Anyone between 30 and 70 who wishes to rejuvenate his/her face appearance in a moderate and totally natural way, especially within the cheekbone area, through a highly effective low-invasive technique. This highly innovative procedure is performed with modern endoscopic devices and provides dramatic improvements leaving very small scalp scars that will remain hidden under the hair, which doesn't need to be shaved.
One of the best results is achieved within the area in the side of the eyebrow, which, if loose, can make even young people look "tired" and "worn out".

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCEDURE

This procedure can be performed only in operating rooms under conscious sedation or general anaesthesia. The use of endoscopic devices used in this technique makes this procedure low-invasive and widen its range of action, from the scalp down to the lower part or the mid-face. It is also possible to place the threads known as Endo APTOS (Anti Ptosis) in a way to achieve wider and longer-lasting results.

POST-OPERATIVE PHASE AND CONVALESCENCE

At the end of the procedure metal clips will be applied in the scalp incisions and good part of the frontal/temporal/cheekbone area will be covered with small strip band-aids (steri-strip).
This procedure REQUIRES at least a one-night hospitalization, unless the patient asks to stay longer or the surgeon finds it necessary.
Thanks to this particular technique, the post-operative phase is very easily manageable.
In the first post-operative days the eyes may look and ofter ecchymotic (purple bruises that turn yellowish after a few days and eventually disappear), and this condition will end in the space of 7-10 days, depending on the patient's predisposition.
The patient usually feels no or very little post-operative pain, which can be easily managed with painkillers. During the first 7-15 days after the procedure the patient has to take antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs, or even other types of drugs if the surgeon or the anaesthetist find it necessary.
Intense physical activities and exercises must be suspended for about 30 days.

RISKS AND COMPLICATIONS

Just as after every surgical procedure some bleeding might occur. If it doesn't stop spontaneously or after the first wound dressing performed by the medical staff, it is necessary to take the patient back into the operating room and stop the haemorrhage. This might sound scary and annoying, but it has to be done in order to avoid permanent hematomas, and has no effects on a correctly performed surgery whatsoever.
The technique and instrumentation used to perform this procedure are so particular that only a few equipes and facilities provided this service. Furthermore the surgical staff must be specifically trained to be able to perform this surgery.
Patients are usually very satisfied with the great improvement of their face appearance achieved thanks to this procedure, which always gives very natural results that have nothing to do with the typical "surgical" and excessively lifted effects ("windswept") that we see sometimes especially on tv.
If the procedure is performed in a safe environment (Hospital operating rooms, Clinics and accredited Extended Care Facilities) and by qualified physicians (surgeon, assistant surgeon, surgical technologist, anaesthetist and operating room staff) there is no risk of major complications, as long as the patient follows thoroughly all the post-operative instructions given by the medical staff.

COSTS

Considering the wide range of prices asked by the different Extended Care Facilities (and the huge importance of performing the procedure in safe facilities), the high rental/purchase costs of the endoscopic equipment, the fees for the anaesthetists and for the surgical and nursing staff, and the possible addition of other procedures (Upper Blepharoplasty, Lower Blepharoplasty), this procedure can cost from 7.500€ up to 15.000€.