Previously I had cheek implants and during the recovery period the pain I had in my eyes was excruciating. It felt as if both my eyes had been scratched badly and that needles had been pushed into my eyes and it also felt as if grit was stuck underneath my eyelids. I'm concerned because tomorrow I am due to have the implants removed and I'll undergo further general anesthesia.Is this normal and are there any precautions I can take? Can the surgeon do anything different to avoid these complications?
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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...
The tear trough is the junction between thin eyelid skin and thicker cheek skin. It is more prominent in some patients than others. If the maxilla area is flat, cheek implants can augment the tear trough and maxilla. Cheek implants are inserted through an incision above the...
As Dr. Capone explained fat is a nice option if you have some to donate. I'm guessing by your face and diet you're lean all over. Non-surgically you're looking at a few syringes of Radiesse or several vials of Sculptra. Surgically, cheek implants.
