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Cheek Implants (Medpor) with Dr Vašek (Prague)

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I have had this surgery 3 week ago. I am still...

Andrea2983
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I have had this surgery 3 week ago. I am still swollen but i start to see results. I had bimaxillar surgery 4 years ago to solve my underbite (third class malocclusion). I was happy with result but my cheeks were still hollow as typical of many people with third class malocclusion and malar hypoplasia. I waited and waited because it was not a big problem but still i did not like it everywhere i saw myself in mirror or pics i always noted my hollow cheeks and my "sad" expression they gave to me. Always people told me i had a sad/bitter expression when i was completely normal. It is strange but somehow hollow cheeks give that result. So i gave up and looker for a surgeon who could do implants. I wanted something permanent so i decided the only thing which was permanent, implants.
I am italian and here surgery is very expensive i am still a student so i could not afford it and could not borrow money from my parenrs since they did not agree (they always did even for jaw surgery). I had to look for cheap surgery abroad and found formé clinique in Prague.
I planned the flight and 3 days resort, 2 in hotel and 1 in clinique. The day after surgery i would have left. They adviced me to remain one day more but there was no direct flight so i had no chance.
Clinique gave me a good impression, rather good looking, they started by asking me lots of questions and doing lots of analysis (blood urine and general). Being generally fit and healthy i had no problem.
In the afternoon i ahd surgery; i woke up in the evening with no pain at all, i had a good dinner in my room, then slept. The day after breakfast, lunch then i went to airport with a taxi paid by them and thats all.
So far everything seems fine. I feel one side bugger than the other but i think it is normal. Swelling is slowly decreasing. I still must pay attention when i move cause i feel the implant on right side (the bigger one) somehow moving when i do some hard movement. Unfortunately surgeon decided not to screw them for some reason (he did not tell exactely even if asked). I was a bit disappointed by this since i would feel more confortable on the idea that implant is secured and cannot move at all no matter what.
Anyway i had a little problem since i had cold abd fever some days after i went back to italy because i was worried for a possible infection. I started a new cycle of antibiotics to be sure and all ended fine.
Actually i see myself better even if i dont like the fact that one side is bigger, but i hope and trust that it will be fixed in some weeks. I do not feel an external body in me with exception of some moments when blood rush in my cheeks for different reasons and i feel blood pulsing around the implant.
Another disappointment was the assistence after surgery, which was very limited, and when i was worried about a possible infection (i had many symptoms) Jena the customer service chief simply said to go back to my maxillofacial surgeon. They were a bit simplistic and i felt ignored. After 2 weeks they started to ignore to reply my questions, or they do it many days after. Anyway if all ends well who cares? I have saved a lot of money and i cannot desire the best post operation assistence, even because i am in a different nation now.
I only hope everything ends well i can go back to do sport, swelling goes away and cheeks are good and simmetrical; I would have liked the defined cheeks of Jhonny Depp but I think they will be smaller. He used malar implant in medpor size small. Still an improvement though and worth it if everything ends well.

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He seems to have a lot of experience on his curriculum. I dont know his skills. He does not explain you things if you do not ask, so dont forget to ask recovery time, i was quite surprised when i discovered it was 3 months at least, none told me.

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October 21, 2015
How are the implants healing for you? Going down in size a lot! ? I had mine in on the 6th and feel like they are a little big?! What about you not a whole lot of info on this procedure defiantly a lot of swelling and hard to tell how much. ?
October 21, 2015
"Me not a whole lot of info"? What?
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October 22, 2015
O sorry not proper punctuation got confusing.. My bad. Your posts are good and very informative :) I meant in general on real self or internet hard to find good reviews with good timeline photos. I got worried my implants were too big, but the swelling is making them look bigger. I was trying to compare how much swelling you had compared to me because we are close in recovery days. Your pics look good already and are looking very natural.
October 22, 2015
Swelling make the implants look much bigger. I think you have to wait one month to have an idea of final result, and 3 months for real result (up to 6 months in some cases). Swelling goes away fast at first and slowly after.
What's your opinion on my improvement? I would like to know.
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October 22, 2015
You look like your still little swollen but nothing artificial looking. Your face has filled out nicely with the implant. It seems that was your goal so that is good. Your face, to me, is appealing with and without the implant. They don't make you look like a different person by any means but perhaps when you are smiling and in different lighting your check will be rid of the hollowness and you'll feel better about your looks. I hope you do not get too down on yourself about looks you are an attractive man. :)
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October 21, 2015

