As Dr. Tiago Baptista Fernandes, Clinical Director and Plastic Surgeon at Up Clinic shares “I always advise my patients to prioritise safety above everything else, then follows naturalness and finally the aesthetic result”. Mainly, younger age groups are extremely careful to make sure they have the fewest visible scars possible, consequently, there has been an urge for plastic surgery to innovate and create mini-invasive procedures, such as endoscopic facelift, that are performed at the facial level with a very low impact of scarring.

The endoscopic facelift is distinguished by minimally invasive techniques that hide the procedures’ tiny scars on the scalp. “At Up Clinic, when we conduct an endoscopic facelift we use cameras to liberate the tissues so that we can reposition them using different fixation techniques, but we don’t stretch the skin as these are outdated techniques,” the doctor explained. With endoscopic facelift surgery, you can undergo what is known as outpatient surgery, where you can be discharged on the same day. The patient is either put under general anaesthesia or local anaesthesia along with sedation and remains asleep the entire time. As Dr. Tiago added, “The recuperation period for this kind of surgery is typically one to two weeks, though each patient is unique”.

As the doctor, who underwent his academic journey at the Hospital St. Maria in Lisbon conducting several placements abroad, mainly in the USA, emphasise, “People are always very cautious about scars when it comes to facial surgery, so it makes sense that there is a range of surgical procedures available, from the least invasive to the most invasive, appropriated for different age gaps, being the endoscopic facelift, one of the less invasive options”. According to Dr. Tiago Baptista Fernandes, “One of the most important areas, especially among the younger population is the periocular region – the area around the eye - as it is the first human contact people have”. Therefore, the primary indication for endoscopic facelifts is to fight the ageing of the upper region and the treatment of the eyebrows and upper eyelids. Facial surgical procedures are the third most performed aesthetic treatment worldwide according to ISAPS, with a 19.6 per cent increase in the last year. As Dr. Tiago, the third generation of a family of plastic surgeons’ shares, “We want to make people see themselves the same way that they feel about themselves”, adding, “As time goes by, and average life expectancy is becoming increasingly higher, people realise that their tissues are ageing while inside they still feel young, and that’s when endoscopic facelift becomes a major help”. Up Clinic has clinical activity in Lisbon, Algarve and the islands.

For more information: https://upclinic.pt/cirurgia-estetica/face/endoscopic-facelift/?lang=en

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After studying Journalism for five years in the UK and Malta, Sara Durães moved back to Portugal to pursue her passion for writing and connecting with people. A ‘wanderluster’, Sara loves the beach, long walks, and sports. 

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