Brow lift cost: How much does a brow lift cost, and what does each price include?

The national numbers

How much does a brow lift cost?

ASPS’s cost page puts the average brow lift (forehead lift) at $5,460, the figure its 2023 statistics report gives for 2023, and says that leaves out anesthesia, the operating room and other costs. ASPS’s 2024 report gives a projected range of $4,000 to $7,500 for its member surgeons’ fees, the Aesthetic Society says $3,514 from 2022 data, and CareCredit, a lender, says $4,834 from a 2026 study. They don’t measure the same thing. We show 202 brow lift prices from 151 practice websites in 43 metro areas, checked October 12, 2026, one by one.

ASPS revises its own past years, so each figure goes with its report. Its 2019 report gave $3,490, its 2020 report $3,900 and its 2022 report $4,282, and those reports say the fee leaves out anesthesia and operating room costs. The 2024 report switched to a range, and the 2025 report counts 15,506 forehead lifts by plastic surgeons and gives no fee. The Aesthetic Society calls its figure surgeon and facility fees that may not include anesthesia. CareCredit says its averages usually leave out the facility, anesthesia, medications, tests and consultations. AAFPRS gives $3,000 to $10,000 with no year and no word on what it includes.

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Posted prices by approach

How much does an endoscopic brow lift cost?

Among the 20 endoscopic brow lift prices practices quote as their own, the lowest is $3,800 to $4,500 (Albert Cytryn MD, Bethesda, MD; doesn’t say what it covers) and the highest is $25,000 (Facial Artistry, New York, NY; doesn’t say what it covers). The 11 that say they’re a total with the surgeon, facility and anesthesia run from $5,800 at Ricardo L. Rodriguez MD in Timonium, MD to $11,000 to $15,000 at Mentz Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Houston, TX. None is averaged.

Of those 20, 11 say it’s a total with the surgeon, facility and anesthesia, 1 says it’s the surgeon’s fee alone and 8 don’t say, and 6 are starting prices, which are floors. One more page describes the range in its city and sits under its own heading. Mayo Clinic says an endoscopic lift uses small cuts behind the hairline and a thin lighted camera, and anchors the forehead with stitches, small screws or another technique. Those anchors can be priced apart. Okland Facial Plastic Surgery in Denver says its all-in price includes both Endotine fixation devices, while Jose Barrera MD in San Antonio lists the device on its own line, when it’s needed.

Posted prices by approach

How much does a temporal brow lift cost?

Among the 15 temporal or lateral brow lift prices practices quote as their own, the lowest is a starting price of $3,000 (Shermak Plastic Surgery, Baltimore, MD; an in-office total under local anesthesia) and the highest is a starting price of $12,000 (Flora Levin MD, Westport, CT; the surgeon’s fee only). Mayo Clinic says a temporal lift raises the outer brows through small cuts behind the hairline near the temples, and Johns Hopkins says it can be done under local anesthesia in the office, which is how the two lowest-priced ones here are done.

Of those 15, 4 say it’s a total with the surgeon, facility and anesthesia, 1 is an in-office total under local anesthesia, 5 say it’s the surgeon’s fee alone and 5 don’t say, and 7 are starting prices. A surgeon’s fee and an all-in total sit side by side on this chart, so read the chips under each before you compare two. DiBello Plastic Surgery near Philadelphia shows the gap inside one practice, about $3,500 for a lateral lift in its office and about $8,000 all-in for an endoscopic lift in a hospital.

Posted prices by approach

How much do coronal, hairline and direct brow lifts cost?

Practices price coronal, hairline and direct brow lifts far less often than endoscopic ones, with 5 coronal, 1 hairline and 2 direct prices of their own against 20 endoscopic. Among the coronal prices, the lowest is $5,250 (Suncoast Plastic Surgery, Pearland, TX; a total with surgeon, facility and anesthesia) and the highest is a starting price of $9,000 (Dr. Berman, Boca Raton, FL; the surgeon’s fee only). Minneapolis Plastic Surgery prices a hairline lift starting at $10,000, a total, and the direct lifts start at $5,000 (Burgess Plastic Surgery, doesn’t say what it covers) and $5,500 (Chicago Oculofacial Plastic Surgery, the surgeon’s fee only).

