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Effect on High Cheekbones Using Submalar Cheek Implant
asked 1 year ago by sillano1 in los angelos
Latest answer by Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Question viewed 613 times
Tags: cheekbones
Is it possible to use a submalar cheek implant in a way that I will not loose my high cheekbones? I want more fullness below my very prominent cheekbones but don't want chipmunk cheeks, is it possible with the sizing and placement position to keep my high cheekbones swell as adding fullness below them?
7 answers to Effect on High Cheekbones Using Submalar Cheek Implant
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Convert Cheek Bones into Final Shape with Malar/SubMalar Combo
The answer is perhaps. If you are a man, high, narrow shaped cheek implants will make your face angular which aesthetically is ruggedly handsome. If, on the other hand, you are a woman, then the aesthetically ideal shape for your cheeks is full and round. The best way to convert the cheek bone into the desired final shape, is a malar/submalar combination cheek implant. IMHO, using a submalar implant allows demarcation between the cheek bone and the lower placed...
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Submalar cheek implants for high cheekbones
Submalar implant are used to create fullness below the malar bone. By inserting submalar implants, the overall effect is to balance out the lower cheeks with preexisting high cheekbones.
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Effect of Submalar Cheek Implants
Submalar cheek implants were designed to help people like you - those who have have good malar projection and contour, but need augmentation of the submalar area. This implant will enhance your prominent cheek bones.
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Submalar is below the cheekbone prominence
The submalar implant is by definition an implant that augments the area below the malar prominence. It would make the whole cheek look fuller but would not project the most projecting point of your cheek
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Effect on High Cheekbones Using Submalar Cheek Implant
Yes, you may attain greater volume below the cheekbone without affecting the height of the cheekbone. Also, a smaller implant may be best to prevent the chipmunk look.
Anand D. Patel, MD
Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon
Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Submalar Implants Will Affect The Overall Cheek Look
By definition, a submalar implant sits on the underside of the cheekbone not on top or in front of it. Its purpose is to provide fullness to the buccal area also known as the submalar triangle. You should not lose high cheekbone definition unless the implant is inadvertently positioned too high, an intraoperative positioning issue. Adding fullness to the bottom of the cheekbone (which is where the submalar implant must sit), however, can create the illusion of slightly less well-defined...
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Submalar Cheek Implants work for specific cosmetic concerns
Depending on the cause of your submalar lack of volume, the ideal treatment varies. For young people who have very prominent cheek bones but very low submalar volume, the submalar cheek implant may be extremely useful. As we age, we also lose volume in the submalar area with sagging of our skin and tissues. This is also a condition that may benefit from submalar implants as well as rejuvenating surgeries (midface lift, eyelid surgery). How these implants may affect your face (e.g., making...
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