A temporal lift — also called a lateral brow lift, or a temporomalar lift where the cheek is included — elevates the outer third of the brow and the upper outer cheek through short incisions hidden in the temporal hair. At Aylan Clinic in Tunisia it takes forty-five minutes to an hour and a half, frequently under sedation with local anaesthesia, over a stay of six to eight days, for up to 60% less than Canadian private prices. It is a limited operation for a limited problem: it does not lift the central brow, the forehead or the midface proper, the result is modest, and it lasts several years rather than a decade. For the right patient — mild outer brow descent with a well-positioned central brow — that is exactly the right amount.
This guide is written for Canadian patients and is organised around your journey: deciding, preparing, the stay in Tunisia, and what follows. When you are ready to look at the operation itself — how it is performed, the stay and the aftercare — see our procedure page on the temple and cheek lift in Tunisia. For the wider picture of what things cost, see plastic surgery prices in Tunisia. And one thing distinguishes Tunisia from other destinations: it is a French-speaking country. Not a clinic with French-speaking staff — a country where French is a working language across medicine and daily life, which matters most when someone is explaining to you what a small operation will not do.
Three things to hold in mind before you read further. It is a limited operation for a limited problem — the outer brow and the tail of the eyebrow. The term “temporomalar lift” is used loosely, and where it is marketed as a cheek lift you should be careful, because a genuine midface lift is a different and larger operation. And the effect is modest and less durable than a full brow lift — which is the trade, and which suits some patients very well.
Part one — deciding
1. What the operation is
The approach is deliberately small. One or two short incisions are made in the temporal hair, above and behind the outer edge of the eyebrow. The dissection runs in the plane over the deep temporal fascia, extending toward the outer orbital rim. The attachments holding the outer brow down are released — and where the cheek is included, the dissection extends over the cheekbone. The tissue is then elevated and fixed to the deep temporal fascia. Forty-five minutes to an hour and a half, frequently under sedation with local anaesthesia, which is one of its genuine advantages.
What it addresses is equally specific: the outer third of the brow, which is where age-related descent is usually greatest; the tail of the eyebrow, which frequently drops first and drops furthest; hooding at the outer corner of the eye, where that hooding is caused by brow descent; and crow’s feet, softened slightly by the lateral tension — modestly, and not eliminated. Where the temporomalar extension is performed, it adds a modest elevation of the upper outer cheek and the outer edge of the midface.
What “temporomalar” adds, precisely: the dissection extends over the zygomatic arch and the upper cheek, lifting the outer cheek soft tissue together with the brow. The effect is modest, and section 3 below is honest about how modest.
2. Whether you have this problem
There is a simple assessment that determines whether this page is for you. Look in a mirror, completely relaxed. Place a finger at the outer end of your eyebrow, in the temple, and lift upward and slightly outward — without touching the central brow and without pulling the eyelid.
There are three possible answers. If the outer hooding resolves and your eye opens, and the centre of your brow already sits where you want it, this operation is for you. If you also want the central brow lifted, you need a full brow lift, endoscopic or pretrichial — our brow lift guide and our endoscopic brow lift page cover that range. And if a fold of eyelid skin remains on the lid itself, your problem is eyelid skin, and blepharoplasty is the operation. This last case is common.
The distinction matters for a practical reason. A temporal lift does nothing for the central brow. Lifting only the outer third in a patient whose whole brow has descended produces an odd, arched, over-lateralised brow — which reads as operated. And lifting a brow at all, in a patient whose problem is eyelid skin, achieves very little.
What we do is assess dynamically and tell you. A meaningful proportion of patients who enquire about a temporal lift need either blepharoplasty or a fuller brow lift — and we say so. The question to ask, in French or in English: « Est-ce seulement la queue de mon sourcil, ou tout mon sourcil ? Ou est-ce ma paupière ? »
3. What a temporomalar lift actually does to the cheek
This is the honest section, because the term is used loosely.
