This technique, now applied to diverse specialities such
as traumatology, general surgery, gynecology, plastic
surgery, otorhinolaryngology, etc., started 10 years ago
at the University of Alabama (US).

After 10 years, this new technique proves its efficiency by obtaining better results with minimal scars, less swelling, and quick post-surgery recovery processes.

The following are used: a video monitor or a high definition quality flat screen TV, a small camera that is annexed to some tubes (the endoscope), and scissors and tweezers specially designed. With a few cuts, looking at the TV monitor, the surgery is conducted.

This technique is utilized in esthetical surgery for:

FACIAL SURGERY: to treat frowning wrinkles, crow’s feet, to lift the eyebrows, to lift or increase cheek bones, to correct the face and nose wrinkles; until a complete lifting in young women without a great skin excess.

BREAST SURGERY: to apply the prosthesis at the armpits or nipples producing smaller scars, to lift breasts with low fall rate, to apply expanders in cancer reconstructions.

ABDOMEN SURGERY: to complement the liposculptures in those patients whose abdominal muscles are weaken (post-childbirth) obtaining a reduced scar.

SKULL-MAXILOFACIAL SURGERY: To treat face’s post-trauma fractures.

The utilization of endoscopy allows visualizing with precision and magnification all the structures to treat, obtaining an easy dissection, minimal complications, and the most favorable results with smaller scars.

An ear-to-ear scar was necessary to treat the forehead some time ago; nowadays, three small scars are enough for the same surgery.

Facial surgery through three cuts in the scalp can elevate the eyebrows and weaken the frowning muscles, forehead and crow’s feet (surgical Botox with longer lasting results). It is also feasible to elevate the cheek bones and other face structures.

For the mammary implants to be placed through smaller incisions (later smaller scars) in armpits, areola or belly bottoms the space needs to be made up. We can do that by having all under visual control, not leaving any blood vessel without cauterizing, and eliminating the breast drainage.

These surgeries have just begun to develop in the last two years; however, the requesting and performing number are increasing. The estimation is that they will reach an important place in the next years since the patients become more demanding with results, asking for the smallest scars as possible for each case and the lowest dismissing profit through a fast labor and social reintegration.