I have had cheek implants surgically attached with screws and plates....someone has applied immense pressure and impact on my face (assaulted me)..Im terrified that the cheek implant is ruptured or deflated in some way...my symptoms after the assault was severe swelling, redness, shooting pain & throbbing, heat.& dull aches. I have had an xray....but would I need a cat scan or mRI scan to pick up the cheek implants? Please advise me Im very worried....
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Here are some of the specific cheek implant risks. Fortunately they do not occur in most patients:
Impaired Sensation to the cheek, temporarily or permanently
Implants can be dislodged or shifted, especially early after surgery.
With eyelid approach retraction of...
IMHO the aesthetics of facial beauty are well defined as are the ideal shape and size of the cheeks in both men and women under "The Palmer Code". The cheeks when properly shaped, can convert an elongated "rectangular" face into a feminine "heart" shaped or a more angular,...
Cheek implants themselves will hold up quite well after a facial trauma. However, there is always the risk of infection with repetitive trauma in the area of a foreign body implant. We use silicone implants that are quite easy to remove if ever required. We do not recommend...