Everyone is different and will take a different amount of time to fully recover from a brow lift. On average, you can expect your recovery to take about two weeks. Dr. Cohen also recommends most patients avoid activities that raise blood pressure for at least 3 weeks, such as exercise and heavy lifting. Your recovery can be sooner if you can sleep with your head elevated, such as in a recliner or with a stack of pillows behind your head – anything that will keep you from laying down. Keeping your head elevated helps keep swelling and bruising to a minimum. Avoiding pain relievers that contain aspirin will also help speed up your recovery. In most cases, recovery isn’t painful, but your eyebrows may feel “tight”. This tightness goes away with time as you adjust to how your new eyebrows feel.