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malar cheek implants. looked obvious, masculine. created "shelf" like transition from lower lid to cheek. sagging after removal.

Name: malar cheek implants. looked obvious, masculine. created "shelf" like transition from lower lid to cheek. sagging after removal.
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Author: brunettepink

ORIGINAL POST

I was so excited before the cheek implant surgery....

brunettepinkJuly 15, 2014

$5,500

I was so excited before the cheek implant surgery. I had seen other girls' reviews. They all looked better in their after photos. I thought I would too. I got medium terino malar shells under local with no sedation.
At first, for about 1 month post op, I looked great. I was still swollen and overall everything looked round and full.
Until I began to notice the minor but devastating changes to my face.
As the swelling subsided, I realized that my eye bags are far more sunken than before. My face seems to be sagging. My laugh lines are deeper and worse. My lips are less lifted and are beginning to droop. I have aged at least 10 years. The implants have literally ruined my face and are almost weighing it down.
I have ruined the softness/tightness of my youthful face.
I am angry. I am sad. I am scared. I am regretful. I am depressed. I am worried that my face may never go back to its original state even after removal. I am trying to find a local dr who will remove the implants soon but ultimately THE DAMAGE IS DONE. I thought this was technically reversible but NO IT IS NOT.
If you think about it, if you get cheek implants, you really need to realize that eventually as your fat in your face fades you're going to need to get them removed. Also they will age you so you'll want them removed eventually. With that being said, if you are going to need to get them removed anyway, just DONT GET THEM. They affect more areas of your face than just your cheeks. They affect your lips, laugh lines, eye bags, EVERYTHING. so Just dont get cheek implants. I beg of you. Leave your face alone. Let it age naturally. By getting cheek implants you are single handledly paying to AGE faster than necessary. If I can convince just one girl not to do this I will at least be able to see some positive from this horrific situation.
Unless you want OTHER PARTS OF YOUR FACE to be affected as well, do not do this procedure!!!
I will regret this every single day..... ugh.... My youthful look is ruined and I am beyond depressed.
Please ladies, trust me, these ruin your face and it is NOT WORTH IT. I'd give anything to turn back time and not do it.
Please comment if this review convinced you not to do it just so I can feel better that I at least helped someone.
And if you do decide to do it, just wait... months later you'll see the sunken look and changes. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Replies (91)

EternalRhino

July 17, 2014

who did you go to for your implants???

brunettepink

July 17, 2014

My surgeon did absolutely nothing wrong and performed the procedure perfectly. I do not want to directly list him to anger him. But it is so important that I warn girls against this procedure!!!!!!!!!!! The issue is with the procedure itself NOT how it was performed so I don't want to bash him. I will say this though: If you look up the girls linaleigh and gypsydoll - I went to their surgeon.

shai10

November 17, 2014

He might of preformed the surgery perfectly, but he should have taken one look at your beautiful face and turned you away!!

brunettepink

November 17, 2014

Thank you , I wish. The brain is just not fully developed at 18 and can't make these decisions. Not placing blame. Just wish someone had intervened. Maybe this was all meant to be so I could prevent other girls from ruining their faces... My face was the guinea pig sacrifice :( lol. At least I live with my parents & my life is at a crossroads... I CANT imagine going through this as an adult with a job, family, etc. I would have lost it all from this disaster. I pray that everyone avoids cheek implants like the plague after reading this... Thank you for your comment & God bless

Sophiekk

November 3, 2014

You were so young and pretty to begin with. I already had jowls and nasolabial folds when i did my cheeks and i didn't like my face at all. So I didn't notice all the things u did. Actually my nasolabial folds and sagging decreased with implants. I never had great smile so didnt have anything to loose. wish you all best.

fuchsialarosa

November 16, 2014

I have been contemplating getting implants for my non existant cheekbones, and I feel that your story really helps. I made the worst mistake of my life and had Labiaplasty 3 yrs ago,I feel the complete same way you do with your experience ! If I can at least help one girl not get that type of surgery.

brunettepink

November 28, 2014

Thanks! Yep this was the worst mistake of my life.. But it's my face, so trust me it's a lot worse. LOL. I would say to you what I said to the girl above... : I would advise you to stop even thinking about cheek implants because it's not even a smart option. Just think this way: It may look bad from the start, it'll look obvious long term, & If you don't like it, your face will sag. No guarantee you'll like it. If you don't your face will be destroyed. Also, in my opinion the size didn't matter because my good friend had the absolute smallest size and projection they make and still had them removed because they looked so odd. I am sorry that there is not a better option, but trust me - in retrospect I see that it's better to have flat cheeks than implants or sagging after removal.