What it achieves: a modest elevation of the outer cheek soft tissue — the area over and lateral to the cheekbone; some improvement in the outer part of the midface; and a slight sharpening of the cheekbone contour.
What it does not achieve: it does not reposition the midface. The cheek fat pad, the nasolabial fold and the area beneath the eye are not addressed — because reaching them requires releasing the retaining ligaments over the cheekbone and beside the nose, which a lateral temporal dissection does not do. Our deep plane facelift guide covers what genuine midface repositioning involves, and it is a substantially larger operation.
Why this matters: because “temporomalar lift” is sometimes marketed as a cheek lift or a midface lift. A patient with flattened cheeks and deep nasolabial folds who has this operation will be disappointed — the change in her midface will be slight. What to ask: « Est-ce que mon sillon nasogénien va changer ? » The honest answer is very little. A surgeon who says a temporal lift will soften your nasolabial folds meaningfully is overstating it.
4. How much it does, and for how long
The magnitude is modest. A few millimetres of outer brow elevation, and a modest lateral cheek effect where the extension is performed. For the right patient — mild outer brow descent, good central brow position — that is exactly the right amount. For a patient with more descent, it is not enough.
The duration is shorter than a full brow lift. The fixation is to the temporal fascia rather than to bone, and the released area is smaller — both of which mean the result settles more than an endoscopic lift with bone fixation. Many patients are satisfied for several years. It is not a durable structural lift, and a clinic presenting it as equivalent to a full brow lift is not being straight with you.
Why patients choose it anyway: a shorter operation; frequently under sedation with local rather than general anaesthesia, which is a real advantage for some patients; a shorter recovery, around ten days rather than two weeks; less numbness, because the dissection is limited; small hidden incisions in the temporal hair; and it addresses exactly the area that bothers a great many patients — the tail of the brow.
5. Where it sits among the alternatives
| Botulinum toxin | Temporal lift | Endoscopic brow lift | Deep plane facelift | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer brow | Modest | Yes | Yes | Indirectly |
| Central brow | Modest | No | Yes | No |
| Frown lines | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Midface | No | Minimal | No | Yes |
| Hairline raised | No | No | Slightly | No |
| Anaesthetic | None | Local with sedation | General or sedation | General |
| Recovery | None | ~10 days | ~2 weeks | ~3 weeks |
| Duration | Months | Several years | Longer | Longest |
Reading that honestly: botulinum toxin achieves a modest outer brow lift and softens frown lines, reversibly, with no recovery — and for early descent it is worth trying first. A temporal lift does more than toxin, in the outer brow specifically, with a short recovery. An endoscopic lift does the whole brow including the frown muscles, and holds longer. A deep plane facelift is a different operation addressing a different problem.
6. Combined with a facelift
This is where a temporal lift is most commonly performed, and it is worth understanding why. A facelift addresses the lower two thirds of the face. It does nothing for the outer brow — and a patient with a rejuvenated lower face above a descended outer brow looks incongruous at the eyes. Adding a temporal lift addresses that, and it adds little to the operating time or the recovery, because the incisions are adjacent to the facelift’s temporal incision.
The practical advantage follows from that. Where a facelift is being performed, the temporal incision is frequently already there. Which means a limited outer brow elevation can be added at minimal additional cost, time or recovery — and it is one of the more efficient combinations in facial surgery. Ask at your facelift planning: « Un lifting temporal est-il indiqué en même temps ? »
Combination with blepharoplasty is also common, and here the sequencing matters. Lifting the outer brow reduces how much upper eyelid skin should be removed — so doing them together allows that judgement to be made properly, and doing them separately risks over-resection.
7. Where we would want more information first
- Previous upper eyelid surgery — where skin has been removed, lifting the brow can compromise eye closure.
- Dry eye, including after laser eye surgery.
- Recent botulinum toxin — we generally want three months, so your true brow position is assessable.
