Endoscopy is a surgical technique which uses an endoscope, which when placed through a small
incision, allows the surgeon to see inside the body. Endoscopy has been used for a long time in
a number of medical procedures such as orthopedic surgery. It is now being employed very successfully
in plastic surgery procedures such as abdominoplasty (tummy-tuck), breast augmentation, facelifts
and forehead lifts.
The endoscope is a tubular probe fitted with a small camera and tiny light, that transmits video
images of the body's internal structures to a television monitor.
While performing surgery, the surgeon watches the screen as he moves the endoscope. To perform the procedure, the surgeon can insert other surgical instruments (e.g., scalpels, scissors, forceps) through a different point of entry
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