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Shielded and Numbed
The skin is cleansed, the eyes are covered with protective shields and a local anaesthetic settles the treatment area. You stay awake and comfortable throughout.
You have heard the name and wondered what really happens. Endolift carries laser light under the skin on a fibre finer than a hair, and firms the jaw from the inside, with Dr Mattia at every step.
Pull a single hair from your brush and hold it up to the window light. The fibre at the heart of Endolift is finer still, and it carries laser light underneath the skin of your jaw. If you have been wondering what is Endolift, that thread of light is the short answer, and it waits at Cannelle Skin Clinic in Summertown, Oxford.
| Performed by | Treatment | Back to normal | Results last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Mattia Parducci, GMC 7635663 | 60 to 90 minutes, local anaesthetic | Within 24 to 72 hours | Typically two to three years |
Endolift is a minimally invasive, non-surgical laser treatment that firms the lower face, jawline and neck from beneath. Dr Mattia Parducci, our Lead Aesthetic Doctor, plans and performs every treatment himself. He works through one tiny entry point under local anaesthetic. There are no incisions and no stitches, and you stay awake and relaxed throughout.
The clever part is where the light ends up. Most lasers shine at the skin from outside, and the surface heals afterwards. The Endolift fibre, about 300 microns across, slips under the skin and releases its energy where a jaw is held in shape. The surface is left intact, so the face you take home still looks like yours.
Think of the photograph a friend takes from a slightly lower angle. Your eyes and cheekbones look exactly as they should. The line from chin to ear has blurred, though, and the skin under the chin looks looser than it feels. None of that is happening on the surface, where your serums work, so it says nothing about your routine.
Firmness lives deeper down, in collagen and elastin. Both give skin its spring, and both thin gradually with the years. The tissue along the jaw then begins to drape over the bone rather than hug it. In some faces a small pocket of fat settles under the chin or beside the jowl too, whatever the scales say.
That deeper layer is exactly where the thread of light was designed to go. Endolift suits mild to moderate laxity, mostly in healthy people between about 35 and 65. The energy is released below the surface rather than across it. Every skin type and tone can be treated, without the pigment worries some surface lasers bring.
The areas follow the same logic: the jawline and jowls, the lower face, early softening in the cheeks, the neck and under the chin. Our guide to jowls and a sagging jawline sets out every route we offer for a softening lower face. Endolift is the one that works entirely from the inside.
Picture the morning itself, in a calm and bright room. You arrive with clean skin and nothing on the area. Dr Mattia studies your jaw again from the front and in profile, then marks the zones you agreed together. Those pen lines become the map the light will follow, so the energy lands only where your face needs it.
Numbing comes next, and a local anaesthetic is all that is used. The NHS describes how a local anaesthetic numbs one area while you stay awake. Most people notice only a warm tingle as it settles in. Once the area is comfortable, Dr Mattia makes one tiny entry point and eases the fibre beneath the skin.
Here the thread of light comes into its own. A soft red guide beam glows under the skin, showing Dr Mattia exactly where the tip sits. He moves it in slow, careful passes along the marked lines. You feel mild pressure and a gentle warmth, and most people put the discomfort at two or three out of ten.
Two things happen in the tissue as the light passes. The collagen already there contracts, so the jaw looks firmer before you leave the room. The deeper layers then begin laying down fresh collagen, a quiet rebuilding that runs on for months. Where a small fat pocket sits under the chin, the same energy reduces it.
Researchers have measured that rebuilding. One study of Endolift on the lower face recorded thicker, denser and more elastic skin around the smile and marionette lines. Nobody in it needed a general anaesthetic or a recovery period. You will also see the treatment called endolifting or an endo fibre lift, and each name describes light carried under the skin.
The collagen already there contracts, so the jaw looks firmer before you leave the room.
The session takes 60 to 90 minutes, depending on how many areas are treated. A small sterile dressing goes over the entry point at the end, and there are no stitches to come back for. The step-by-step gallery below follows a session from the first moment to the last, so you can watch each stage before your own.
The light works on structure, and a face is more than its structure. Dr Mattia reads all of it first, from the spring left in the skin to how much of the fullness is fat. If HIFU, Morpheus8 or skin boosters would suit your face better, he tells you so and shows you why.
Endolift sits beautifully beside treatments that work on the surface. It builds firmness from beneath, while skin boosters such as Profhilo bring hydration and bounce back to the skin above it. Lift and glow then arrive together, and Dr Mattia sets the order and the spacing so each treatment has room to do its own work.
Endolift is at its finest on a jaw that has softened rather than fallen. Where the skin has stretched into heavier folds, Dr Mattia will point you towards a surgical opinion. A laser tightens skin rather than removing it. That conversation happens before anything is booked, so your plan is written for the face you have now.
The journey home is usually uneventful, with a jaw that feels a little full and tender as the numbness fades. Most people are back to normal activities within 24 to 72 hours. Mild swelling, tenderness and the occasional bruise tend to peak around days four to seven, then settle with simple pain relief.