- Hair thinning at the temples, which affects incision placement and long-term scar visibility.
- Previous temporal or facelift surgery, which changes the plane.
- Smoking — four weeks before and after.
- Uncontrolled blood pressure.
8. Your Canadian options
A temporal lift is not covered by any provincial plan, so the comparison is private against private. And a point worth making plainly: this is a relatively small operation, and the absolute cost saving is correspondingly smaller. Where you are having a temporal lift alone, a long journey may not be proportionate — and we would rather say so. Where it is combined with a facelift, blepharoplasty or other procedures, the arithmetic changes entirely; see section 6.
Part two — preparing
9. From first contact to confirmed dates
The online consultation. Send photographs: front, completely relaxed — and be aware that patients unconsciously raise their brows for photographs, which hides the problem, so take a moment, let your forehead go, then take it. Then front with eyes closed; front raising your eyebrows; both profiles and three-quarter views; and a photograph with your hair pulled back at the temples, showing hair density there. Natural daylight, no makeup, no filters.
Alongside the photographs, send your age; what specifically bothers you — the tail of the brow, the whole brow, or the eyelid; previous eyelid or facial surgery; when you last had botulinum toxin; any dry eye or laser eye surgery; any hair thinning at the temples; medications; keloid history; whether you smoke; and your blood pressure.
What you receive is a plan stating whether your problem is the outer brow, the whole brow or your eyelids (section 2), what a temporal lift will realistically achieve, whether the temporomalar extension is indicated, what is combined, the stay and the cost. Within 24 to 48 hours. And where a fuller brow lift, blepharoplasty or botulinum toxin would serve you better, the plan will say so.
Questions worth asking before you commit: « Est-ce seulement la queue de mon sourcil ? » (section 2); « Combien de millimètres puis-je espérer ? »; « Mon sillon nasogénien va-t-il changer ? » (section 3, and the honest answer is very little); « Combien de temps le résultat va-t-il durer ? »; « Où seront les cicatrices, et seront-elles visibles si mes tempes se dégarnissent ? »; and « Où votre chirurgien a-t-il été formé ? »
What to arrange at home before you travel: stop botulinum toxin three months before; stop smoking four weeks before and after; treat any dry eye and bring your drops; get your blood pressure controlled; review medications and supplements; and arrange time off — ten days realistically.
Part three — the stay
10. Your stay in Tunisia
Six to eight days, and longer where the temporal lift is combined with larger procedures.
Day 1 — Arrival. Your driver meets you at the airport and takes you to your hotel with your companion. Nothing clinical today.
Day 2 — Consultation and planning. A full upper facial assessment: resting brow position with you genuinely relaxed; the lateral lifting test (section 2); central brow position, assessed separately; eyelid skin assessment, and the skin available where previous surgery was done; temporal hair density; dry eye assessment; and documentation of pre-existing brow asymmetry, which is present in almost everyone. Then photographs, blood pressure, blood tests and anaesthetic assessment, followed by the planning conversation — including what this operation will and will not change (sections 3 and 4).
Day 3 — Surgery. Forty-five minutes to an hour and a half, frequently under sedation with local anaesthesia. One or two short incisions in the temporal hair. Dissection over the deep temporal fascia, with release toward the outer orbital rim — and over the zygomatic arch where the temporomalar extension is performed. Elevation and fixation to the deep temporal fascia. Blepharoplasty where combined, with the eyelid skin removed conservatively because the brow is being raised (section 6). A light dressing. Day case.
Days 4 to 6 — Recovery. Swelling and bruising around the outer eye and temple, peaking at day two to three — less than after a full brow lift, and more than patients expect for a small operation. Head elevated, cold compresses, medication, lubricating drops. Review appointments.
Days 7 to 8 — Suture removal and departure. Sutures are removed at around days seven to ten — and where they fall after your departure, we arrange it or provide guidance for removal in Canada. Final examination, and your documentation: an operative report describing the dissection, the release, the elevation and the fixation; written aftercare in French or English; scar care; and a letter for your Canadian physician. Then your transfer to the airport.
