How Can I Get Chiseled and Hollow Cheeks Like a Male Model? (photo)

Thank you for your question and photos. Based on the images, it appears cheek implants might be a good choice for you to create more fullness and definition in the midface. It is also possible you would benefit from buccal fat pad removal, which is a surgical procedure that removes the small pocket of fat just below the cheek. To strengthen the jawline, you might consider a mandibular implant that would extend from one side of the jaw to the other. I customize these implants to the precise proportions of each patient to produce the most natural result. I encourage you to schedule a consultation with an experienced, board-certified facial plastic surgeon who can assess you in person and create a customized treatment plan based on your precise needs and goals.

Dear James10001,A combination of buccal fat removal with Radiesse injections would get you closer to that look (but maybe not that exact look)It is best to see a facial expert for this issue so you can be examined and treated to your likingBest regards,

Dr. Nima

Member, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

Board Certified in Head and Neck Surgery

 

Among skilled and experienced aesthetic physicians, revolumizing the face (and upper neck and hands, for that matter) with volumizing fillers, such as Radiesse, Perlane L, and Juvederm Ultra Plus XC, has become the standard of care for rejuvenating, reshaping, and recontouring the female face. Perhaps less well known is that nonsurgically enhancing and squaring the jawline, chin, cheeks, and particularly augmenting the cheek region in front of the ears, can strengthen and masculinize the male face.

For men, a stronger, more prominent chin, and wider, more well-defined jawline, and greater squaring of cheeks can significantly enhance both the frontal and profile views of the face. The use of natural and slowly biodegradable hyaluronic acid and calcium-based injectable volumizers allows for making alterations going forward as the face changes with age due to bone remodeling and fat loss and displacement. Only an experienced, board certified injector with an aesthetic eye and extensive experience in treating male patients should be sought. Be sure to insist upon seeing before and after photos of male faces.

Fat transfer to the upper cheeks, liposuction to the lower face and possibly buccal fat pad removal is your best option.

The good news is that you have a few options.  Prominent and defined cheek bones can be created with implants and fillers.  The best way to make a decision about cheek augmentation is with a consultation with a qualified surgeon for an exam and to discuss options and look at some before and after photos.  
There are advantages and disadvantages to both.  The decision will be based on which will work best for you and your lifestyle (cost, downtime, risks, etc).  Fillers are low risk and easy to perform but require repeat treatments about once a year.  Fillers such as Voluma or Radiesse are best for building up sculptural cheeks.  The treatment can be tailored to your exact goals especially along the cheek bone towards the hairline.  Implant placement is a larger procedure with more risks such as infection.  The advantage is that you would not need repeat treatments.  Implants can definitely give you more defined cheek bones but they come in standard shapes and sizes which are harder to tailor to your exact goals.  

While cheek implants are used to augment the maxilla, they are inserted in the midportion of the cheek and not out laterally by the sideburn area.  If the cheek implants are placed too laterally, they give a very unnatural appearance.  We also do not recommend buccal fat pad removal since this accentuates the aging process since people lose facial fat as they age.

Getting more defined and sculpted cheeks usually requries cheek implants with or without buccal fat removal. One's facial anatomy is key in determining whether this is possible for any specific patient. Many men's facial tissues will never allow for this type of midfacial look. The thinner one's face is the more likely it is achieveable. The cheekbones must become more pronounced and the fat beneath the cheek must become less. It is the combination of these tissue changes that make the cheeks have more visible definition.

 Aesthetically speaking from the photos provided, these are the differences between your face and the male model's.


You are correct, your cheeks are quite flat and a Cheek Augmentation with Cheek Implants of the proper aesthetic size and shape would be indicated.

Your chin is quite weak making your jaw and entire lower face out of balance and proportion.  A Chin Implant would be indicated to balance the lower face and chin.

The nose is quite wide which detracts from the rest of the facial features.  Rhinoplasty could decrease the width of the nose and nasal tip.

Finally, the angle of Jaw line flare is much smaller (less flared) than the model's.  While this can be augmented with implants, IMHO they are too problematic and as such we augment to angle of the jaw using Radiesse injections.


 Any or all of these would make the corresponding aesthetic improvements.  Hope this helps.

Hi,

In your case, I would suggest widening your jaw with jaw implants and buccal fact extraction. You have a very narrow lower jaw and full cheeks, these procedures would give you more of the chiseled look.

Best,

Dr.S.