For the first two weeks, saunas, steam rooms and hot yoga wait, and by then the swelling has largely settled. Dr Mattia talks you through your aftercare in person before you leave, and he sees you again at a follow-up to check how the lift is coming along. Beyond that first fortnight, the weeks are entirely your own.
The light keeps working long after the appointment has ended. Some tightening shows straight away. The clearest change tends to arrive between two and four months, as the new collagen settles into place. The skin goes on refining across three to six months, and the result typically lasts two to three years from a single session.
Nothing is added to the face, so the firmer line that comes back is entirely your own. Friends tend to say you look rested long before anyone mentions a jaw. Where laxity was more pronounced, a second session at six to twelve months is occasionally advised. A top-up around the third year keeps the line looking fresh.
Your first visit is a face-to-face consultation with Dr Mattia Parducci (GMC 7635663). He looks at your jaw, jowls and neck in good light and from every angle, and feels how the skin moves over the bone. You talk through what has changed and what you would like back, then agree together which areas the light should reach.
Prices follow the area treated, starting from £1,350, and your own figure is confirmed at your consultation. Each area is listed on our Endolift page, from the under-chin to the full face and neck. A single session is what most faces need, and your consultation gives the real number for you. Dr Mattia’s profile sets out his training.
If your search began with endolift near me, Summertown is probably closer than you expected. The Woodstock Road brings you up from Jericho in minutes, and patients drive in from Kidlington, Witney and across Oxfordshire. Come and meet Dr Mattia, see the room, and ask anything at all about the thread of light behind Endolift at Cannelle.
Six moments from one Endolift appointment with Dr Mattia Parducci, photographed at MediZen, our sister clinic. Tap a photograph to read what is happening.
Step 1
The skin is cleansed, the eyes are covered with protective shields and a local anaesthetic settles the treatment area. You stay awake and comfortable throughout.
Step 2
The only thing that goes beneath the skin is an optical fibre about 300 microns across, slipped in through a single tiny entry point. No incisions and no stitches.
Step 3
Dr Mattia guides the fibre just under the skin along the jawline, steadying the tissue with his other hand. Most people feel mild pressure and warmth.
Step 4
The red glow is the guide light, showing exactly where the laser energy is working. The tissue contracts as it goes, so some tightening shows on the day.
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Each area, from the jowl to the cheek, is treated in slow passes. A whole session takes 60 to 90 minutes, depending on how many areas are planned.
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A small sterile dressing covers the entry point. Fresh collagen keeps firming the skin over the next three to six months, with the clearest change at two to four.
If a firmer, more defined jaw has been on your mind, come and see how the thread of light would work for your face. Book a consultation with Dr Mattia Parducci in Summertown, call 01865 537885, or message us on WhatsApp.
These are the questions people bring to their first conversation about Endolift, from what the different names mean to how long the morning takes. Anything else, Dr Mattia will gladly go through with you in person.
Endolift is a minimally invasive laser treatment that firms the lower face, jawline and neck from beneath the skin. A fibre finer than a hair goes in through one tiny entry point under local anaesthetic, and laser light released under the surface tightens the tissue on the day and prompts fresh collagen for months afterwards. One session of 60 to 90 minutes is usually enough.
Yes, they are different names for the same approach. Each describes a laser fibre placed under the skin to firm the jaw, jowls, neck and under the chin from below. At Cannelle the treatment is called Endolift, and Dr Mattia performs it through a single tiny entry point, with local anaesthetic only and no incisions or stitches.
Dr Mattia Parducci (GMC 7635663), our Lead Aesthetic Doctor, performs every Endolift himself, from marking your face to the final pass of the fibre. Because the light is delivered beneath the skin, the treatment stays with a doctor at every stage. He also sees you again at a follow-up to check how your lift is settling.
Once the local anaesthetic has settled, most people feel mild pressure and a gentle warmth rather than pain, and rate the discomfort at around two or three out of ten. You stay awake throughout and can chat if you like. Afterwards the area can feel tender for a few days, and simple pain relief keeps you comfortable while it settles.
The treatment itself takes 60 to 90 minutes, depending on how many areas Dr Mattia is firming. Allow a little extra time at the start for marking and numbing, and a little at the end for the dressing and your aftercare talk. Most people find the morning passes more quickly than they had pictured.
Some tightening shows on the day, because the tissue contracts as the light passes. The fuller change builds as fresh collagen forms, with the clearest improvement between two and four months and continued refinement across three to six. Results typically last two to three years, so the firmer line you see in the spring is still with you for a long while.
Most people need one session. Where laxity is more pronounced or a fat pocket is larger, a second session at six to twelve months is occasionally advised, and a top-up around the two to three year point keeps the line looking fresh. Dr Mattia sets out a plan for your own face at your consultation rather than a fixed course.
Endolift starts from £1,350, and the price varies with the area treated, from the under-chin to the full face and neck. Your exact figure is confirmed at your consultation, once Dr Mattia has looked at your face and agreed the plan with you. Every area is also listed on our prices page so you can plan ahead.
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