Cheek surgery, also known as cheek augmentation, is performed to improve cheek volume, projection, and overall facial balance. It may help people with naturally flat cheeks, facial asymmetry, or volume loss caused by ageing. Depending on the patient’s facial structure and desired results, augmentation may be performed using cheek implants or fat grafting. The treatment plan is customised after evaluating facial proportions, skin quality, medical history, and aesthetic expectations. The objective is to create natural-looking contours that complement the rest of the face rather than producing an exaggerated appearance.
Did you Know?
• Cheek augmentation may add volume, improve projection, and create greater definition in the middle portion of the face. • Surgical cheek enhancement may be performed using specially selected implants or fat transferred from another area of the patient’s body. • Incisions for cheek implants are often made inside the mouth, which may help keep visible external scarring minimal. • Swelling can temporarily affect the appearance of the cheeks, so the final contours become clearer as the treated area heals.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT CHEEK SURGERY
Understanding the procedure, recovery, and expected results can help patients make a more informed decision about cheek surgery. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions.
1.What is cheek surgery?
Cheek surgery is a cosmetic procedure that enhances cheek volume and projection using implants or transferred fat to improve facial definition, proportion, and symmetry.
2. Who may be suitable for cheek augmentation?
Suitable candidates may include healthy adults with flat cheeks, facial asymmetry, age-related volume loss, or a desire for better-defined and more balanced facial contours.
3. What are the different types of cheek augmentation?
The main surgical options are cheek implants and fat grafting. The appropriate technique depends on facial anatomy, available donor fat, expectations, and surgeon recommendations.
4. How are cheek implants placed?
Cheek implants are positioned over the cheekbone through carefully planned incisions, commonly made inside the mouth or through another suitable surgical access point.
5. Can my own fat be used for cheek enhancement?
Yes. Fat may be collected from another body area, processed, and injected into the cheeks to restore volume and achieve softer, natural-looking enhancement.
6. Is cheek surgery painful?
Anaesthesia helps minimise discomfort during surgery. Temporary soreness, tightness, swelling, or tenderness may occur afterward and can usually be managed with prescribed medication.
7. How long does recovery take after cheek surgery?
Initial swelling and discomfort generally improve gradually. Depending on the technique and individual healing, visible swelling may take several weeks to settle substantially.
8. Will cheek surgery leave visible scars?
Visible scarring may be minimal when incisions are placed inside the mouth. Scar location depends on the procedure selected and the surgeon’s recommended approach.
9. Are the results of cheek augmentation permanent?
Cheek implants are intended to provide long-term enhancement. Fat-grafting results can also be long-lasting, although some transferred fat may naturally be reabsorbed.
10. What are the possible risks of cheek surgery?
Potential risks include infection, bleeding, swelling, asymmetry, altered sensation, implant movement, scarring, anaesthesia-related complications, or the need for corrective treatment.
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