Permanent cheek filler cost?

Dear Dancer5962,

In general, hereditary lack of
mid-face and cheek volume with hollowing of the undereye can be corrected with
cheek implant surgery or soft tissue fillers.
Cheek implant surgery has the advantage of long-term improvement;
however, cheek implants may not provide enough volume to correct the hereditary
lack of volume that you have developed.
In addition, as the face changes, a permanent cheek implant that looked
good when you were 17, 18 or 19 may not be appropriate for your facial volume
in your 30s, 40s and 50s.

My best advice would be to seek the
skills of a certified cosmetic physician with years of experience injecting
soft tissue fillers. You could certainly
try soft tissue volume lifting using a long-term hyaluronic acid sugar gel such
as Voluma™. This would give you a good sense of how much
volume would be required to give you the best aesthetic outcome. Volume lifting using soft tissue fillers can
indeed sometimes improve the appearance of droopiness of the jowl.

I have
been a cosmetic plastic surgeon for 20 years, practicing in Yorkville. Injection volume lifting is a very common
procedure in my practice.

I trust that this advice is of some
assistance and best of luck.

R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D.

Certified Plastic Surgeon

Yorkville, Toronto

I absolutely would suggest you NOT have permanent fillers.  I use temporary fillers which are very predictable as far as results and how long they last.  Many patients have come to me over the years who have had permanent fillers injected by other injectors.  They can have problems as far as 10 years later!  They may have lumps and bumps; nodules, etc.  In my opinion, it's not as safe and predictable as temporary fillers.  In addition, you can have cheek implants when you are a bit older.  Implants are permanent and require a surgery; temporary fillers last several months to a year and have minimal downtime.