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What's the Best Way to Plump Hollow Spots on my Face?
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What's the best way to plump out hollow spots on the face?
Photos would help because to re-shape and fill out the cheeks themselves, IMHO, cheek implants or fillers like Radiesse and Perlane work best. If the mid and lower face have fatty tissue loss, Perlane or Sculptra would be my choice.
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Hollow spots on the face can be due to two different...
Hollow spots on the face can be due to two different components of aging - loss of facial fat or simply descent of facial tissues.
There are several options to correct the hollow spots but there isn't one 'best way' since all have their advantages and disadvantages.
Facial fat augmentation - By taking fat from the abdomen or thighs and reinjecting it into the face, the effects of aging can be reversed. This solution is permanent, though it may take 1-3 injections to get the desired results....
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Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
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The upper part of the youthful face is full; the...
The upper part of the youthful face is full; the beautiful face is shaped like a heart. As we age, the upper face empties and you can see the bones under the skin. This hollowing is just as important a sign of aging as sagging and wrinkling.
Therefore, fat injections have a huge role in creating a youthful shape in the face by adding volume around the eyelids and cheek bones. I particularly like fat injections for the hollows under the eyes. With good technique, the results of fat...
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Facial Rejuvenation
Tructural fat grafting is a powerful tool for correcting one of the primary processes of facial aging: the gradual loss of facial soft tissue volume, which primarily represents the atrophy of facial fatty tissue. The importance of restoring facial fullness cannot be emphasized enough, for without it, very few facial cosmetic surgical procedures are truly rejuvenating. As we age the skeletal features of the face become more obvious, and create subtle visual clues that tell the observer...
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Plumping hollow cheeks
The procedures fall in three categories. First, fillers such as Juvederm, Restylane and Radiesse can be used to add volume. The results are immediate, cost is lowest, but results will last only up to a year. Fat transfers allow for more material to be placed and will last a few years. Sculptra works a little differently by stimulating your own collagen to grow and results can last 2-5 years. Implants can fill the areas out and are permanent. This...
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Atlanta Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Fat and fillers to restore the volume of youth
Fat transfer and Fillers are both excellent options for restoring the volume loss which occurs in the face. Unfortunately, while we add fat to unwanted areas over time, we lose it in the face. Therefore the strategy for facial rejuvenation should not be exclusively "reductive". If we add volume in a safe and customized fashion, a youthful appearance can be restored.
The choice between fat and filler depends on the individual tolerance for downtime after the...
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Columbus Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Healthy Cheeks
Healthy cheeks are very youthful.
If you are thin, especially as we age, it is very difficult to keep your cheeks from being to thin. I use fat grafting as well as Radiesse. Fat grafting is my choice if I am doing liposuction or another procedure.
If someone wants to restore a very youthful look quickly, with no downtime, and they are a good candidate, I use Radiesse. It works very well, very quickly & is fun to do because it is a very noticeable change.
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Alabama Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Fillers and Fat injections can fill in the hollows
Fillers and Fat injections can fill in the hollows. Fillers like restylane, radiesse, perlane, Juvederm, can fill in small hollows that are smaller than 1cm squared or a square area about a 1/3 of an inch. Fat injections are another more longer term possibility. Sculptra is a filler made up of suture material that when digested by the body forms collagen for a more longer term solution as well. The YoungVolumizer is my method of volumizing the face and hollows. I have a great technique...
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Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Injectable fillers for facial hollows
Injectable Sculptra or Perlane are my current preferred choices for deep facial filling. Sculptra requires 3 or more monthly injections and another 3-6 months for optimum improvement due to collagen stimulation. Results last 1-4 years or more. Perlane or other hyaluronic-acid based fillers demonstrate immediate improvement and may last 1-2 years or less.
I am not a fan of injected fat - it requires another...
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Las Vegas Dermatologist
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Scupltra is an excellent choice for facial hollowness
Sculptra
Scupltra, a biostimulator is an excellent choice for restoring lost volume to the face. We know that volume loss is one of the most important contributors to aging and the collagen stimulation that Sculptra encourages gives a natural, soft result.
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon
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Choices to fill cheeks
There are several options here
1. Fillers - Juvederm, Restylane or Sculptra
2. Midface lifting- lifting the tissues to plump up the cheeks
3. Fat Injection - Transfer of fat to the cheek area
P.S I think most fillers other than just plain saline or water last more than four hours. I would say a minimum of four months for most fillers
Washington DC Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Filling hollow areas in the face
As we age, we lose volume in our face due to bone loss, descent of soft tissues, and loss of fat. Looking naturally younger involves not only tightening loose tissues, but also restoring some of this volume loss. Facial Implants (silicone, gortex, etc.), fat grafting (using your own fat), and fillers (scultra, radiesse, etc.) are all good options. Each approach has its pluses and minuses, and consulting with an experienced facial plastic surgeon would be your next step.