11. The first weeks
Swelling and bruising around the outer eye and temple, resolving over seven to ten days. Less than a full brow lift, and visible.
Tightness at the temple, settling over two to four weeks — and a sensation of tension when chewing in the first days, because the dissection is over the temporal muscle. Normal, and it settles.
Numbness of the temple and the scalp above the incisions — less extensive than after an endoscopic lift, and improving over two to four months.
Restrictions: head elevated for several days; no strenuous activity for two weeks; no hair colouring for four weeks; no heat styling near the incisions while numb; and sun protection.
Part four — what follows
12. The result and its duration
The early appearance. The outer brow sits higher immediately than it will finally. Some settling is expected and planned for. Do not judge before three months.
Realistically: a modest, natural elevation of the outer brow, opening the outer eye; crow’s feet slightly softened; and where the temporomalar extension was done, a modest outer cheek effect.
Duration: several years for most patients, and less durable than an endoscopic lift with bone fixation (section 4). Where the result settles, it can be repeated — and repeating a small operation is a reasonable strategy for some patients.
What it does not do over time: it does not prevent the central brow descending. A patient who has a temporal lift may find in a few years that her central brow has caught up, at which point a fuller lift becomes the question.
13. Numbness, and the nerve
Numbness of the temple and scalp improves over two to four months. A small permanent area is possible. Be careful with hair dryers and straighteners while numb.
The frontal branch. The facial nerve branch that raises the eyebrow runs in the temporal region — in a well-described plane that the dissection is designed to avoid. Injury is uncommon, and it is the specific risk of temporal dissection. Where it occurs it causes inability to raise that eyebrow, usually temporary and occasionally lasting. This is why the plane of dissection matters, and it is a reasonable thing to ask about.
14. Scars
One or two short incisions in the temporal hair, usually very difficult to find. They are visible if the hair thins substantially at the temples — which is why temporal hair density is assessed (section 7). Temporary shedding along the incision is common and regrows in most patients. Care: sun protection, silicone where a keloid tendency exists, and tell us about any keloid history.
15. Your Canadian follow-up
Little is required medically, though you should arrange a physician who will see you if needed — and particularly where sutures will need removing after your return.
What warrants urgent attention: increasing pain with swelling and tightness, which may indicate a haematoma; inability to raise one eyebrow (section 13), which should be assessed; inability to close the eye fully, or a painful gritty eye; and fever, spreading redness or discharge. Take your operative report with you.
Canadian coverage: the operation is not covered. Treatment of any complication is covered.
Part five — practical matters
16. Canadian patients: travelling to Tunisia from your region
Aylan Clinic works with patients from every province and territory in Canada. And on this operation we would say plainly: it is a small procedure, and travelling for it alone is worth weighing.
Montreal and the surrounding region. Montreal is our largest Canadian source for Tunisia, with connections through Paris, Frankfurt or Istanbul. Patients from Laval, Longueuil and Brossard are within easy reach of the airport. For a six to eight day stay with one connection, this is manageable — and it is the region where a temporal lift alone makes most practical sense.
Quebec City and across the province. From Quebec City and the Capitale-Nationale region including Lévis, most patients connect through Montreal — as do patients from Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke, Drummondville and Saint-Jérôme. Gatineau patients depart from Ottawa or drive to Montreal. On this operation the francophone advantage is at the assessment, and specifically in being told that this small operation will not do what a larger one would. Understanding that your nasolabial fold will not change, that your central brow will not move, and that the result is modest and of limited duration — that is what makes this the right choice or the wrong one. Patients consistently tell us they grasped those limits better in their own language.
Acadia and New Brunswick. We work with patients from Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John. Moncton and the surrounding Acadian communities are served in French throughout.
