Implants to the cheeks do very little for the troughs, but do help elevate the upper cheek to decrease the need for signiicant filler int the trough. See an expert for treatment of this area. Best, Dr. Emer.
If you use synthetic fillers. Once you determine how much volume you want you will then have to keep adding fillers to maintain the volume. Or you will have wait for the volume to go to place the cheek implants. An alternative is fat transfer which is permanent and can be added as gradually as...
Cheek implants are manufactured in a variety of sizes( small, medium, large, extra large) and shapes( malar, sub--malar, and combined). They are composed of Silastic, and are inserted through an intra-oral approach under a brief general anesthetic as an outpatient procedure. The size and shape ...