I had cheek implants approximately 23 years ago. One of the implants moved slightly. As I aged this became more noticeable and creates asymmetry in my face. I was using fillers to correct this. I recently had a facelift and the asymmetry still bothers me not to mention there is a small bump where the implant sticks out on one side instead of lying flat. How difficult is it to reposition the implant? Would it be possible to fix the whole problem including the lack of volume with fat grafting?
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June 18, 2014
Answer: Replacing or repositioning your cheek implants that are asymmetrical.
In our practice, patients are able to get back to exercise 2 weeks after cheek implant placement. It's important not and have any direct facial trauma for 6 weeks after the procedure such as hard contact sports. For more information, diagrams and our cheek implant photo gallery, please see the...
A malar-submalar implant is a very volume stable method for partially treating severe facial lipoatrophy. But an implant alone is often not enough. The implant does not extend low enough to cover the extent of the buccal space atrophy and there are potential concerns about edge demarcation...
Soon after surgery you should avoid exercise to
enable swelling to go down are reduce bruising. Typically, I advise my patients
to refrain from exercise for about 3 weeks to be on the safe side.