 Cheek & Chin Implants
While beauty is only skin deep, well-defined facial features have been considered traits of physical beauty. Prominent cheekbones and a strong chin provide balance, harmony and proportion. For those lacking these natural marks of distinction, make-up for decades has been their only alternative.
Now, there is a safe and permanent method of correcting a receding chin and providing those high cheekbones sought after by women and men worldwide. Chin augmentation or mentoplasty, and cheek implants or malar augmentation, are surgical procedures designed to provide a more vibrant and attractive look of distinction. These procedures can also benefit those with asymmetries or congenital defects.
Chin implants are frequently recommended to patients undergoing nose surgery to achieve proper facial proportion. In patients 38-50 years old, cheek implants can improve the appearance of the contour of the midface, sagging midfacial soft tissues, and in many instances delay the necessity for a facelift. Many patients undergoing facelifts also seek cheek implants to achieve higher appearing cheekbones. If you have been wondering if a more distinctive facial feature might enhance your appearance and improve your self-confidence, computer imaging will be performed for you to show whether this is a realistic procedure for you to consider.
Facial implants have proven to provide a safe, predictable, low-cost, low-risk alternative to simply "living with bony structural weaknesses". To date, millions of facial implants made from nontoxic materials such as Teflon, Gore-Tex, and other plastic materials have been implanted with no reported cases of allergic reaction. The implants are designed specifically for use in the mid cheek and chin area and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. These can also be customized specifically for a patient based upon the results of computer imaging. We may also recommend fat transfer for augmentation.
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Both cheek and chin implants are performed on an outpatient basis utilizing a twilight or general anesthetic. While the patient is sleepy or asleep, local anesthetic is utilized to numb the treated areas before the patient awakens.
After the patient is asleep, the surgeon makes tiny incisions on the inside of the mouth to place the chin or the cheek implants. Stitches are then placed, which dissolve over time. Flesh-colored skin tapes are then utilized to hold the implants in position for 3-4 days. Patients undergoing chin and cheek augmentation usually require one week off to heal.
Following chin and cheek augmentation, slight discomfort, aching, and some numbness along with swelling can be expected. Patients are advised to keep the head elevated and apply cold compresses during the first 24-48 hours. Postoperative discomfort can be controlled with medication. Patients are also advised to rinse their mouths with hydrogen peroxide after each meal and 2-3 x day otherwise while the stitches are still in place. All swelling is typically gone within six weeks.
The utilization of chin and cheek implants or fat transfer has added a very exciting field to aesthetic surgery as both augmenting congenital defects and subtly improving facial contour is now not only possible but also a very popular series of procedures to be performed.
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