What is an endoscopic face lift?

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... more

Approximately 6 years ago, when the thread and featherlifts were in vogue, it was important to use an endoscope (lighted camera) to visualize vital anatomical structures as the planes of dissection were limited.  I remember discussing this technique with my late father, who was also a Plastic Surgeon... more

First, let us clarify the term "facelift".  A facelift treats the lower 2/3rds of the face - the area on the side of the face in front of the ears, along the jawline and then down into the neck. It does not include the midface lift (done on  the cheeks under the eyelids) or the forehead... more

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... more

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... more

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... more