Can Renuvion be used for a sagging forehead and brows?

When the brows drop, the eyes look heavy and forehead lines deepen. Until now, the main options have been surgery, either through an incision in the forehead or with an endoscope to lift the brows, and non-surgical treatments such as injections and filler. Surgery comes with the burden of scarring and reduced sensation in the scalp. Non-surgical treatments tend to wear off sooner, and it can be hard to adjust the brow position as much as you’d like. Recently, several studies have looked at using Renuvion in this area.

The first is a Greek study published in 2025 in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (Aesthetic Plast Surg). It looked back at the records of 30 people who had Renuvion on the forehead and brows between 2018 and 2022. All 30 said they noticed a change, and many reported fewer forehead lines (56.7%) and raised brows (46.7%). Photo reviewers correctly identified the after-treatment photo 71.4% of the time (5 of the 7 people who agreed to photo review). Bruising occurred in 20% and swelling in 16.7%, and all of it settled within 10 days.

The second, published the same year in the US journal Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, described a new brow lift technique that uses Renuvion beneath the membrane covering the forehead bone to make the tissue contract. It followed 26 people for up to 3 years and 3 months, and the brows rose by an average of 1.5 to 2.1 mm, while forehead length shortened by 4.1 to 4.9 mm. Of the 15 people who answered the survey, 87% were satisfied, and there were no cases of hair loss from surgical scars.

Both studies look promising, but there are things to be careful about when reading them. Both were single-center studies that looked back at records of treatments already performed, and only 7 and 9 people, respectively, were assessed with photos. The researchers themselves concluded that larger studies are needed to confirm the findings. For now, they should be read as early studies that point to a possibility.

At LINE ON Clinic, whether to use Renuvion on the forehead and brows is decided after an examination. That’s because the right approach depends on why the brows have dropped: loose skin, or a loss of bone and fat volume.

References

Sterodimas A, et al. Helium-Based Plasma Radio Frequency Technology for Subdermal Coagulation in the Forehead: A Preliminary, Single-Center Retrospective Study. Aesthetic Plast Surg, 2025. doi:10.1007/s00266-025-04737-8

Lacerna Kimbrell M. Helium Plasma Radiofrequency Brow Lift: Description of a Novel Technique and Retrospective Study on Safety, Efficacy, and Durability. Aesthet Surg J Open Forum, 2025. doi:10.1093/asjof/ojaf031