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Can cheek implants turn a flat mid face area into a cheek with an "ogee curve"?

jamilaqeeraJul 3, 2019
Hi. Can cheek implants turn a flat midface area into a cheek with an “ogee curve?” I have also been spooked by online users saying that cheek implants can dissolve bone if you keep them in for years? thanks

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