Is there a higher risk of migration and/or infection when a cheek implant is placed without securing it with screws? Will just the pocket created, with the resulting scar tissue be enough to keep the implant in place?
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This can be relatively common with breast implants. However, cheek implants are solid, have a low profile and sit right on the cheek bone and have a much lower risk of this happening. Anything is possible, but I have never encountered this specific problem with cheek or chin or temple implants....
Removal of cheek implant is not as easy as placing them in . The determining factor is the type (silicone vs medpor) Also the implants tend to erode into the cheekbones and cause asymmetry. There will be sagging but some of that may contract due to your age and hopefully good skin quality.
There are, as you pointed out, many options for cheek implants. Typically, silastic implants are very effective at increasing forward projection, lateral projection or both depending upon the underlying facial shape. It sounds like an implant that increases both would suit your needs but an...
