What is an Endoscopic Face Lift?

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 performed independent of a facelift or in conjunction with a facelift.

The "regular" facelift will remove the excess skin and fat and tighten the underlying muscle/fascia, whereas the endoscopic approach does not do this! The tradeoff is that the incisions are hidden behind the temple hairline behind the postauricular hairline and behind the tragus (the cartilage bump in front of the ear. I believe that this will give you a better, longer lasting result.
It is imperative that, in addition to surgery, you use the best skin care possible to keep your skin healthy and tight!! There are many product lines available...I recommend to my patients alternatives such as: Sente, Epionce, SK Signature Skin Care, Skinceuticals.
I also give the patients to increase and improve healing such as microneedling with PRP (platelet rich plasma) and Fraxel Repair to face, neck, and decollete. Check these out.
Good luck! 

Thank you for your question. 
As we age the forehead, eyebrow, upper as wells lower lids, cheeks and related soft tissues of face  drops producing deep nasolabial grooves (grooves between the nose and mouth), and sunken eyes with eyeballs and doubled cheeks. The face goes from being heart shaped with the volume of the cheeks over the cheek bones, to being more square shaped and jowly. All of these are part of face aging. If you have only some of them or only one of them then you are a good candidate for endoscopic mid face lifting. These are as follows: forehead, eyebrow, upper and lower lids with or without eyeballs and cheek. On the other hand if your problematic area are jowls and or neck than you might be a candidate for endoscopic mid face lifting but definitely you are a good candidate for SMAS lifting. 
An endoscopic midface lifting 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 necessary. 
I hope this helps
Best wishes

When a procedure is described as being
"endoscopic," it means that the surgeon performs it with the use of a
thin, lighted probe called an endoscope. An endoscope helps the surgeon
visualize the treatment area without making a large incision, minimizing scarring
and recuperation time. However, this method isn't typically used for
traditional facelift surgery. Because of the anatomical limitations of the
face, the endoscopic technique is typically used when a patient wishes to treat
the mid- to upper face. A traditional facelift treats the lower two-thirds of
the face, which is where most people see the most significant signs of physical
aging. Hope this helped!

An endoscopic facelift is performed
through small incisions in the scalp with the assistance of an endoscope.  The procedure is very effective for browlifts, but has limited applications for facelift surgery.

The major advantage of this
procedure is limited incisions.  In
most cases, this procedure doesn’t adequately treat excess skin.  For this reason, the procedure has
limited applications for facial rejuvenation and most patients therefore
require a traditional facelift. 

I always recommend a full facelift.  Best to consult with a board certified plastic surgeon.  Best of luck.