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N3F® Protocol: rejuvenation and lifting without surgery.

Facial restructuring with hyaluronic acid, planned for the whole face and managed over the years. Created by Dr. Fred Fortes. For anyone who feels the face sagging, facial laxity setting in or the jawline fading.

What it is

Hyaluronic acid facial filler, across the whole face.

N3F® is the method Dr. Fred created to restructure the face and follow each patient's ageing over time. More than filling, it plans how your face recovers support, contour and freshness with hyaluronic acid, and how that holds up as the years go by.

It organises treatment into three movements: structural replacement (the volume time took away), repositioning (what dropped goes back into place) and harmonious enhancement (what was always yours, sharper).

How it works
  • 1 · Assessment

    A complete reading of the face

    Photos, analysis of the thirds, of what lost structure and what only looks tired. Nothing is injected that day if it does not make sense.

  • 2 · Planning

    A plan that is yours alone

    Which regions are included, in what order, with how much product. The plan considers your moment: in health, in life, in investment.

  • 3 · Restructuring

    First session

    The whole face, in the same session. Only hyaluronic acid. The amount is what the face asks for, set at the assessment, not from a table.

  • 4 · 60 days

    Follow-up visit

    Once everything has settled, the fine adjustments. This is where the result comes together.

  • 5 · Maintenance

    Once a year

    About a third of the initial amount, adjusted to your moment. There are patients in their sixth year of follow-up.

Who it is for

Women who notice loss of contour, sagging, a dropped face or tiredness, and who want to rejuvenate without surgery and without looking different from themselves. The protocol is indicated after the assessment: some faces need structure before anything else, and some faces do not yet need anything.

Clear from the start

The protocol does not treat one isolated area, like just the under-eyes or just the lips. It is not surgery and it is not volume for its own sake. It is a plan for the whole face, with an assessment before and follow-up after, and no promise of results, because every face responds differently.

"My work is a technique of my own that I created for lifting, repositioning and restructuring. The whole face, with hyaluronic acid."

Dr. Fred Fortes
Dr. Fred Fortes assesses a patient
Assessment · N3F Clinic

Frequently asked questions

What is the N3F® Protocol?
A method of facial rejuvenation with hyaluronic acid created by Dr. Fred Fortes. It analyses the face as a whole, restructures what lost support and plans maintenance over the years. N3F stands for Natural Filler Face.
Is N3F® a filler treatment?
It uses hyaluronic acid, but it is not "filling a region". It is restructuring the whole face from a plan: replacement, repositioning and enhancement. The difference is in the diagnosis and the order, not in the product.
Does hyaluronic acid make the face look artificial?
An artificial result comes from volume in the wrong place or in excess. In N3F® the amount is set by the assessment of each face, and the priority is support, not volume. The goal is for you to keep looking like you.
How does hyaluronic acid help facial support?
Over time, the face loses deep structure and the tissues drop. Restoring that support at the right points brings back lift, and the lifting effect appears without surgery.
Is N3F® indicated for a sagging face?
A sagging face is the most common complaint of those who seek the protocol. The answer depends on the assessment: in many cases, rebuilding the support is exactly what solves it.
What is the difference between filling one region and planning the whole face?
Treating an isolated point changes one region without considering the rest, and the face loses proportion. Planning the whole face means deciding what goes in, in what order and with how much, so the whole stays coherent.
Does facial rejuvenation replace surgery?
They are different paths. N3F® restores support and contour with no incision and no downtime, and many patients stop considering surgery. Cases with significant excess skin are assessed individually.
How long does the result last?
The protocol is designed to last with annual maintenance, done with about a third of the initial amount. There are patients in their sixth year of continuous follow-up.
Is maintenance necessary?
Yes, once a year. Maintenance is what makes the face age well with less product at each visit. The 60-day follow-up after the first session is also part of the protocol.
Can N3F® be done after 40?
That is the range where the protocol makes the most sense: loss of support usually appears between 35 and 50. The assessment defines the plan for your moment.
How does it start?
With an assessment consultation at the N3F Clinic in Brooklin, São Paulo, or at the periodic appointments in Florianópolis. Book via WhatsApp.

Start with a consultation.

The assessment defines whether the N3F® Protocol is the right path and what it would look like on your face. No rush, and no promises before looking.

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