Will a cheek lift be permanent or sag over time?

Facial sculpting and contouring can be created with well-placed fillers (Voluma, Countour, Radiesse, Bellafill) and Sculptra, which would give improvement in facial balance. Fat or implants are alternatives. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with a facial sculpting expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Hello julyCheek implants are available in a range of different shapes and sizes, they are mostly customized to fit a specific facial structure. Fillers such as Juvederm Voluma, Radiesse and RestylaneLyft are great alternatives to cheek implants, also fat transfer or injection can be done.

Cheek lifts have many synonyms including subperiosteal midface lifts, vertical lifts and endoscopic made facelifts. They are performed either through incisions in the hair of the temple, or through the lower eyelid.  I have  abandoned  the lower eyelid  incision approach  since it's associated with more complications  including  lower eyelid retraction ( droop ). I also employ incisions inside the mouth. I have patients who still display dramatically improved appearances 12 years after the original midface lift.Therefore, to answer your question, it is essentially permanent.  However, as I tell all my patients, plastic surgery reverses time but time still marches on.

There are no muscles in the cheek that are detached and re-attached in a cheek lift (also known as a midface lift). The malar (cheek) fat pad is, however, lifted and suspended over the implant. The implant is placed on the maxillary bone and over part of the masseter muscle. Manipulating any of the facial muscles of expression in the cheek can cause significant complications such as facial weakness or a crooked smile.   

Hi July,There
are several options that can be considered to improve the cheek area, depending
on whether one wants a permanent or a temporary effect. Cheek implants are a permanent procedure,
taking about 45 minutes in the hands of an experienced cosmetic surgeon, under
local anaesthesia. Most swelling
dissipates after 10 days and complications are rare. There is the Non-Surgical Cheek Lift with
fillers which
can be done in a few short minutes with minimal downtime and minimal risk. Fat injections can also
accomplish cheek augmentation. Fat is harvested from your thighs or abdomen and
is specially treated to separate out the pure fat cells. This is then injected
into areas of need in your face, which can include the cheeks, eyelids, jaw
line, forehead, and temples. Results can last from 4 months to more than a year. As for the Cheek Lift you asked
about, this is a surgical procedure that elevates the midface up towards the eye and out
toward the temple. This repositions a saggy cheek back over the cheekbone by
lifting the soft tissues upwards; results are not permanent. Among these procedures, the cheek implant
would provide results that are permanent.