Mayo Clinic describes the coronal lift as a cut across the top of the head that removes a strip of scalp, the hairline lift as a cut where the forehead meets the hairline that removes forehead skin and can lower a high hairline, and the direct lift as skin removed just above the brows, usually in people with bushy brows, with sedation and local anesthesia. Two practices give one price for a hairline lift that may also lower the hairline, John Bitner MD Facial Plastic Surgery at $6,500 to $9,000 (the surgeon’s fee only) and Diana Ponsky MD at $8,000 to $12,000 (a total with surgeon, facility and anesthesia). Burgess Plastic Surgery lists a “gliding” lift starting at $5,500, and John J.W. Lee MD lists a suture lift in the office at $9,500, an in-office total.

Posted prices by approach

What does a brow lift cost when the price doesn’t name a technique?

Most posted brow lift prices, 127 of the 202 we show, say “brow lift” or “forehead lift” without naming a technique. Among the 86 a practice quotes as its own, the lowest is $2,400 (Phoenix Skin, Phoenix, AZ; doesn’t say what it covers) and the highest is $18,000 to $35,000 (Sunder Plastic Surgery, Beverly Hills, CA; doesn’t say what it covers). The 32 that say they’re a total run from $2,850 to $8,600 at Carson Williams MD Facial Plastic Surgery in Leawood, KS to $14,025 at The Institute of Plastic Surgery in Columbus, OH.

Another 41 pages describe the range in their city rather than quoting a fee, and they sit under their own heading. Seven practices give one price for several techniques, from $4,500 to $5,500 (Pedy Ganchi MD, Ridgewood, NJ; the surgeon’s fee only) to $10,000 to $15,000 (Dr. Sanan Facial Plastic Surgery, Boston, MA; a total with surgeon, facility and anesthesia). Two chains post one starting price for every city, Goals Plastic Surgery at $8,000 and Mia Aesthetics at $3,500, and neither is a local price. Four practices give two different figures on their own pages, and we show both.

With other surgery

How much is a brow lift with eyelid surgery or a facelift?

A brow lift priced with other surgery is its own number, and practices post few of them. Jonathan C. Weinrach MD in Scottsdale lists $4,500 to $5,000 for a brow lift alone, $7,000 with upper eyelid surgery and $9,500 with upper and lower eyelid surgery, each a total with the surgeon, facility and anesthesia. Among the 8 prices for a brow lift with a facelift, the lowest is $19,000 (John Bitner MD Facial Plastic Surgery, Layton, UT; the surgeon’s fee only) and the highest is $37,000 to $48,000 (Austin Plastic Surgeon, Austin, TX; doesn’t say what it covers), which also includes neck and eyelid surgery.

Puget Plastic Surgery in Seattle lists starting prices of $3,800 for upper eyelids, $4,000 for a brow lift and $6,000 for both, $1,800 less than the two added. Patronella Plastic Surgery in Houston lists an endoscopic brow lift at $7,400 to $9,400 when it’s combined with another operation, against $8,800 to $10,800 on its own. Philip Young MD in Bellevue, Wash., says a brow lift adds $3,000 to $6,000 to a facelift. Cleveland Clinic lists a facelift, a neck lift and eyelid surgery among the operations that can be done at the same time as a brow lift.

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Your quote

What should a brow lift quote include?

A brow lift quote should name the approach and list the surgeon’s fee, anesthesia, the facility, medical tests, prescriptions and garments, the parts ASPS says a brow lift price may include. Of the 156 brow lift prices practices post as their own, 62 say it’s a total with the surgeon, facility and anesthesia, 5 are in-office totals under local anesthesia, 20 say it’s the surgeon’s fee alone, 1 covers the surgeon and facility and 68 don’t say.

Practices that break a price apart show how much can sit outside a surgeon’s fee. Eisemann Plastic Surgery Center in Houston lists a brow lift at $2,800 and says to add $2,800 for anesthesia and the facility, more with propofol. Chicago Oculofacial Plastic Surgery lists facility fees of $950 in the office with local anesthesia and from $1,750 with sedation, and Dr. Berman in Boca Raton says facility and anesthesia add $1,500 to $5,000 depending on where it’s done. Mobley MD in Salt Lake City says its anesthesia and facility fees depend on how long the surgery takes.