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Plumping hollows in the face with fillers
Injectable dermal fillers are the best way to treat hollows or volume loss in the face. Botox does not work for this, nor do lasers. Hyaluronic acid fillers like restylane, perlane and juvederm are excellent for this, safe and have years of experience behind them. Newer fillers like radiesse are also an excellent option and offer more longevity to the product.
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Fillers for hollow spots
These days, as you will see from most of the answers, the proceedure of choice to fill hollow spots is a filler. All surgeons have their preferences usually based on experience, longevity, complication rate etc. etc. I particularly like Juvederm which comes in a number of preprarations including with local anesthetic . Depending upon the site, degree of defect and other considerations a number of other fillers could be considered
Miami Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facial Fillers are amazing for treating sunken facial areas!
Facial Fillers are really the most amazing thing to happen for facial plastic surgery in the last ten years! They are safe and highly effective.
The injector may add volume to a sunken area or build up a flat area. The face may now be sculpted, literally with fillers in a safe treatment. The fillers are placed with only a fraction of the trauma involved in surgically placing implants. Since the fillers are place with a syringe and needle, the injector may place a...
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Injectable fillers such as Juvederm works will as a filler for the cheeks collapse.
An injectable filler such as Juvederm is commonly used to fill hollow and collapsed cheeks.
Juvederm can also be used to create a different style of cheek from a apple dumpling round cheek to a high chisled cheek bone similar to Angelina Jolie.
Toronto Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Plumping Hollow Spots on The Face
Facial fillers, the right facial filler depending on your individual anatomy, are often the best choice for augmentation of hollow spots on the face. A detailed examination by an expert in facial anatomy can help determine which treatment is best for you.
Chicago Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Improving Hollows in the Face
As we age, we lose not only fat and soft tissue in our faces, but also bone mass. There are various fillers that can be used to volumize the face. They each have different properties and last for varying amounts of time. These products including hyaluronic acid fillers (such as Restylane / Perlane and Juvederm), Calcium Hydyoxyappetite (Radiesse), and poly-L-lactic acid (Sculptra). You should check with your Dermatologist to see which product is right...
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Manhattan Dermatologist
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Radiesse or Sculptra are great ways to plump up hollow areas of the face.
Radiesse or Sculptra are great fillers that effectively plump up hollow spots on the face. In fact, Sculptra was initially designed to plump areas of the face that were made hollow in patients that were receiving specific medications. Keep in mind that patients need several sessions of Sculptra to obtain their desired result.
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Radiesse is a great product for cheek augmentation
I prefer Radiesse to plump up cheek hollows as it is a fast and safe procedure with immediate results. Overcorrection is not necessary as it is with fat implantation and it will disappear in a consistant, predictable fashion, unlike fat. It is also less expensive than fat and Sculptra.
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Fillers for hollow cheeks
A youthful face is one that approaches that of a "heart" shape and has adequate volume along upper 1/2 of the face. Hollows areas in cheeks can be plumped by fillers, either directly into the hollow and/or above the hollow, depending whether or not the hollow is caused by loss of facial volume and/or loss of skin support above the hollow. Radiesse, Perlane, or Juvederm Ultra Plus can be instantly gratifying. However, long term treatment should involve Sculptra as it can address not...
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Plumping hollow areas on the face with Sculptra
Hollows in the face are usually a result of facial fat loss, bone loss, aging and/or genetics. I've had remarkable and long term success with Sculptra.
Sculptra creates a gradual "re-sculpting" which can not only reverse hollowing, but can also be used to improve and restore facial balance on a more global scale. Fillers are usually very area-specific and are a temporary measure (though they are instant)
I liken Sculptra use to laying down new layers of collagen. Sculptra causes a...
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Many options are available for facial hollows
I like to give my patients 3 options when we are discussing volume restoration. The first is the use of fillers, such as Juvederm or Radiesse. These are quick and safe methods to restore volume to the face. The problem with fillers is that we might have to use multiple syringes for an effect expected to last no longer than 1 year. Fat transfer is another option. I tell my patients that your fat is FREE, you just have to pay to take it from point A to point B. Fat transfer is ideal for large...
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Harrisburg Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Sculptra for facial hollows
As we age, the face tends to become more bottom heavy, morphing from a heart or triangular shape to a more square faced appearance. I agree with the remarks of the other doctors who have answered this question. Sculptra is a wondeful filler to address facial hollows and contour deformities as a result of aging. In the hands of an experienced user, Sculptra successfully restores volume to the upper and mid face in just several office treatments over a couple or few months. Sculptra may...
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