I am getting my cheek implants removed ASAP. I have two options: Go with a very experienced surgeon who isn't available for another 2 months OR Go with a less experienced surgeon in cheek implants and have him remove them in less than a month. I can't go another day with these in my face &want them out ASAP. How simple is the procedure? I have been devastated by the changes in my face (lip shape, under eye bags, etc) as a result. Will my face return to it's normal tightness/softness pre-surgery?
Answer: How simple/complicated is cheek implant removal? I believe you should have someone with experience remove your implants. I'm not sure how long you've had them in, but not panic! I have been performing cheek implant surgery for over 20 years. You are young, and your removal should go well. I would go to someone with experience so there is minimal scarring inside the mouth.
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Answer: How simple/complicated is cheek implant removal? I believe you should have someone with experience remove your implants. I'm not sure how long you've had them in, but not panic! I have been performing cheek implant surgery for over 20 years. You are young, and your removal should go well. I would go to someone with experience so there is minimal scarring inside the mouth.
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August 6, 2014
Answer: Experience vs time I am one of the few surgeons in my area that does cheek implants and also one of the few who has experience removing them. I can tell you what may seem easy is often very difficult. In spite of being able to feel the implants from the outside during surgery they can be hard to find, and if so cause damage to the muscle and surrounding tissues while looking around. Surgeons who have experience with this will cause much less tissue trauma when removing the implants and the healing will go much faster. When quickly found, the implants are usually simple to remove if not screwed in or permanently fixed to the bone ( which must be known beforehand ). Also most of the unnatural look may be attributed to past tissue trauma and poor placement of the implants which should be flat against the malar bone only...not floating in the tissues. Above all please see a surgeon with experience in this ......even if you need to wait a little longer. You need a good result all else is secondary. Good luck...Richard Galitz MD, FACS
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August 6, 2014
Answer: Experience vs time I am one of the few surgeons in my area that does cheek implants and also one of the few who has experience removing them. I can tell you what may seem easy is often very difficult. In spite of being able to feel the implants from the outside during surgery they can be hard to find, and if so cause damage to the muscle and surrounding tissues while looking around. Surgeons who have experience with this will cause much less tissue trauma when removing the implants and the healing will go much faster. When quickly found, the implants are usually simple to remove if not screwed in or permanently fixed to the bone ( which must be known beforehand ). Also most of the unnatural look may be attributed to past tissue trauma and poor placement of the implants which should be flat against the malar bone only...not floating in the tissues. Above all please see a surgeon with experience in this ......even if you need to wait a little longer. You need a good result all else is secondary. Good luck...Richard Galitz MD, FACS
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