Cheek Augmentation: Q&A
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Am I a Good Candidate for Cheek/jawbone Implants?
As you can tell by my pictures, I have a very tall head & long face. I'm looking into addressing this (partially) by reducing the vertical height of my chin and advancing it forward with a sliding genioplasty, perhaps combined with posterior jaw drop down implants to match up the jaw angle and the chin. However, I also have a very flat midface, and was wondering if cheek/jawbone implants could help improve this. Or should I look into having a rhinoplasty done? Thank you for your advice!
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Cheek augmentation, Cheek implants, Genioplasty
When a patients lower third of the face appears to be normal and they have adequed chin projection an anterior advancing genioplasty will not improve appearances.
Cheek augmentation is a better options in patients with midfacial deficiency.
Allowing hair to grow if possible will shorten the appearance of the upper third of the face would be the most reasonable approach.
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Facial implants
Cheek implants augment a flat malar/submalar area to create fullness and give more youthfulness to the cheek area. Jaw bone implants will give more of a square jaw and chin line.
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Cheek implant augmentation
From your photos, you would benefit most from medium size malar/submalar implants to augment the deficient area around your cheekbone. This will also improve the relative proportion of your face so that your lower face would not look excessively long. I would recommend against shortening your chin/jaw and advancement sliding genioplasty because this will worsen the already deep depression below your lower lip (labiomental sulcus). Also a shorter lower face will not be in...
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Cheek implants and possible jaw vertical reduction with or without a small implant is what would give you the best result for facial proportion. I need better photos of the chin to give a proper answer.
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Am I a Good Candidate for Cheek/jawbone Implants?
Aestehically speaking, the face appears elongated because the cheeks are flat. When the cheeks are more prominent the face appears more "center based" and less elongated.
For men, the ideal cheeks are narrow and more angular than in women. The vertical length, of your chin, is not the issue but the chin as seen on profile is weak. The chin can be augmented with a Chin Implant to balance the lower face.
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Based purely on your photos, your midface (cheeks) are relatively flat compared to the surface of your eyeball, nose and chin. A cheek (aka malar) implant is a reliable permanent source to augment this area and harmonize the balance with the rest of your face. Cheek implants can be made of several different materials but most commonly semi-solid silicone rubber which is inert, effective and relatively safe long term. The next step is to consult with a board certified...
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Cheek implants for flat mid face
From your pictures, it does appear that you have fairly flat cheek bones, so I would say that you are a potential candidate for cheek augmentation. It is possible that rhinoplasty surgery could help to refine the appearance of your nose, but I don't think that this procedure would assist in reducing the vertical appearance of your face.
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