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Cheek |
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NORMAL |
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- From the front view the cheeks should bulge
to the side about one finger breadth.
- From the side the cheek should form a
distinct peak in front and below the eye.
- Both cheeks and the chin should form
a balanced triangle with roundness and definition.
COMMENT: Since the cheek
is a three dimensional enlargement, it is perhaps the hardest
to define normal. Although routinely Caucasians want
cheek enhancement, Orientals may consider the cheek bones too
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SELF-EVALUATION: |
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- A frontal photo may be helpful.
- Pull out on the cheek skin at the
crest. Is that a look you like?
- At the doctor's consultation, he may inject
some saline into the tissues to give you an impression of
the enhanced look.
- Is it hollow below your cheek bones?
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HOW MUCH
CAN BE IMPROVED?
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Cheek implants come in
all shapes and sizes. We encourage patients to go for
a balanced look. There is a tendency of people to
choose to overcompensate and again look unnatural.
Sometimes, more is not better. Don't feel like because
you've paid for it you want to see a big difference.
Instead go for a natural result!
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If it is hollow below
the cheek bone, special implants may help fill this
region. Be sure to ask your doctor.
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Custom implants are
available
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Small asymmetries may
be impossible to correct. If your cheek bones are
different sizes in the first place, the implants my look
uneven after. Implants can also rotate and displace
small amounts.
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Implants may go below
the cheek bone to help fill in the hollow area. They
must reach up to the bone.
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Various
Surgeries |
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Cheek Implants
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THE OPTIONS: CHEEK |
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Until recently,
surgery of the cheeks, simply involved increasing the size by
implants. The numbers and types of implants were limited
in size and design. Several things have changed. For
one, the variations and designs of implants have increased the
possible configurations tremendously.
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ARE
CHEEK IMPLANTS DANGEROUS?
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Unlike the controversy
surrounding liquid silicone, solid silastic used in cheek
implants does not leak into the tissues in any significant
way. Since the implant basically rests on the bone,
there is no real possibility of migration (the implant
moving). A fairly small scar capsule does form around
the silastic implant, but this has never been shown to be
detrimental. The same is true for chin implants. |
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CHEEK
IMPLANT COMPLICATIONS |
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ASYMMETRY/DISPLACEMENT-A small amount of
asymmetry as common with cheek implants. If your
cheeks were asymmetric underneath, the implants will also be
uneven. Since the implants are not sewn down, they may
rotate a small amount in one direction or another.
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surgeon may be able to adjust them, but they may never end
up exactly symmetric.
- NUMBNESS-The nerve that carries
sensation to the cheek is between the nose and the cheek and
may be bruised when the implant is placed.
Traditionally, this will improve with time but it may take
months. No treatment will help it.
- INFECTION-Implants placed through the
mouth may become infected and need to be removed
temporarily.
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