Purrritttyyy

November 28, 2014

Thanks for sharing your journey! You honestly didn't need them, your face has great projection already! But I could See the negative change in your face after the surgery, you did the right thing removing them! But, Maybe the implant was too big??? Perhaps dabble in filler next time for your cheeks ? :) I'm thinking of getting cheek implants, I've had juverderm in my cheeks a couple of times but I have a really flat face, I need perm cheeks! It's just horrible cheek implants aren't a good option :'( thanks for your story pretty!

brunettepink

November 28, 2014

You're welcome, Happy Thanksgiving. I would advise you to stop even thinking about cheek implants because it's not even a smart option. Just think this way: It may look bad from the start, it'll look obvious long term, & If you don't like it, your face will sag. No guarantee you'll like it. If you don't your face will be destroyed. Also, in my opinion the size didn't matter because my good friend had the absolute smallest size and projection they make and still had them removed because they looked so odd. I am sorry that there is not a better option too, but trust me - in retrospect I see that it's better to have flat cheeks than implants or sagging after removal.

nadiahoney

November 30, 2014

I disagree that the after pics of some people who went to this doctor all looked better AFTER. The ones I am thinking of were beautiful before and wanted to be even more perfect, but I would worry about looking drag queenish or fake in certain light -- I think they still looked good after, but were better BEFORE. But everyone has their own vision, I suppose. A part of me wants to enlarge my too thin face to make it look less horribly long and sad, but I am hesitant for similar reasons and you confirmed what I suspected long before this review. I just KNOW that later on one has to either replace or cover up the implant once the face changes with age and loses fat, collagen, etc. This is a given and it surprises me if this is not a worry for people before getting something PERMANENT! I love that you gave the full picture of how it can affect the face although of course I feel bad that you had to suffer for your wisdom. But you see, you really did not need this and should not have been "allowed" by the doctor to pursue this. I am convinced he made a mistake and that he should not have done it. He performed a great job but it was the wrong call. But for people like me, who are older and saggier and need a wider cheek, who don't ave the perfect young firm skin that you have, it IS possible it could be an improvement. Not for you, perhaps, but for some I think it could be, even for me....although I would still not do it because I think you are right, that unless yu have a deformity, this is not a good procedure to do. Maybe in the future...but I don't see how. I am always looking at fat transfer and thinking, hmm, can I? and then I see all the bad things that can happen (asymmetry, complete waste of money, etc.) and I go back. In the end it's like my favorite nursing school prof said, "We are all guinea pigs for almost all medicine -- never forget this." But you know what? It happened, and you did look amazing and you still DO and you just don't know it. Someday you will look back and be mad at your younger self for hating on your beautiful self so much. Jane Fonda said she wishes she had been kinder and less hard on herself -- it is her main regret.

brunettepink

November 30, 2014

hi I completely agree with all of this and also a picture and how it looks in real life are two different things. I simply got the implants after seeing their pics - probably if I had seen implants in real life I would've decided against it. I have some videos of myself with the implants in and I look disturbing. pictures are way too misleading. I regret deciding on this surgery based on photos. I wish I had met up with some girls who had them to judge the results in person but that just never would've happened. also had I gone to multiple doctors for opinions they probably all would have told me no. (or try filler). Anyways, the problem is now that I have sagging cheeks, an absolutely NO cheek contour. my cheeks fell off of the lateral part of the bone so there's no outer prominence whatsoever which looks freaky. my face looks long and tired and unhappy. eyelids completely pulled down & hollow. nasolabial folds deep. not posting pics too embarrassing but maybe I will after the lift to show the difference. I agree I was too hard on myself but looking back I think it's because of bullying & others were so hard on me. now I'm pretty much trying to rebuild my self worth fom the ground up.... if it's even possible !

