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Endoscopic Facelifts

By: Aazdak Alissimmo While most people have gruesome images of plastic surgery from watching the procedures on television, not all plastic surgery techniques are as bloody and gory. Some of the newer techniques available use smaller incisions and advanced instruments - which prevent blood and gore.

One of the types of surgery that is often a bit gory is the facelift. In a traditional facelift the surgeon actually has to pull skin off of the patient's face, in order to get to the tissues that are underneath the skin. These tissues must then be manipulated, all through a large incision along the patient's hairline.

There are other techniques that are more recent than this - they allow the surgeons to do some of the facelift in steps. This means that there can be smaller cuts in the skin that are made, meaning smaller scars. There are also "mini" facelifts that work on specific parts of the face that need improvement.

No matter which of these facelifts is performed, you can count on one thing to still be present - blood. There will still be blood loss, and there will still be at least a bit of extensive cutting into the skin in order to reach underlying tissues. While doctors are trained for this, there are other ways.

The endoscopic facelift is being developed as we speak, so that doctors can perform both full facelifts and mini facelifts without the extensive cutting required today. This facelift is not like facelifts performed today in that it uses instruments that are placed under the skin through tiny cuts.

These instruments, along with a camera so that the doctor can see what he or she is doing, perform the work that would normally be done during a facelift. They manipulate and cut the underlying tissues, suturing them in place. Less blood can be lost, and less scarring takes place due to smaller cuts.

While this may seem like a perfect way to get a facelift, it is far from it, at least for now. Not every patient is a candidate for endoscopic facelift, and not every surgeon is trained in performing endoscopic facelifts. You will probably have to hunt around a bit before you find a surgeon who is.

Your doctor may need to switch to a regular facelift in the middle of the procedure, if things are not working well. Endoscopic tools can only do so much, and sometimes the old way of doing things is the only way to assure a perfect look to your face in the end, without mistakes.

In all, endoscopic facelifts are still being perfected. They are a good alternative if you have other health issues that might make having a regular facelift a problem - such as a bleeding issue, or if you have problems with scarring. In any case, be sure to talk to your plastic surgeon about this option.

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