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Cheek Augmentation

Full cheeks are considered very attractive. Cheek augmentation can restore the fullness to your cheeks. This procedure adds volume to the cheek by effectively augmenting the bone structure of the cheek region, enhancing the foundation of your mid-face.
Candidacy:
  • If you have lost volume in the malar region associated with aging.
  • If you were born with weak cheeks and desire a fuller, more youthful appearance, you may be a candidate for aesthetic cheek surgery.
  • If you have lost cheek fat fullness in teenage because of severe pimple breakouts.
 
Procedure:
Treatment Options:

(1) Augmentation with Implants


(2) Augmentation with autologous (your own) Fat

The cheek implant surgery can be performed alone, or in combination with other surgical procedures. Multiple shapes and sizes of implants are available to fit your particular anatomy and desired change.

  • Anesthesia: It is performed under Local Anesthesia + Sedation or General Anesthesia.
  • Duration of procedure: It takes about 30 to 45 minutes for the procedure.
  • Incision: The implant is placed through the mouth with a small incision at the gum line.

Advantages:
  • Permanent way to achieve full cheeks (as opposed to temporary fillers)
  • May easily be performed at the time of other facial surgery
  • Intra-oral approach.
  • Multiple implant choices to achieve desired look.
Inpatient/Outpatient procedure:
It is an outpatient procedure that is the patient can go home the same day.
Recovery:
  • The recovery depends on the type of surgical approach utilized and if other procedures are performed at the same time.
  • The cheeks will feel mildly sore and swollen.
  • A soft diet for a few days until the gums have healed. The sutures will dissolve on their own after several weeks.
  • With the intra-oral approach for cheek augmentation, no visible external scars should be present.
Duration of Results:
Permanent.

Complications:

  • Sensation to the cheek may be temporarily or permanently changed by the implants.
  • Implants can become shifted, especially in the early stages after surgery. Avoid contact sports until you are fully healed.
Procedures commonly done concomitantly with Cheek Augmentation are:
  • Chin Augmentation
  • Lip Augmentation
  • Nose Reshaping
  • Naso labial correction.
 
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