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Richard P. Rand, MD answers: Does ArteFill work for cheek augmentation?

I know ArteFill is a longer lasting wrinkle filler, but can it also be used to plump up your cheeks?


Richard P. Rand, MD
11 months ago
By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Trials of this product were done around a decade ago in the US. One of the doctors who was very experienced in using this was a good friend of mine so there are many patients in my area with this product in place. It is basically a microbead-like form of the same cement material used to anchor in a prosthetic hip or artificial knee joint.

If it becomes infected later, which it can, and if it forms draining granulomas, which it can, there is an extremely difficult problem to treat. This results in permanent scars and often pain and it is typically not possible to remove all of the material. Avoid all permanent fillers!!

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More answers to “Does ArteFill work for cheek augmentation?”

A: Absolutely! When done correctly.

Anifat Balogun, MD
12 months ago
By Anifat Balogun, MD - Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Done correctly, you can attain natural-looking, long-lasting cheek augmentation with Artefill.

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