Cheek Implants 20 Years Post Are Shifting Upwards Slightly?

Cheek augmentation can be performed with a variety of implant shapes, malar, submalar, or a combination thereof.  Each implant shape is available in sizes small, medium, large, and extra large.  Without photographs it is impossible to determine, which implants are necessary. A submalar...

 Aesthetically speaking yes, you'd be a good candidate for cheek augmentation with cheek implants as well chin augmentation with a chin implant.  My only concern is the placement of screws and or plates form the previous surgeries and whether they would interfere with the implant...

Correcting Cheek Asymmetry Without an exam or additional photos at different angles it is difficult to tell. However, from the one photo you provided, I think that a modest increased volume of your deficient cheek would be of benefit to restoring a more symmetric appearance. Cheek implants are...

Hi, There is very little bone resorption with facial implants. The resorption is not clinically significant. There is little you can do about it but it is of no consequence. Best, Dr.S.

The infection rate theoretically is lower by avoiding the mouth insertion site due to all of the mouth bacteria. The implant itself is sterile when it comes out of the package. Although all implants are foreign bodies and subjected to infection, it would be very unusual to occur after the first...

The risk here is that a needle penetrating the skin could introduce bacteria that ordinarily would not be enough to cause a problem but might in the presence of an implant. Theoretically if the injection is done very sterilely and not to the depth of the implant it may be ok. It would still be...