How Cheek Implants Enhance Your Facial Structure

High, well-sculpted cheekbones can help enhance your looks by creating a youthful appearance. The aging process causes the cheeks to lose volume, and they begin to look droopy or flat.

Several cosmetic procedures can help address this issue. Dermal fillers can help, but they have limitations in what they can achieve. Cheek implants can help add volume, giving the face more definition.

Here's how cheek implants enhance your facial structure.

How Cheek Implants Work

Surgeons take CT scans of the patient's face and use computer imaging to create the implants. They do this to fit the individual's cheekbones precisely. Then, they make an incision inside the mouth before making a pocket. They customize the implants, insert, and reposition them in the pocket to achieve the desired shape.

Sutures close the incision to complete the procedure with no visible scarring. The implants help enhance the facial appearance.

Benefits of Cheek Implants

While a facelift may improve the overall facial definition, it does not enhance weak cheekbones. Cheek implants help create a shapely and defined facial structure. There are several benefits of cheek implants. They include:

Improving facial volume
Adding cheekbone prominence
Enhancing the facial profile
Changing the facial balance and shape
Creating the desired facial proportions
They are a permanent facial contouring solution
There is no visible scarring after the procedure

Reasons to Get Cheek Implants

The cheeks are a vital feature that helps balance the facial structure. When the cheeks lose volume or appear hollow, the entire face looks aged and out of proportion. Cheek augmentation can help correct this issue.

To qualify for cheek implants, you need to understand the limitations of the procedure and the healing process. It would be best if you had realistic expectations of the results.

Candidates for Cheek Implants

Some individuals are good candidates for cheek implants. You can benefit from augmentation if you have shallow or flat cheekbones due to aging or genetics. Good candidates for cheek implants are non-smokers who are physically and psychologically healthy.

Someone who wants to add definition to the face with fuller, higher, or more prominent cheekbones is a good candidate. A physical examination can help determine if you are a candidate for the procedure. Talk to the surgeon about known allergies to avoid bad reactions to the implant material.

What to Consider Before Cheek Implant Surgery

Implant surgery is not for everyone, and there are factors to consider before you get cheek implants. Find out about the implant material used and the cost of the procedure, and consider your lifestyle.

If you are a smoker, you have a higher risk of complications from surgery. It would be best if you quit before you get cheek implants. Make sure you get the procedure done by a qualified and experienced surgeon. Find out as much as you can about the surgery.

Cheek implant surgery can go along with other facial procedures to enhance the entire face. Mandibular implants can help create a more defined jawline. Surgeons can perform cheek augmentation alongside facelift surgery, a brow lift, rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, and neck lift.

For more on how cheek implants enhance your facial structure, visit Gupta Plastic Surgery at our San Diego or Encinitas, California office. Call (858) 408-6100 to schedule an appointment today.