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facial beauty starts with an ideal bone structure. This
can be achieved by sculpting and contouring your existing
bony framework or by adding to the facial skeleton using
facial implants. Two common procedures are chin augmentation
(mentoplasty) and cheek augmentation. A mentoplasty can
bring a receding chin into better harmony with other facial
features and create a more pleasing facial balance. Because
mentoplasty can improve the results of a facelift and rhinoplasty,
it is sometimes done in conjunction with these procedures.
Cheek augmentation with an implant can correct flat or underdeveloped
cheekbones. It may also be helpful to correct a sunken appearance
to the cheeks resulting from aging or acne scarring.
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Cheek Implants can be a great
way to give you a fuller cheek with a dramatic contour.
Patients with long, narrow faces, very round faces and flat
cheeks, or asymmetries or birth defects are good candidates
for cheek implants.
Cheek implants come in different
sizes and are inserted through an incision in the mouth
or below the lower eyelids. This procedure can be done in
conjunction with a face lift or eyelid surgery. It is done
as an out-patient under anesthesia. Within the first week
sutures are removed. Swelling will diminish with time. Keep
in mind, the final results are not apparent until months
later. Patients need to be patient while the swelling diminishes.
Chin Augmentation creates a balance
between the chin and other facial features giving the face
better harmony. Chin augmentation may be done in conjunction
with Rhinoplasty. The implant
may be inserted one of two ways. One method is through the
mouth. Another method goes through an incision on the underside
of the chin, inserting the implant between the bone and
chin tissue. That method leaves a faint scar that is barely
visible. Usually a liquid diet is adhered to a couple of
days following surgery. Non-strenuous activities, work/school
may be resumed within one week. After surgery you will have
a more balanced profile and pleasing facial contour.
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For more information on a facial
implants, call Pasadena Cosmetic Surgery at 626-377-9420.
626-377-9420
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Suite 502
Pasadena, CA 91105
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