Francophone Ontario. Sudbury, Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie all have substantial francophone populations, served in French from first contact onward. Ottawa patients typically connect through Montreal.
Greater Toronto Area and southern Ontario. Toronto patients connect through European hubs. Across the wider Greater Toronto Area: Mississauga, Brampton, Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill and Oshawa. Along the lake: Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, St. Catharines and Niagara Falls. In southwestern Ontario: London, the Waterloo region — Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge — plus Guelph, Windsor and Barrie. Kingston patients generally drive to Toronto or Montreal.
Vancouver and British Columbia. Vancouver patients face the longest journey, typically two connections. And here section 8 applies most sharply: a two-connection journey each way for a forty-five minute procedure with a modest and time-limited result is worth weighing carefully. Where it is combined with a facelift or blepharoplasty, the arithmetic changes entirely — and that is how most of our west coast patients have it. Across the Lower Mainland: Surrey, Burnaby and Richmond. From Victoria and Nanaimo, ferry or short flight. Kelowna, Abbotsford and Kamloops connect through Vancouver or Calgary.
Alberta. Calgary and Edmonton both offer European connections. Red Deer and Lethbridge patients generally drive to Calgary. The same consideration applies for a temporal lift alone.
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Winnipeg patients connect through Toronto or Montreal, and Saint-Boniface is served in French. From Saskatoon and Regina, a domestic connection plus two further flights.
Atlantic Canada. Halifax routes through Montreal or Toronto. From Charlottetown and St. John’s, two or three connections.
Northern Canada. We work with patients from Whitehorse in Yukon, and from communities across the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. We would be direct: for a northern patient, a multi-connection journey for a small, modest and time-limited operation is rarely proportionate on its own. Where you are having a facelift or blepharoplasty, adding it costs almost nothing in time or recovery (section 6) — and that is when it makes sense. We will say so.
How we handle the logistics. Your coordinator arranges transfers, confirms your hotel, and builds your schedule around your arrival time.
Five recommendations. Do the lateral lifting test first. Send a genuinely relaxed photograph. Ask what will not change. Consider combining it with something larger. And tell us about temple hair thinning.
17. What your package includes
- Free consultation in French or English, with an assessment of whether your problem is the outer brow, the whole brow, or your eyelids
- An honest statement of what a temporal lift will and will not achieve — sections 3 and 4
- Full on-site assessment: resting brow position, the lateral lifting test, central brow position, eyelid skin, temporal hair density, and dry eye
- Documentation of pre-existing brow asymmetry
- Standardised photography, blood pressure assessment, blood tests, anaesthetic assessment
- Temporal lift, with the temporomalar extension where indicated
- Release toward the outer orbital rim, and fixation to the deep temporal fascia
- Blepharoplasty where combined and quoted, with conservative eyelid skin removal because the brow is being raised
- Sedation with local anaesthesia, or general where combined
- Dressings, medication and lubricating eye drops
- Day case
- Review appointments across the stay
- Suture removal, or guidance where it falls after your return
- Scar care supplies
- Operative report describing the dissection, the release, the elevation and the fixation
- Written aftercare in French or English
- A letter for your Canadian physician
- Continued contact in French or English after you return
- Hotel accommodation, full board
- A companion at no extra cost, accommodated and fed in the same room
- Airport–clinic–hotel transfers
- A personal coordinator from arrival to departure
- French-speaking care throughout, with English available on request
The clinical team: a plastic surgeon, frequently French-trained; an anaesthetist; and a dedicated nurse.
18. Results by patient profile
The right patient. A patient of forty-six whose central brow sat well and whose outer third had descended, producing hooding at the outer corner. A temporal lift under sedation with local. Presentable at ten days, and a result she describes as looking more awake. This is precisely the problem the operation is for.
Where the whole brow had descended. A patient who asked for a temporal lift whose central brow had also fallen. We explained that lifting only the outer third would produce an over-arched, lateralised brow. An endoscopic lift instead. Section 2, and this is the commonest correction on this page.
