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As the years go by, aging of the face is inevitable. The skin begins to loosen in the face and the neck giving way to "crow's feet" at the corner of the eyes, jowling at the jawline, deep folds or"marionette lines" at the corner of the mouth, and vertical folds and a "double chin" beneath the chin. Heredity, sun exposure, the pull of gravity, and personal habits such as smoking contribute to the aging of the face. In recent years, there has been a technologic revolution in all areas of surgery. Where doctors used to use large incisions to perform abdominal surgery, heart surgery and spine surgery, the same surgeries are now performed through smaller insisions using endoscopes (telescopes). This has resulted in less scarring, and shorter recovery times without compromising safety or results. This technologic revolution has now become a part of facelifting surgery. To reverse the changes of facial aging a procedure called an Endoscopic Facelift can be performed. Andrew A. Jacono, M.D. is a Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon who has experience treating hundreds of patients with endoscopic facelifts. He is Director of the New York Center for Facial Plastic and Laser Surgery, and has recently published his results with endoscopic facelifts in the May 2003 issue of the medical journal Facial Plastic Surgery. This procedure is usually performed on men and women between the ages of forty and sixty, but in some is necessary at an earlier age. Doctor Jacono explains "Endoscopic Facelifts tighten facial muscles and lifts facial skin without the long and visble scars of older facelift techniques. The incisions are hidden in the hairline and thus are not visible. It is essentially a "scarless" procedure." Doctor Jacono uses an endoscope the size of a drinking straw for visualization through these small incision. "The endoscopic facelift procedure is a complex surgery, and requires a high degree of expertise and experience", warns Doctor Jacono. "Few doctors have this level of experience as the procedure has only been developed over the last 5 years.   The preceding information was kindly contributed by Andrew A. Jacono, M.D.  Dr. Jacono is a Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and limits his practice only to the face, eyelids, nose, ears and neck. He is Director of the New York Center for Facial Plastic and Laser Surgery, located in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Jacono completed his residency in Head and Neck Surgery at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in Manhattan, followed by a Fellowship in Aesthetic Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Rochester. He is Board Certified to perform facial plastic and reconstructive surgery by the American Board of Medical Subspecialties. He has published extensively in the medical literature on cosmetic eyelid surgery, endoscopic brow lifting, endoscopic midface lifting, facelifting, rhinoplasty (nasal reshaping), lip augmentation, orbital reconstruction, and injectable collagen and biomaterials. His articles have been featured in such medical journals as Facial Plastic Surgery and Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. His clinical research has been presented at several national meetings of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and most recently at the 8th International Symposium on Facial Plastic Surgery. Doctor Jacono has admitting and operating privledges at North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, Long Island Jewish Hospital, Saint Francis Hospital, Winthrop University Hospital, and at the Manhattan Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital (MEETH) and the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in Manhattan.You may contact Dr. Jacono by E-mail HERE.