a small endoscope
Swelling and bruising period	About 7 to 10 days	About 7 to 14 days

Your decision also depends on your budget. A sub brow lift is more affordable, but when thinking about results and appearance in the long term, some people choose an endoscopic brow lift with Endotine instead, because the scars are in the hairline, not on the face.

Most importantly, having your facial proportions assessed by a surgeon gives you advice that matches your actual skin condition and helps you choose the technique that suits you.

Why Choose an Endoscopic Brow Lift at S45 Clinic

An endoscopic brow lift at S45 Clinic helps with sagging in the forehead and around the eyes, using a high-magnification endoscope that shows the inner structures during surgery. This helps identify the muscles that pull the brows down.

Care From Experienced Surgeons

Brow and forehead lift surgery at S45 Clinic is planned individually by experienced surgeons trained in plastic surgery. The surgeon assesses the bone structure and the nerve pathways before surgery, to get a shape that suits your facial proportions. Recovery usually takes about 7 to 14 days, depending on each person.

Holding the Lift in Place With Endotine

Endotine holds the skin and fixes the muscles firmly in their new position through small prongs on the device that spread the pulling force evenly. It is made of a synthetic material that dissolves on its own in the body. The prongs support the skin while the body forms scar tissue to heal in the new position.

Operating Theatre Standards and Sterile Conditions

Upper face lift surgery is carried out under sterile conditions with controlled air pressure and airflow to strictly prevent contamination from dust and airborne particles. The operating theatre has a HEPA filter air system, together with general anaesthetic equipment and vital signs monitors that meet operating theatre standards, so you are monitored continuously while you are in the operating theatre.

Frequently Asked Questions About Sub Brow Lift and Endotine Brow Lift

Is Endotine Harmful, and Will Anything Be Left in My Face?

Endotine is a medical device made from a dissolvable synthetic material (polylactic acid). It breaks down on its own through the body’s normal processes, usually in about 6 to 12 months, depending on each person. After it dissolves, the body forms a layer of scar tissue that holds the brow and forehead structure in place to keep them lifted.

How Is a Sub Brow Lift Different From Standard Double Eyelid Surgery?

A sub brow lift differs from standard double eyelid surgery in the scar position and the structures around the eyes that are changed. Lifting from under the brow focuses on removing excess sagging skin over the eyelids without creating a new eyelid crease. This keeps the character of your own eyes while opening up your field of vision.

I Have Had a Sub Brow Lift Before. Can I Have It Corrected With Endotine?

If you have had skin removed with a scar under the brow, but over time your brows and forehead have dropped with gravity and your outer eye corners droop again, the surgeon can use the endoscopic technique with Endotine to lift the deeper structures as a whole and help with the original problem. How long the result lasts depends on each person’s skin and aftercare.

How Do the Scars Differ Between the 2 Techniques?

A sub brow lift leaves stitches hidden close to the lower edge of the brow, and in the first 1 to 3 months you may need make-up to cover the scar until it fades and blends into the skin. An Endotine brow lift uses small openings hidden in the hairline on top of the head, so the scars are outside the face.

Summary

The average market price of a sub brow lift, surgery to lift the outer eye corners with a scar hidden under the brow, is about THB 15,000 to THB 45,000, depending on the suture technique and the equipment of each clinic. This technique helps with droopy eyelids and wrinkles around the eyes.

If you also have a sagging forehead, or want the scars in the hairline rather than on the face, an endoscopic brow lift with Endotine is another option, because it covers sagging across the upper face. How long the result lasts depends on each person’s skin and aftercare.

Surgery and medical procedures carry risks. Find out about them and consult a doctor before you decide. Results depend on each person.