What is recommended to get rid of cheek dents?

I have dents in my cheeks. I am in my late 30s and it seems pretty early to have blepharoplasty or a cheek lift.

However, I want to minimize or ideally get rid of them because they look awful and make me feel bad.

A facial plastic surgeon friend told me that he didn't recommend fillers since the cheek pads are hard to augment.

What is recommended to get rid of cheek dents?

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A: Fillers, the YoungLift, Fat Injections, Cheek Implants are options

By Philip Young, MD - Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Fillers, the YoungLift, Fat Injections, Cheek Implants are options for those areas. Having experience in augmenting areas such as this is important. Fillers are temporary (Restylane, Juvederm, Perlane, cosmoderm) but can be a way to fill in those dents and a good way to assess whether volume can help.... more

A: Cheek dents

By Brent Moelleken, MD - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Midway in the cheek, there is a set of ligaments effectively forming a barrier to downward flow of fluid. It is the reason patients form black eyes if their eye is injured, and the reason the bruising often stops exactly at a semicircular line on the cheek. This anatomic boundary is difficult to defeat... more

A: Restylane for cheek dents

By Stella Desyatnikova, MD - Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hi Katie, I have had a number of patients with a similar problem. Usually it gets much improved with a hyaluronic acid filler, such as Restylane and Perlane. It has to be put at different depth levels, and works really well. If it is too superficial, it looks a little off, and if it is too deep, it might not... more

A: Cheek Dents? Solution

By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

First, I highly commend you on the photographs. It is difficult to document these in traditional photographic lighting. I concur with the other comments here. Use of fillers, and I would recommend hyaluronic products (perlane, restylane, juvederm, etc) as my first choice. However, I have used Radiesse for this... more

A: All you need are fillers

By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

You don't need a lower blepharoplasty. You have some specific volume deficits that are a family trait showing up early in you. Well done Restylane by an experienced plastic surgeon will help you avoid surgery for years and will give you a rejuvenated look that eyelid surgery in your case isn't as... more

A: you will need lower blephoplasty and cheek lift

By Kamran Khoobehi, MD - New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Looks like you have fat pockets under your eyes and you have two options 1)filler to camafloge the dent 2) lower blepoplasty ( you will need check lift with this and if you get only fat pocket removal you will have the same issue down the road) The cheek lift with lower eyelift is some thing that not all... more

A: Fillers will work but must be injected deep

By Hisham Seify, MD, PhD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

I would highly recommend fillers for this specific problem. The cause of these dents is a mild descent of midface tissues around the deep bands attaching the dermis to the bone (Osteocutaneous ligaments). The droopy tissues pull on these deep bands causing these dents. Since it is mild I would not recommend a... more

A: Depends on the filler

By Armando Soto, MD - Orlando Plastic Surgeon

I have had good success augmenting areas such as those on your face with certain fillers, but agree that others are not as good in this area. I would first find a plastic surgeon or dermatologist you are comfortable with and who has had success in this area, then review which filler might achieve your goals... more

A: Cheek pad depression

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

The depressions in your cheek can be filled with injectables like Juvederm or Radiesse. I would seek out a plastic surgeon or dermatologist to offer you some guidance.

Comments

jaytay
2 posts
6 Feb 2009

Hi Katie I too suffer from this 'afflication'(31years old) and have had two procedures to try to correct ! One was Juvederm into the dermis which gave me the dreaded saddle bags and the most recent was Perlane under the muscle ! I think the Perlane could have worked but instead of targeting the dents/lines the injector built up my cheeks like a hamster, so i was left with fat cheeks and lines !!!!! I personally think (after about 300hours googling) that Perlane will work if its deep to bone and if the troughs alone are targeted !! Would be interested to know how u get on !

faceissues
4 posts
17 Jun 2009

Girl, I have the same issue. Mine fade more when I smile, though. My first experience,a doctor injected Restylane superficially and that looked worse. Then, the same doctor did a fat graft which worked beautifully. That was three years ago and I need it redone, but it is all natural and I would recommend fat as a filler.

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