A congenital osseous torticollis ( atlanto-occipital fusion) has caused my face to be asymmetric and i'd like to know the possible procedures i could undertake to reduce such asymmetry and to prevent it from coming back
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Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Yes - there are a number of implants that can be used to widen the face in that way. We can also customize implants for you based on your own specific desires.
The first option I would consider for purpose of smoothening visible contours of cheeks implants, would be a conservative placement of fat grafts all around the implants. This may provide both contour improvement as well as some soft tissue volume that you may still need. It would not be to my...
Cheek implants offer very predictable augmentation which is permanent. The implants can be placed thru an intra oral approach under either local or general anesthesia. Fillers are all temporary, and fat grafting is very inconsistent, just like you've experienced.