Category: facial implants

The Composition of Synthetic Facial Implants

While many types of implant materials have been tried for use in the face, only a limited few have enjoyed a history of good clinical success. Today’s facial implants are composed of the synthetic polymers dimethysiloxane (silicone), polyethylene (Medpor), polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-tex), and polyester. (mersilene) The use of solid silicone rubber (solid, not liquid silicone) Read More…

Principles of Successful Facial Implant Surgery

Chin, cheek, and jaw angle implants are very common cosmetic plastic surgery procedures to effect a change in one’s facial profile and appearance. Implants work well in the face because they are well tolerated. Let us not confuse that with them becoming part of the body. That they never do. Implants do not integrate Read More…

The Popularity of Facial Implants

The use of implantable synthetic materials plays a critical role in a number of cosmetic strategies for improving the shape of the face. Significant advances in materials science and facial implant designs during the past two decades have made certain types of synthetic implants critical for the esthetic augmentation of facial landmarks and contours. Read More…

Securing the Future of Facial Implants

The most common complication of facial implant surgery (such as a cheek or chin implants) is that the implant shifts or moves out of position after surgery. From an outward appearance, this can create an asymmetry between two facial sides or, at the very least, less than the desired facial change thaty the patient wants. Read More…

Reshaping the Aging Lower Face

A smaller lower face has been shown to be more attractive and youthful looking. Recent research has shown that, as we age, the lower jaw continues to grow more so than the rest of the face. Therefore, there is a change in the shape of the face as we get older that in some Read More…

Facial Implants vs. Injectable Fillers for Facial Voluminization

Much advertising cosmetic today touts the wonderful results that can be obtained with non-invasive injectable filler materials. When it comes to lips, nasolabial folds (cheek-lip grooves), and fine lines and wrinkles, injectable fillers are unrivaled in what they can achieve for these facial areas. However, the prevalence and easy-to-use nature of injectable fillers has seen Read More…

The Six Zones of Change for Improved Facial Definition

I frequently see patients who desire greater facial definition. Usually these are younger men and women and much of their desire comes from having a fuller or fatter type face. Most of the time they have lost some weight but can’t lose it in the face. Others have never had a weight problem but Read More…

The Variety of Implants for Facial Enhancement

Chin, Cheek, and Jaw Implants for Facial Augmentation In the pursuit of improved facial balance and shape, the use of solid facial implants is a simple and proven method. While there are facial implants made from different materials that can be used, the use of solid silicone (rubber) chin, cheek, nose and jaw implants are Read More…

Midace Rejuvenation – Implants vs Lift

One of the most overlooked areas of facial aging is that of the cheek region. Most think of facial aging in the neck, jowls, or eyes, and while these certainly exist, the midfacial cheek region often sags as well. In those patients with weak cheekbones and a flatter face, the cheek tissue can especially sag Read More…

Advanta Facial Implants – An Alternative To Injectable Fillers

As of today, there are seven commercially-available injectable fillers, from the original Restylane (hyaluronic acid) to the most recent ArteFill (plastic microspheres). While these all produce wonderful and instantaneous results in the filling of facial lines, wrinkles, and lips, the lifespan of their effect is limited to montsh and, at best, certainly less than one Read More…