Your quote

Why do brow lift prices vary so much from one practice to another?

A brow lift price moves with the approach, where it’s done, the anesthesia and what the number counts, so two prices for a “brow lift” can describe different operations. Gartner Plastic Surgery in Paramus, N.J., lists the same brow lift at $6,500 to $7,500 under local anesthesia and $7,500 to $8,500 under general, both totals.

Seattle Plastic Surgery posts starting prices of $3,995 under local anesthesia and $4,995 under general, and DeLuca Plastic Surgery in Albany lists starting totals of $4,500 in the office and $7,960 in the operating room. A chain’s one price for every city isn’t a local price, and a combined operation can lower the brow lift’s share. Two of the highest are Sunder Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills at $18,000 to $35,000 and Facial Artistry in Manhattan at about $25,000, and neither says what it covers.

Where you live

What does a brow lift cost in Utah?

University of Utah Health lists a brow lift at $5,175 to $8,125 as an estimate, Mobley MD in Salt Lake City says the total for the surgeon, facility and anesthesia begins at around $7,000, and Peak Plastic Surgery in Draper gives $5,500 to $9,000 in general wording. John Bitner MD in Layton lists $6,500 to $9,000 as the surgeon’s fee alone, on a line that covers a brow lift and/or hairline advancement, so it isn’t a Utah range or an all-in price.

CareCredit’s 2026 study puts Utah’s average at $4,580, and like its national figure it leaves out the facility and anesthesia. Bitner’s page says its in-office facility fee averages $750 and sedation is billed apart, and it lists a facelift with a brow lift at $19,000, again the surgeon’s fee. One Utah patient’s video shows a brow lift line of $6,000 inside a deep plane face and neck lift in March 2026, with $20,000 for the face and neck and $5,300 for the hospital, and she says prices depend on the patient. Noridian is Utah’s Medicare contractor, and Regence and Select Health publish their own brow criteria.

Coverage

Does insurance cover a brow lift?

Insurance can pay for a functional brow lift, one that repairs a brow drooping enough to block your vision, when it meets your plan’s own criteria, and a brow lift done for looks is cosmetic. ASPS says most health insurance plans don’t cover brow lift surgery or its complications, and AAFPRS says surgery for sagging brows that interfere with vision may be covered in whole or in part. Policy text is not a coverage guarantee.

Medicare’s rules are set by region. Noridian, the Medicare contractor for Utah and 12 other western states, judges the field loss from clinical notes and photos and doesn’t rely on formal visual field tests, while WPS, the contractor for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Indiana and Michigan, requires visual fields with the brow raised. Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare and Anthem each publish their own policy, and UnitedHealthcare’s points to criteria it doesn’t print. Original Medicare has required prior authorization for blepharoplasty-category services in hospital outpatient departments since July 1, 2020. One New Jersey patient says her vision was tested and her plan approved both her upper eyelid surgery and her brow lift, which is one plan’s decision.

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Other options

What do Botox, thread lifts and Ultherapy cost compared with a brow lift?

Botox, thread lifts and Ultherapy are priced by the treatment, and none of their posted prices is a brow lift price. Reflections Center in New Jersey lists toxin injections for a brow-lift effect at $300 to $350 a treatment, and PDO thread brow lifts are posted from a starting price of $700 at SoHo Wellness to $1,500 at Dream Houston Med Spa. We found no posted Ultherapy price for the brow.

Raising the brows isn’t one of BOTOX Cosmetic’s FDA-labelled uses, its label gives about 3 to 4 months for frown lines, and Cleveland Clinic says a Botox brow lift needs repeating several times a year. ASPS’s 2023 report puts the average neuromodulator fee at $435 for any area, not the brow alone. The two PDO thread clearances the research read say those sutures aren’t meant for lifting and supporting tissue. Ultherapy is FDA-cleared to lift the eyebrow, and two small studies measured about 1.7 mm in 35 people and 2.16 mm in 40 people, each at 90 days.

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Paying for it

What does financing a brow lift cost?

