Cheek Implants

Many people may not realize the variety of facial surgery techniques that are now available. Of course, you can get Botox and facelifts, but a number of people are now choosing to combine these practices with facial implants to further enhance their facial features. The three most common implants are for your cheeks, chin, and jawline.

The Importance of Cheek Implants

Cheek implants are a popular way to make you look younger or appear to have a better bone structure. Not only can cheek implants correct the symmetry of your face, but they can also change the alignment of your face, fill out your hollow cheeks, and enhance your eyes.

Depending on what you want your cheek implants to do for you, your doctor can put them in to either change the shape of the cheekbones themselves, or to fill in the hollows of your cheeks, or both. A favored surgery is to make your cheekbones higher. This can help change the sagging effects of age or the baggy eyes that cause you to look older.

Implant Materials

Implants are done with either solid or porous substances. Silicone is a popular solid implant because it is very flexible and is easily cut and shaped to the dimensions that you want. Porous materials, such as Gore-Tex, are also a favorite because they allow for a bit of natural ingrowth of your body’s tissues, which will theoretically help hold the shaper in place.

Contact Us

If you feel like your bone structure is off, or the hollows of your cheeks are making you look older, you may want to consider cheek implant surgery. For more information on facial implants as well as other cosmetic plastic surgery processes, contact Austin facial plastic surgeon Dr. Apostolakis today at 512-329-8989.