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My Face Was Full But Lost a Lot of Volume and Midface Became Flat. Cheek Implants? Fat Graft? (photo)
My face was full but lost a lot of volume and my midface got flat. I had buccal fat pad removal 10 years ago and I'm more than convinced that's the reason. Looking into cheek implants to restore my face. I hear often that implants may look unnatural after a couple of years. Are there any remedies/procedures to prevent or fix this? How unnatural can it look? I know fat grafting is recommended instead but I'm afraid it wont provide enough volume or the defined look I used to have.
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remainanonymous
in Houston, TX
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My Face Was Full But Lost a Lot of Volume and Midface Became Flat. Cheek Implants? Fat Graft?
From the photo, your cheeks are flat with the left more flat than the right. Fillers like Perlane or cheek implants can be used for the cheek augmentation. I don't use fat transfer for facial shaping or contouring as IMHO, it's far less reliable than fillers or cheek implants. be sure the plastic and cosmetic surgeon, you select, understands and follows the proper aesthetics of facial beauty for the creation of a naturally, more attractive face.
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Injectible fillers and fat grafting...can both be helpful
Fat grafting would be the ideal technique for you for a long term result, but you can start with fillers to see what type of improvement you can get, and whether you will be happy with that.
I have often seen implants removed over time because of unnatural long term results.
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My Face Was Full But Lost a Lot of Volume and Midface Became Flat. Cheek Implants? Fat Graft? (photo)
My choice would be fat grafting by the Coleman techniques. most likely 30 to 50 cc's injected in droplet fashion.
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Based on your picture I see what is called scleral show and I wonder if you ever had lower eyelid surgery or you may in fact have maxillary hypoplasia. Done well implants or fat grafts grafts are good long term solutions. Fillers work well and are more adjustable but need multiple treatments over time. I hope this helps, please see board certified plastic surgeon who can guide you.
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Flat face with volume loss.
One of the advantages of performing surgery for 35 years is seeing your results over years.properly done cheek implants will not look innatural decades later IF you do notable them too big. I also never do buccal fat removal for the reason you mentioned as well as others.
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How to restore Facial Volume?
Surgery is not great at restoring volume, cheek implants can look good initially but often do not age appropriately with the face, I recommend either natural volume restoration like Fat grafting, or fillers such as Radiesse or Sculptra, I do not use HA fillers in this area as I feel they give a "hard" look in this area, although they are very useful in other areas!
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Replacing lost volume in the midface
Longer lasting fillers such as Radiesse and Sculptra have many advantages over cheek implants. One obvious advantage is that surgery is not required. Another is that you can get either a rapid or a gradual correction depending upon how many syringes you have injected and you can decide as you go exactly how much correction looks good. Another advantage is that cheek implants may no longer look good in an aging face as it changes over the years. Touch up treatments for fillers can be modified...
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Fat Loss in The face
Removal of the Buccal fat pad is the reason you seem to have lost volume in the face.
You seem young, and very attractive facial proportions. If you insist on doing some thing, then minimal amount of work. may be a small amount of fat transfer. No cheeck Implants
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Cheek implants great option to restore volume to flat mid-face
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