Cheek Implant

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Vaibhav Shah

Cheek Implant

                             In the past, cosmetic surgeons concentrated on making patients look tighter, not necessarily younger. Contemporary cosmetic surgeons appreciate the importance of volume in facial aging and rejuvenation. Today’s surgeons utilize many options including injectable fillers, fat transfer, lifting procedures and midface (cheek) implants to restore volume. Cheek implants have numerous advantages over other methods of restoring midface volume.  Fillers and fat will dissolve over time.  Fat and permanent fillers will droop over time, worsening the problem and cheek or midface lifting procedures will sag over time.  Cheek implants are fixed to the cheek bones with tiny micro screws, so they will always remain in place and not droop.  This makes them the only three dimensional method of cheek rejuvenation that is permanent and won’t move.  Perhaps the biggest advantage is that if the patient does not like them, they can be removed in 5 minutes! There are not many options that are both permanent and reversible.  When considering the available options for midface rejuvenation (fillers, fat, lifting procedures and implants) nothing rivals the versatility of silicone cheek implants. One thing that has never ceased to amaze me is how many surgeons will perform cosmetic facial rejuvenation on the upper face and lower face and completely ignore the midface.  A volumized midface is the hallmark of youthfulness and contemporary cosmetic facial surgeons realize this fact and address this important area.