Where it was the eyelid. A patient whose outer hooding did not resolve on the lateral lifting test, and whose eyelid carried substantial skin. Upper blepharoplasty alone.
Added to a facelift. A patient having a face and neck lift, whose outer brow had descended. A temporal lift added at the same operation, using an incision adjacent to the facelift’s temporal incision. Minimal additional time, cost or recovery — and it prevented the incongruity of a rejuvenated lower face beneath a heavy outer brow. This is how most of our temporal lifts are performed (section 6).
Where the cheek expectation was corrected. A patient who had read that a temporomalar lift would lift her cheeks and soften her nasolabial folds. We explained that the effect on the midface is slight (section 3), and that genuine midface repositioning requires a deep plane technique. She chose a deep plane facelift.
Where we said botulinum toxin first. A patient with very mild outer brow descent. We suggested toxin — reversible, no recovery, and enough for her. She has not had surgery.
A patient from Québec who chose Tunisia so the limits could be explained in French. Her comment was about being told what would not change: « On m’a dit exactement ce que cette opération ne ferait pas. C’est ça qui m’a permis de décider. »
19. Practical points to know
What to expect: a dynamic assessment before anything is planned; a forty-five minute to ninety minute procedure, frequently under sedation with local; swelling and bruising around the outer eye and temple for seven to ten days; tension when chewing in the first days, which settles; ten days before you are presentable; a modest result, settling over three months; and a duration of several years rather than a decade.
Recognised points. Temporal lifting is a well-established limited procedure, and your surgeon will discuss the considerations relevant to you. The main ones: a modest result, which is inherent rather than a complication; relapse over time, sooner than after a full brow lift with bone fixation; an over-arched or lateralised brow where only the outer third was lifted in a patient needing more (section 2); frontal branch facial nerve injury, the specific risk of temporal dissection — uncommon, usually temporary, occasionally lasting; numbness of the temple and scalp, usually improving; temporal hollowing, uncommon, from dissection over the temporal fat pad; hair loss along the incision, usually temporary; asymmetry; incomplete eye closure, uncommon and more likely where eyelid surgery is combined; haematoma, uncommon; and the general risks of the anaesthetic used.
Three things within your control: doing the lateral lifting test honestly; understanding what will not change; and considering whether to combine it with something larger.
Who this suits: adults with isolated outer brow descent, a well-positioned central brow, realistic expectations of a modest and time-limited result, and ideally combining it with another procedure.
Who should have something else: whole-brow descent — an endoscopic or pretrichial lift; eyelid skin excess — blepharoplasty; midface descent — a deep plane facelift, not a temporomalar lift; and very mild descent — botulinum toxin.
20. Price: how it is built and how to compare it
What determines your price: whether the temporomalar extension is included; whether it is combined with a facelift or blepharoplasty, which changes the arithmetic considerably; the anaesthetic; and the length of stay. Itemised, and fixed once you approve it.
What is included: everything in section 17 — the assessment, the planning conversation, the operation, combined procedures where quoted, the anaesthetic, dressings, medication and eye drops, review appointments, suture removal, scar care, the operative report, written aftercare, the letter for your Canadian physician, continued contact, hotel with full board, transfers, and your coordinator. A companion is accommodated and fed at no additional cost.
What sits outside it: flights, travel insurance, and any revision or subsequent fuller lift.
How to compare quotes properly — four checks. Has the clinic established whether you need the whole brow lifted? Lifting only the outer third in a patient who needs more produces an odd result. Has the clinic been honest about the midface? A temporomalar lift does very little to the nasolabial fold, and a clinic marketing it as a cheek lift is overstating it. What duration is stated? Several years, not a decade. And is it being combined with anything? Where it is, the value is considerably better.
