Hello! I'd like to get a cheek augmentation with a chin implant and a rhinoplasty but will have to space them out because of financial reasons. How does getting my cheeks and chin done before or after a rhinoplasty affect each other in terms of facial harmony?
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If you are having a sliding genioplasty of the mandible and maxilla, cheek implants will probably not be necessary. An oral surgeon is very well qualified to do a sliding genioplasty on either the upper or the lower jaw. If you decide to perform cheek implants, they are usually placed at a ...
One would not expect cheek implants to make the eyes look wider apart. That is not usually an illusion that it creates in midface augmentation. It may help with facial symmetry and proportion however. But this can be proven one way or the other by computer imaging.
Hi Sherry, thank you for your question. Your concern and anxiety is very understandable and I hope that your surgeon gave you a realistic preview of what to expect before he or she did the surgery. Healing after any surgical procedure varies from patient to patient. Overall, it takes 3-6 mon...