Thanks for sharing your review so far! Please keep us posted as your swelling continues to subside.

October 23, 2015
I have always felt rather normal looking but yes, I have never liked my empty cheeks, i think they gave me some kind of serious expression. I have not put them here but i had some pics where my face looked really ugly for that reason, depending on lighting condition.
I would be curious to see a pic of you since we did same surgery.
February 7, 2016
Hello!! I really like the result of your surgery! You made the right decision by wanting some cheeks protrusion! Very good! May I ask you: are the cheeks implants made of silicone or goretex?
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February 25, 2016
I look great similar to my sister's husband who is 48. Great results
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February 25, 2016
Sorry I meant u remind me of my sister's husband. awesome results
UPDATED FROM Andrea2983
25 days post

4 weeks

Andrea2983
Swelling is going away especially from the right cheek which seemed bigger. They actually look more similar even if right cheek is still bigger.
My only concern is that if i move my head fast or do a fast movement like a small jump i feel "something" moving in my right cheek. I have always felt it but I supposed it was going to go away.
This is why i would have liked screws to keep all the things in place and attached to the bone. I dont feel that it is attached to the bone (as an extention of the bone) and i do not like this.
I hope this will be solved with time, it is still less than 1 month (1 month in 2 days and half).
I will tell this concern to the surgeon but i dont think they could do much now (or care).
If anyone is having or has had same feeling please tell me.

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UPDATED FROM Andrea2983
27 days post

1 month update

Andrea2983
1 month! Rather satisfied but with that feeling i told on my right side; i am going to do x rays to find out exactely if the right implant is on place.

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October 26, 2015
I think its a pretty good improvement.
How old are you?
You look quite young so have you always have mid face flattening even as a child or did it happen as you aged?
Also,some people get this from heavy exercise and fast weightloss etc so are you a jogger,or do you workout a lot or are a vegetarian?.
October 26, 2015
Yes i was a runner but it started before that; I lost only 2-3 kg with running, I am not a big runner. Yes losing weight does not help but it simply makes worse a genetic condition which is flat cheek bones. Fat covering cheek helps a little so if you lose it, cheeks become worse.
Not, as a child i was very diffeerent, normal face and normal cheek bones, it started with puberty especially at the end of my puberty, towards 18 19 and especially after. My face has changed a lot after the end of my puberty, at the point some people could not recognize me. At 20 yo I still had pretty normal cheek bones from pics i see, I have no idea what happened after. I am 27 now (i know i look younger) and I have already had upper and jaw maxillar surgery (when i was 23) for third class malocclusion, flat cheeks was the result of the third class malocclusion and the only thing maxillar surgery could not change. This is why i did it on my own.
Thanks for asking, anyway, I think it is an improvement but I would have liked my cheek bones higher and bigger...
October 27, 2015
Have you considered adding some temporary fillers too to give some more height and definition?
http://www.anagenesismd.com/_client_setup/DermalFillers.asp
October 27, 2015
They suggested me it but anyway they would not last for long i would need to do them every 6 months.
October 26, 2015
Hi Andrea, I think the result is very natural looking, you look great. I'm not sure larger implants are necessary or would look better, you're very handsome right now.
October 26, 2015
Thank you very much :)
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November 5, 2015
You look great!
October 10, 2018
You look absolutely amazing!