Why the lowest quote is the wrong question here. Because the operation is small and the price difference is correspondingly small. What matters is whether it is the right operation — and the commonest poor outcome here is a patient who had a small procedure when she needed a larger one, and who spent a journey and a recovery on a result that did not address her concern.
Canadian coverage: not covered. Treatment of any complication is covered.
Getting your figure. Send photographs including a genuinely relaxed one and one showing your temporal hair, in daylight and unfiltered. Plus your age, what specifically bothers you, previous surgery, when you last had botulinum toxin, dry eye and laser eye surgery, temple hair thinning, medications, and whether you smoke. A plan and quote follow within 24 to 48 hours, in French or English — including where a fuller operation or blepharoplasty would serve you better. You can request a free, personalised quote at any time.
21. Glossary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Temporal lift | A limited lift of the outer brow through temporal incisions |
| Lateral brow lift | The same operation |
| Temporomalar lift | The same, with dissection extended over the cheekbone |
| Deep temporal fascia | The layer to which the lift is fixed |
| Arcus marginalis | The orbital rim attachment released to allow the outer brow to move |
| Frontal branch | The facial nerve branch that raises the eyebrow; the specific risk of temporal dissection |
| Temporal hollowing | Loss of fullness at the temple |
| Midface | The cheek and nasolabial region; not meaningfully addressed by this operation |
22. How Canadians search for this
- “Temporal lift Tunisia” — the most common search.
- “Lifting temporal Tunisie” — how most Quebec patients search.
- “Lateral brow lift” — the same operation.
- “Temporomalar lift cheeks” — the effect on the midface is slight, and a genuine cheek lift is a different, larger operation. Section 3.
- “Lateral brow lift vs endoscopic” — outer third only versus the whole brow, and the endoscopic technique holds longer.
- “Brow tail droop” — exactly what this operation addresses.
- “Temporal lift how long does it last” — several years, and less than a full brow lift.
- “Fox eye lift” — a marketing term covering several things, including thread techniques with brief results. Our fox eyes guide sets out what actually works.
- “Brow lift with facelift” — efficiently combined, using an adjacent incision. Section 6.
- “Temporal lift scars” — short incisions in the temporal hair, visible only if the temples thin.
- “French speaking facial surgeon abroad” — Tunisia’s distinguishing feature.
In summary
A temporal lift is a limited operation for a limited problem — the outer third of the brow and the tail of the eyebrow, which is where age-related descent is usually greatest. It does not lift the central brow or the forehead. Lifting only the outer third in a patient whose whole brow has descended produces an over-arched, lateralised result, which is why the lateral lifting test in section 2 matters. And where it is marketed as a cheek lift, be careful: the temporomalar extension produces a modest outer cheek effect, it does not reposition the midface, and your nasolabial fold will change very little.
The result is modest and lasts several years rather than a decade, which is the trade — and it comes with a short operation, frequently under sedation with local, and a ten-day recovery. It is at its best combined with a facelift or blepharoplasty, where it adds little time or recovery and prevents an incongruous result. It takes place in a French-speaking country, which matters when we are explaining what this small operation will not do. With accommodation, full board and a companion at no extra cost, for up to 60% less than Canadian private prices.
Five things to hold onto. Do the lateral lifting test — if you want your central brow lifted too, this is not your operation. Your nasolabial fold will not meaningfully change; a temporomalar lift is not a midface lift, whatever it is called. Expect several years, not a decade: the fixation is to fascia rather than bone, and it settles sooner. Consider combining it — added to a facelift it costs almost nothing in time or recovery, and that is how it delivers best value. And if you are travelling a long way for this alone, weigh it: it is a small operation, and we would rather say so.
Send your photographs and you will have an honest answer within 24 to 48 hours — including where a larger operation or blepharoplasty would serve you better. When you are ready, read the procedure page on the temple and cheek lift in Tunisia, compare plastic surgery prices in Tunisia, explore our wider facial surgery in Tunisia overview, or request a free, personalised quote.