UPDATED FROM brunettepink

2 months post

LOOK AT THE LIP SHAPE CHANGE!!!!!!!! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE

brunettepinkJuly 17, 2014

I AM SO ANGRY I WAS NOT WARNED ABOUT THE OTHER FEATURES OF MY FACE THAT WOULD CHANGE.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW? GET A LIP LIFT? YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

DO NOT DO THIS PROCEDURE.

I WILL REGRET THIS TILL THE DAY I DIE!

Replies (8)

password101

January 9, 2015

you still have such a small amount of space between your lips, I on the other hand look like a monkey and can't wait to find someone who will do the surgery. sometimes if you get filler in the vermilion border of your lip, it may turn up. I actually developed scar tissue but It's the only place I'm glad I did. I can understand not expecting this - it's not right not to be told. But you still have a beautiful face.

PANDA BEAR....

January 9, 2015

I think ... She looks ok.. Panda!

sweetyroo

January 26, 2015

Beautiful woman, hope you correct the issues and be happy good luck and good health.

Scandinavian curves

March 29, 2015

SAME THING HAPPEND TO ME. IM CONEIDERING THREAD LIFT TO GET MY CHEEKS BACK TO ORGINAL POSSITION.... :/

brunettepink

March 29, 2015

Oh no I'm soooo sorry to hear that ~ I am here for you if you need anything ~ please keep me updated

amphora

May 19, 2017

Same thing happened to me. I got the terino shell as well. They were put in by one of the inventors of the new type implants Dr Binder himself.
People stare as I look freakish. Wish we could rewind time...I would have never done this had I known.

suemisery

September 3, 2017

Me too

UPDATED FROM brunettepink

2 months post

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brunettepinkJuly 17, 2014

Replies (11)

Hope7

July 17, 2014

Thanks a lot for this review,though am still healing from a bad nose job.i was considering combining cheek argumentation with my reversion rhinoplasty, but after reading this review, I've changed my mind.thanks a lot,you're a lifesaver!thanks

brunettepink

July 17, 2014

You are sooooo welcome! Glad I can help!!! Wish I had seen someone warning about the changes to other parts of the face before I had done it.

Hope7

July 17, 2014

I forgot to tell you that you shouldn't take it so hard on yourself!seriously,is there no Doctor who can rectify this condition.you must sit up/ do a thorough research, you shouldn't give up so soon.Apart from surgery there 're homopathetic doctors who can help you with natural herbs.guess what? I took a decision,after my reversion rhinoplasty,I won't ever engage myself in any cosmetic surgery.Am planning seriously to be a vegan.Already am a vegetarian.thanks.

brunettepink

July 17, 2014

Thank you! I'm vegetarian as well!

EternalRhino

July 17, 2014

it's hard to see the droopiness you're talking about, your face just looks a bit fuller and cheeks more projected. I don't think your life is ruined, just have them removed. Your face will snap back like a rubber band because a. your age and b. you haven't had them in for a long time

brunettepink

July 17, 2014

Look at the before and afters of my lips and profile. Lol No my life isn't ruined. But my face may be because Before I looked happy and now my face looks sad. I have been speaking to many who had them and got them removed and all agreed it will never be exactly the same. But I'll try!

Angie_M

July 17, 2014

Thank you for sharing! Have you consulted with your surgeon about having the implants removed? I think you look pretty both ways, but I do see the changes afterward that you mention.

brunettepink

July 17, 2014

It would be way too far to travel so I may just go to another local surgeon I am still deciding. Thank you for saying thank you for sharing! I only want to share this experience and help others.

CampXRay

February 20, 2015

Hello: I'm a professional healthcare provider and like the blend of science and human expections, human over expectations and it's reasonable for someone to use the art of medicine for minor elective surgical interventions for increased self esteem but there's a fine line between a desire for increased self esteem and pathological obsession of an altered body image.

bizzlepoof

February 20, 2015

Oh please. She's 18 years old and I can understand her situation. I went through the same thing. It's hard to accept it and maybe if you was in a similar situation you could grasp how hard it is. There's no need for the scientific mumbo jumbo she just wants to look like her old self.