Many women have not noticed that their eyebrows are uneven, and are less likely to notice it on other people. On the other hand, there are some eyebrow obsessed fanatics that are as upset over a one hair difference as an anorexic is with a one ounce weight gain. We want to get the two eyebrows as similar as possible, but each side of the face is different - which is why it is difficult and time consuming to draw the eyebrows the same every morning. The shape of the skull differs from one side to the other in the curvature of the frontal to temporal bone, the prominence of the brow ridge, and the indentation above it. The contour of fat tissue is also different on each side. Each side of the face has its own set of muscles, nerves, and blood supply. Often, one side will be the dominant, stronger side. A person will typically raise the same brow to varying degrees all day long without realizing it. This adds to the difficulty of drawing eyebrows evenly each day. Women tend to raise a brow when focusing in on something - like themselves in the mirror. One side of the forehead muscles tense unnoticeably as you concentrate and become irritated by multiple attempts to complete the task. When you finally reach a satisfactory result, you go finish the morning routine. One last glance in the mirror and……Shrrieeek! They became uneven after you relaxed. The eyebrows are going to be in varying positions all day as you work and interact with others.
A note of caution: When drawing your eyebrows in preparation for cosmetic tattooing, this same thing can happen. The brows can be drawn on; look even, tattooed, and then later looks uneven. One of two scenarios can occur. 1) The muscles were tense and raising the skin unevenly at the time the eyebrows were drawn. They were thought to be even, and were even – in the tensed muscle state. Once relaxed, they are uneven. 2) The muscles were relaxed at the time the eyebrows were drawn. They were thought to be even, and were even – in the relaxed muscle state. Once you return to your normal raised brow position, they are uneven.
If a person raises a brow briefly or occasionally, the brows should be drawn evenly in the relaxed position. If a person keeps the same brow raised almost all the time, the raised side can be drawn slightly lower and flatter to compensate. If you are drawing the eyebrows yourself, do it hours before your appointment so you will have plenty of time to recheck them. If you are letting the permanent makeup artist draw your brows, your forehead will be most relaxed while gazing downward at the floor (but keep head up straight). Don't close your eyes because lack of visual stimuli makes you more sensitive to touch and forehead muscles will tense when you have nothing better to do than wonder what is going on with your eyebrow drawing. Looking at the artist or straight ahead may cause the muscle to tense and raise a brow.
BOTOX VS FACIAL EXERCISING
Repeated facial expressions leave wrinkles in the skin. The forehead over the raised brow will have more wrinkles and/or a different pattern of wrinkles. A person could try to break the brow raising habit by training not to react with the forehead. Placing a strip of tape upward from the brows can serve as a reminder every time you contract the muscles. It would be easier to start this after a dose of botox is wearing off. Botox shots paralyze the muscle to prevent contraction and give the skin a chance to smooth out. It also helps the muscle forget what it was constantly doing (raising) and helps weaken the too stong hyperactive forehead muscles. It wears off in about four months. After so many repeated injections, it begins lasting longer and the muscle may become permanently paralyzed. Botox vendors tell us what a great solution this is. Vendors of facial exercising gadgets like
Flex Effect tell us that deteriorating facial muscles cause facial sagging, and that exercising these muscles will lift and tone the face, and increase circulation to feed nutrients to the skin. Lack of muscle use leads to atrophy (wasting away). What’s a person to do? Lets think about this. If you look closely at someone who has
half of their face paralyzed, the paralyzed side has less skin wrinkles but more overall facial sagging. Could it be that the temporary fix of botox would lead to an earlier need for a facelift? Making faces for daily exercise, which would contribute to skin wrinkles doesn’t sound much better. There are electronic muscle stimulators like the Dermal Tone that can give maximum muscle contraction with minimal skin disturbance. Using topical vitamins and nutrients can be beneficial for
anti-aging. My opinion is that occasional Botox injections are beneficial for preventing wrinkles, but the muscles should be given a period of normal activity before repeat injections. How long the time lapse should be depends on the severity of the case. If the brow raising is due to excessive eyelid skin, the best fix is blepharoplasty/ eye lid surgery.
BOTOX AND PERMANENT MAKEUP Botox is used in various areas for specific effects. Injected into certain locations of the forehead, it can raise the eyebrows.
ref If botox is raising the brows at the time they are drawn for the eyebrow tattoo, the brow placement and shape will be different after the botox wears off. An eyebrow tattoo should be timed before or after the brow raising technique is in effect unless you plan to have repeated injections forever. Worth mentioning is that when the brow is raised by botox, it pulls the arch out in the wrong spot - making the arch too far out and the shape looks a little odd. A better solution would be to see a plastic surgeon about the endotine procedure.
