Cheek Augmentation

Cheeks are often associated with youthful beauty and health. They provide balance and help to fill out the middle portion of the face. In our youth, our cheeks are fuller. As we age, the fat pads that fills out our cheeks and gives them their plumpness, change position and fall. They can even flatten out and disappear, giving the face a caved-in or sunken appearance. Once this happens, the supportive or connective tissue beneath the skin erodes and the face becomes thin and flat with little or no definition. Deep depressions, smile lines, and wrinkles appear.

Fat Injections

There are several ways to resculpt the face and fill out the cheeks. Fat injections (also called liposculpture) use the patient’s own fat to fill in areas of the face. Fat can be combined with Body Glue to enhance results. Other options injectable fillers such as Sculptra and Radiesse and the new hyaluronics (HA).

Fat is an excellent choice as a filler material for facial rejuvenation for four main reasons:

1. It originates from a patient’s own body and there is little or no chance of infection;
2. It can be harvested from multiple sites and stored for future use;
3. It is easily injected back and provides a natural look, and
4. New advances in harvesting and transferring fat have contributed to its long-term success including centrifuging it to reduce fluid in the transplanted fat and combining it with Body Glue to give it a better take.

How is fat harvested?

The procedure is performed using a syringe and the tumescent technique. A donor site is selected from an area of the body, such as the hips, stomach, arms, thighs or other area, then a tiny incision is made and a needle inserted withdrawing the donor fat and filling the syringe. Next, the fat is collected into a larger syringe for re-injection into the body. The procedure can be repeated in the future in order to build up more volume, and to compensate for some of the fat that is absorbed by the body.

Injectable Fillers

Injectable fillers may also be elected including the new Hyaluronics, Radiesse and Sculptra.

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Dr. Daniel Man and his staff will be happy to discuss cheek augmentation with you. Please call for a private consultation at 1-800-232-5508 or schedule an appointment online.