Financing $7,000 of a brow lift costs about $256 a month and $2,225 in interest over 36 months at 18.90%, the reduced rate CareCredit and Alphaeon Credit post for that term, or about $189 a month and $4,339 in interest over 60 months at 20.90%. That’s the financing guide’s worked example, an $8,000 all-in endoscopic brow lift at DiBello Plastic Surgery near Philadelphia less a $1,000 deposit. A deferred-interest promotion charges interest back to the purchase date if the balance isn’t paid in full in time.

CareCredit’s promotional plans of 6 to 24 months are deferred interest, so interest builds from the purchase date at its 32.99% purchase APR and is charged on the whole promotion if you don’t clear it by the end, and the card agreement charges that interest daily and compounds it. Clearing $7,000 in a 12-month promotion takes $583.33 a month, and the minimum payment may not get you there. Cherry posts 0% to 35.99% APR on terms of 1 to 60 months, with its 0% for qualified borrowers, and says it doesn’t use deferred interest, so at its top rate the same 36 months cost about $321 a month and $4,541 in interest. One patient put $3,435 of her endoscopic brow lift on a 12-month CareCredit promotion, about $286.25 a month, which is a deferred-interest plan.

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Real prices

What did people say they paid for a brow lift?

Three creators showed what their brow lift cost, and each number covers something different. One in Birmingham, Ala., gives $9,860 for an endoscopic brow lift alone in March 2026, covering the surgeon’s fees, the surgery center, the anesthesiologist and a policy she calls “cosmetic insurance.” One in Utah shows a brow lift line of $6,000 inside a deep plane face and neck lift, and one in Austin, Texas, shows an endoscopic brow lift line of $2,250 on a 2023 bill that also covered eyelid surgery and fat grafting. None is a typical price or a surgeon’s quote.

The Birmingham creator’s all-in total was $10,089 once she added $19 in prescription copays, about $35 of over-the-counter supplies and one hotel night at about $175. She paid a $250 consultation fee and a $1,625 deposit before the surgery. The Austin bill listed $6,500 for upper and lower eyelids, $3,025 for fat grafting, $2,688 for 4.5 hours of facility time and $1,985 for 5 hours of anesthesia, less a $1,000 veteran discount, and the totals she says aloud don’t match those lines, so we leave them out. The Utah creator shows $20,000 for the face and neck and $5,300 for the hospital.

Before you book

What costs come on top of a brow lift price?

A brow lift price can leave out the consultation, a deposit, tests, prescriptions, supplies and time off, and ASPS lists medical tests, prescriptions and garments beside the surgeon’s fee, anesthesia and the facility. Gartner Plastic Surgery charges a $200 consultation scheduling fee that comes off the surgery, John J.W. Lee MD charges $100 that isn’t refunded, and Gregory Lewen MD lists $650 for a revision consultation.

Goals Plastic Surgery asks a $500 deposit to hold a surgery date. St. George Surgical in Utah says its self-pay package values the first visit at $375 and one follow-up at $175, and leaves out lab and EKG testing. Patronella Plastic Surgery says its fee leaves out pre-op labs, pathology and an overnight stay. Time counts too, since ASPS says to be ready for work and normal activity after 10 to 14 days and the Aesthetic Society says you’ll likely be back at work after a week, and ASPS says you need someone to drive you home and stay the first night. We found no posted price for a touch-up of your own brow lift.

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Before you book

What should I ask about price at a brow lift consultation?

Ask for a written brow lift quote that names the approach, says whether the price is the surgeon’s fee or a total, and lists the facility, anesthesia, devices, visits and how long the price holds. ASPS says the consultation covers your goals, your medical history and medications, an exam with measurements and photos, and the surgeon’s recommendation, and Mayo Clinic says you’ll need blood tests.

Carson Williams MD and Judge MD say their quotes hold for 90 days, and JEV Plastic Surgery says up to six months, so a quote from the spring may not hold in the fall. Judge MD says it doesn’t bill insurance, and Weber Facial Plastic Surgery says it doesn’t contract with insurers but can supply the codes and paperwork for a functional case. Hetal Fichadia MD in Portland says its estimates include complication insurance through CosmetAssure. One patient filmed herself right after her consultation for an endoscopic brow lift, talking through the surgical center, a night in a hotel and how she planned to pay.

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