All midface lifts are not equal

Joseph Perlman, MD answers: Are all midface lifts done endoscopically these days?

Is it now common for the procedure to be done endoscopically? Are there any advantages to having mid facelift done NOT endoscopically (can you see more, have more control, precision)? Is it enough the "standard of care" that I should look skeptically at a surgeon who doesn't do this procedure? I'm thinking of having it done to improve the sagging of my cheeks but not sure its the right procedure.


Joseph Perlman, MD
5 months ago

In this day and age when patients and surgeons are looking for short scar incisions , endoscopic facelifts, brow lifts, breast lifts, and abdominoplasties are procedures that have been added to a plastic surgeons armamentarium.  It's important to know what procedures your surgeon feels comfortable with and what procedures he recommends.  Depending on the patient's needs, I perform midface lifts through the lower eyelid,from a standard facelift incision or through an intraoral incision some endoscopically and some open.

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