Buffalo Cheek Augmentation doctors

	Kevin C. Smith, MD Niagara Falls Dermatologic Surgeon 6453 Morrison Street Suite 201, Niagara Falls		2 answers
	William F. DeLuca Jr, MD Albany Plastic Surgeon 711 Troy Schenectady Rd Suite 123, Latham
	Peter A. Campione, MD Buffalo Facial Plastic Surgeon Buffalo
	Andrew P. Giacobbe, MD Buffalo Plastic Surgeon 7 Hopkins Road, Williamsville
	Sayeed Nabi, MD Buffalo Facial Plastic Surgeon Williamsville

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Best Option to Fix Hollow Midface Look? I am a 21 year old male and want to fix the sunken look I have in my midface area. What would be the best procedure to get rid of the hollow lines (wich I call railroad track lines) in my midface? I have read about filler injections but they are only temporary and leave a plump, round shape which I dont want. I would like to have a more narrow/angular look. Could cheek implants work?

A: Fillers can easily restore or enhance midface volume

Just about every day I am restoring or enhancing midface volume using Juvéderm Ultra XC®. My patients like this, and most still look good a year later compared with their baseline photos. Treatment is simple, and a major advantage of Juvéderm® [and other HA based fillers like Restylane®] is that they can be quickly and easily reversed with hyaluronidase if there is a problem or a complication.

Kevin C. Smith, MD

Niagara Falls Dermatologic Surgeon

Cheek Augmentation with Bio Alcamid Dear doctors, What do you think about bio alcamid regarding cheek augmentation. My surgeon is offering me that procedure after removing my infected cheek implants provided that I dont want to go for surgery with implants again. Do you have any long term experiences with bio alcamid? It seems this procedure is considered as very critical in cosmetic surgery. I appreciate your help as I have to decide soon the way I will go further after removal of my implants. Thank you very much

A: Bio-Alcamid can cause very serious inflammatory reactions

Bio-Alcamid can cause very serious inflammatory reactions, so I would not be treated with this product or administer it under any circumstances.

You are much better off being treated with a hyaluronic acid [HA] based filler [for example Juvéderm®, Voluma® or Perlane®], which can be easily and quickly reversed by injection of the enzyme hyaluronidase if there is a problem.

Kevin C. Smith, MD

Niagara Falls Dermatologic Surgeon