There are many, many alternatives to the traditional facelift these days. One of these great options is the endoscopic facelift method. It allows patients with minor facial sagging and drooping to correct the problems without the invasive incisions and cutting of the traditional technique.

How It Works

Endoscopic basically refers to being able to look inside the face, under the skin with the help of tiny instruments. In fact, after the plastic surgeon makes just a few small cuts in appropriate, inconspicuous areas (usually in the hairline, behind the ears on the sides of the nose, or under the jaw line), she will insert a microscopic instrument that has a little camera attached to the end.

The camera send images to a video monitor that the surgeon uses to perform the necessary reshaping and tightening, all without have to lift up the skin and look at it directly. The doctor then removes fatty tissue, reshapes the muscles, and repositions other tissue. He can even insert cheek implants if desired during the procedure.

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You see it all the time in soaps and cinema. There you see someone who is changed completely, so much so that they live with their friends without being identified. You also hear of international criminals taking another identity reportedly with the help of plastic surgery in some unknown faraway countries. And do you believe this is possible?

Let us examine the facts one by one. Face is the most identifiable part of a person. What can plastic surgery do for the face? Plastic surgery is commonly performed to improve one’s features. Take the case of nose. Nose surgery can turn a flat nose into a prominent one, a thick nose into a slender and shapely one, a very big nose into smaller one. This is done through concealed scars and no one can make it out. (more…)