Category: cheek implant | facial implants

Midfacial Implants – Different Styles for Cheek, Orbital, and Maxillary Augmentation

Facial implants are a common and assured method of building out skeletally deficient areas such as the chin, cheeks, and jaw angles. While many are aware of these popular locations for esthetic facial enhancement, there are many more implant styles and locations than most envision. This is particularly true in the midfacial area. The Read More…

Treating the Tear Trough Deformity

A tear trough deformity is a deep indentation between the eye and the nose. Technically known as the nasojugal fold, this natural indentation becomes very noticeable if it gets too deep. Some people have tear troughs naturally, while others develop them with aging. Either way, it creates a dark shadow which is cosmetically distracting. Read More…

Defining and Treating the Tear Trough Facial Deformity

The tear trough facial deformity is a frequently misunderstood cosmetic problem. The use of the term ‘tear’ trough’ implies that it lies close to the eye but it is easy to confuse it with other lower eye and cheek issues. Because the cheek and eyelid areas are right next to each and the shape of one area affects Read More…

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…