I had a consultation with a doctor yesterday and he does cheek implants (silicone I think) by screwing them into the bone. Is this common? If 10 years from now God forbid I get them infected, will screws be hard to take out? Does the implant start incorporating into the bone over time?
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Hi, I have performed many cheek augmentations using dermal fillers or cheek implants for a permanent enhancemenet for over 30 years. From the photo, your cheeks are very flat anteriorly (in the front), there is some excess fat in the lower face and the chin is very weak as are the...
Hi, I have performed many cheek augmentations, over the past 30 years, using a dermal filler (I prefer Restylane Lyft) or with cheek implants for a permanent enhancement. If you have a weak mid face which is primarily the cheek area, cheek augmentation with a filler or cheek implants...
Check implants are usually made of silicone and also called silastic when in solid form. They can come in a variety of sizes (small, medium, large, extra-large) and variety of shapes (malar, sub-malar, and combined). The surgeon uses sizers to choose best implant based on consultation.