What is an Endoscopic Face Lift?

What is the difference between a regular facelift and an endoscopic face lift? Which type of face lift is best for sagging cheeks and jowls?

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Endoscopic facelift

An endoscopic facelift is a facelift done with telescopic instruments to tighten up sagging facial muscle. If there is any excess skin in the face and neck, this will have to be done as an open procedure not an endoscopic procedure. When the cheeks and jowls begin to sag significantly the traditional comprehensive face and neck lift is the best option.

Endoscopic Facelift does not equal Facelift

An endoscopic facelift is where an endoscope it introduced through the hairline and helps guide the surgeon to help reposition tissue. Generally speaking an endoscopic facelift is another term for an endoscopic browlift or an endoscopic midface lift. An endoscopic lift will have very limited effects on the neck and jowl region. A facelift is intended to lift the tissues of the face and neck in an effort to improve the jawline, neck and descended tissues of the face. An endoscopic lift can be... more

Endoscopic Facelift

A 'regular facelift' is a term often used for facelift using an incision that starts in the temple region, goes around the ear and ends behind the ear to address sagging tissues for the middle (cheeks) and lower part (jowls and neck) of the face. While this technique is still utilitzed widely by facial plastic surgeons, this type of incision does NOT address the brow and the midface (cheeks) well. The newer endoscopic facelift on the otherhand uses 4-5 mm incisions in the scalp and temple... more

Endoscopic? Appropriate for Brows, not for the Jowls and neck

Since the components of facial aging consist of volume loss, descent of facial soft tissues, and skin laxity/ excess, it does not make sense to perform a Facelift without an incision that allows for skin removal. An endoscopic approach is a minimal incision approach which works very well in the brow and mid-facial regions. It plays no role in repositioning of the jowls, addressing platysmal bands or SMAS elevation unless a surgeon wants to spend more time in the operating room than is... more

Regular facelifts are better than endoscopic ones

An endoscopic facelift is done to minimize the scars from a facelift. It might be reasonable for a patient who has very little extra skin or laxity but if you have sagging skin, jowls and looseness and extra fat in the neck, you will get a much better and more dramatic result from a well performed traditional facelift.

Endoscopic Facelift

An endoscopic facelift is truly a misnomer. An endoscopic browlift works well, but an endoscopic facelift is technically not feasible. It does not work well for the lower face. It is considered a marketing hype.

Rod J. Rohrich, MD

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Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Endoscopic Facelift vs. "Regular" Facelift

Generally speaking, an endoscopic facelift is a procedure where small incisions are made behind the hairline and used to provide visualization (with an endoscope) and minimally-invasive access for dissection. This technique is excellent for the forehead/brow region and midface/cheek region. It is not designed to tackle heavy jowls or hanging neck tissue. As such, endoscopic facelifts are often selected by somewhat younger patients. Best of luck!

Endoscopic surgery for facial rejuvenation: good?

Many surgeries today take advantage of smaller incisions, less cutting and the use of lighted camera-attached endoscopes. In the forehead and face, endoscopically-assisted surgeries have helped produce good results in properly selected patients. Looking through the scope, a real time video is transmitted to a monitor (television-like) and part of the procedure is performed with delicate motions coming from the surgeons' hands. This sometimes can produce less trauma and quicker healing.... more

Donn R. Chatham, MD

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Louisville Facial Plastic Surgeon

Endoscopic Facelift vs Mini Facelift vs Full Facelift

An endoscopic face lift refers to using an endoscope which is a fiberoptic camera that can be inserted through a relatively small incision. The problem with this technique is that minimal if any redundant skin can be removed which compromises the over all result in many. A Mini Facelift performed by a well trained plastic surgeon is a good alternative to a full facelift for many A full or "traditional" facelift addresses the sagging upper and lower neck skin and (platysmal)... more