Cheek implants

The face should have a cheek prominence which should protrude more than the temple from the oblique view. Cheek eminence is a component of soft and bone tissues. Sometimes this eminence is insufficiently developed, underdeveloped, or during the aging process it regresses and disappears. Beautifully protruding "cheekbones" are a feature of youth.

In such cases, we can build this eminence by using silicone cheek implants. In young people, when there are no other features of the aging process on the face, implants can be inserted from the transconjunctival approach or into the lower eyelids. It is much easier to do when we are dealing with bone loss in an elderly person. Access to the implantation is possible during a facelift of the lower face, correction of the lower eyelids or during a facelift of the middle face.

The implant should be placed in the subperiosteal layer, then it has the lowest risk of encapsulation, shifting and clearly visible. In young people, it might be tempted to improve the appearance of the face by performing a fat transplant. However, this procedure must be repeated several times to get a good result. Both procedures can be combined to build up the cheek eminence more clearly, if indicated.