Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Cheek Implants For a Younger Looking Face: The Plastic Surgery Institute of California

Genetic as well as environmental factors contribute to sunken cheeks. Elevating the cheekbones gives the face a new sense of symmetry as well as a more youthful look.

With the help of cheek implants the facial contours can be improved and enhanced. Cheek implants are inserted by the facial plastic surgeons under a local anesthetic.

The facial plastic surgeon makes an incision either inside the upper lip or lower eyelid to create a pocket in order to insert the facial implant. Cheek implant surgery usually takes about thirty to forty-five minutes

The cheek implants are made from both natural and synthetic substances. Synthetic materials such as gore- tex are popularly used to make cheek implants as they can be easily molded to acquire the desired look.


The recovery period for the cheek implant procedure is generally one week. The cheek implant procedure is also reversible if synthetic cheek implants are used, so if the results are not as per the plastic surgery patient’s expectation, the cheek implant can be further manipulated.

At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California our board certified plastic surgeons provide assistance on various facial plastic surgery procedures.

Visit us at the Plastic Surgery Institute of California for more information on cheek implants by clicking here.

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