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Are all cheek implants visible through the skin?

hayley7May 9, 2015
I have been researching submalar and malar implants and I notice that (particularly for the combination implants) they are very visible looking from the side. I am only 36, but Id like high cheek bones , however, I know underneath will look hollow( I have a long face). I have heard that submalar implants can move downwards and I don't know if they will give me a saggy look. There fore the option seems to be the combination, yet in so many pictures they seem to bulge from the skin.

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Dr. Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
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Dr. William Portuese, MD
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Dr. Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired)
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Dr. Richard W. Fleming, MD (retired)
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