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Radiesse After Cheek Implant Removal Due to Infection

asked 1 year ago by Tyson80
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
Question viewed 354 times
Tags: 1 month post-op, infection, removal, timing

Dear doctors, 6 weeks ago I had cheek implants and I got them removed this week due to infection. I dont want to go through surgery again thus I am thinking about filling the cheek area with radiesse. How long do I have to wait to get this done? As the implants looked like my own bone I am wondering if Radiesse will give me that look as well? Is that possible? Thank you very much

8 answers to Radiesse After Cheek Implant Removal Due to Infection

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Radiesse works well for cheek augmentation

Radiesse works very well for cheek augmentation and once your tissues are healed from the implant infection ( a month or two), you should be able to have your cheeks shaped with Radiesse injections. I use Cheek Implants, Radiesse and Perlane to shape the cheeks frequently and while fillers like Radiesse and Perlane do a great job, they will not give as much definition and shape to the cheeks as a cheek implant. The fillers are however, a very good second option. I... more
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

drfrancispalmer.com

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Radiesse for cheekbone improvement

Radiesse works very well for improving the shape and outline of the cheekbone. Radiesse is made of calcium hydroxylapatite, same material as bone, and it is deposited on the periosteum, the lining right above the bone. Radiesse is injected along the cheekbone. The only restriction is to make sure that the infection is completely resolved and to make sure the bone underneath the infected area has not been affected by the infection (osteomyelitis). You may benefit from a... more
Emily Altman, MD

Short Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.advancedskinwisdom.com

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Cheeck implant

Cheech implant infection require aggressive treatment. There is no available data that can tell you when you can have radiesse. How ever it should be looked at as reimplantation after implant infection any where in the body. Wait 6 months before you do anything
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Radiesse after cheek implant removed due to infection

I would be very careful with any injections following removal of an implant due to infection. First of all you have to make sure that the infection has completely subsided. Second, you have to wait and see how the healing takes place and if any deep scarring develops. There are no guidelines in the litterature as to how long you should wait, but I would wait at least 3 months.. Radiesse is an excellent filler and it should be the right choice in your case... more
Eugene Mandrea, MD

Chicago Dermatologist

www.lakeviewderm.com

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Radiesse After an Infected Cheek Implant

There is no data to say exactly how long you should wait to get Radiesse injections after an infected implant is removed. Obviously you have to be careful because injection of any foreign material can increase your risk of infection so you will have to make sure the infection is completely resolved. Six months seems like a reasonable time period to wait. I believe that longer lasting fillers such as Radiesse have many advantages over implants. One obvious advantage is that surgery is not... more
Mitchell Schwartz, MD

South Burlington Dermatologic Surgeon

dorsetstreetdermatology.com

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Radiesse in area of prior implant infection

You might be more at risk, indefinitely, of another infection if anything is placed in the pocket that had been infected. Biofilms encapsulate bacteria and these can get reactivated later in life. It may be hard for antibiotics to get to the whole cavity in which the implant resided, and as new collagen forms as a response to healing, these fibers may create further obstacles that prevent the antibiotics from getting to the needed area. At lease your implant could be removed, but if the... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Radiesse After Removal Of Infected Cheek Implants

I would definitely not recommend injection of Radiesse at this time. Placing a filler into a recently infected site, with the associated inflammation of surgery and infection is asking for trouble. I would wait a minimum of 6 months before proceeding.
Stephen Prendiville, MD

Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Cheek Augmentation using Fillers

There are no absolute guidelines as to how long to wait after the infection has resolved, three months is probably adequate. Radiesse is not very cohesive. that is it spreads easily through the tissues. A great demonstration of this is when we inject it into the back of the hand. The Radiesse is placed in one spot and massaged easily all across the back of the hand. When placed in the cheek, where the muscles of eating and speaking are working the fatty tissues of the cheek around, 4-6... more
Brian Maloney, MD

Atlanta Facial Plastic Surgeon

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