Endolift® is a minimally invasive laser treatment that works from beneath the skin rather than across its surface. Once local anaesthetic has settled the area, Dr Mattia guides a single-use optical fibre under the skin through one tiny entry point. The fibre is finer than a human hair, and it sits below the skin but above the muscle. There are no incisions and no stitches.
It delivers laser energy at 1470 nm into the hypodermis, the layer where the collagen-producing fibroblasts live. That wavelength is absorbed by both water-rich tissue and fat, which is what lets one session do three things at once. Existing collagen contracts, so the skin tightens on the day, and the fibroblasts begin a rebuild that lays down fresh collagen and elastin for months afterwards. Where a small fat pocket sits under the chin or along the jowls, the same energy breaks those cells down. The body clears them through the lymphatic system. The energy also stimulates the connective tissue itself, a process called photobiomodulation, which lifts the quality and texture of the skin.
The treatment was developed in Italy by Eufoton, a medical laser maker in Trieste, and has been refined since 1999. It runs on the Eufoton LASEmaR 1500 laser, and the manufacturer reports more than 300,000 Endolift procedures performed worldwide. It is a medical laser procedure. That is why MediZen has a doctor perform it rather than a therapist, and why every treatment starts with a face to face medical assessment.
Procedure photographs and video courtesy of Endolift UK and Eufoton. Endolift® and LASEmaR® are registered trademarks of Eufoton.