Facial Implants


Facial implants are used to improve and enhance facial contours and provide a more harmonious balance to the face. They may strengthen a jaw line, improve the contours of the chin or cheeks or fill out a sunken, tired looking face. In the right hands implants can give a very pleasing, natural enhancement to one’s appearance.

You may not be able to accurately evaluate your appearance for weeks, or perhaps even months.

You may be surprised to find that most people won't recognize that you've had facial implant surgery -- only that you look better





Chin Surgery

Insertion of a chin implant may take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. During the procedure, the surgeon selects the proper size and shape implant to enhance your appearance and inserts it into a pocket over the front of the jawbone. The small incision to create the pocket and insert the implant is placed inside the mouth (along the lower lip) or in the skin just under the chin area.


Cheek Surgery

Cheek implant surgery usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes. When cheek implants are being placed in conjunction with another cosmetic procedure, such as a facelift, forehead lift or eyelid surgery, the implants may be inserted through the incisions made for those procedures. Otherwise, an incision will be made either inside your upper lip or your lower eyelid. A pocket is then formed and an implant is inserted.

After surgery, a dressing will be applied to minimize discomfort and swelling. The severity and duration of such side effects may vary, especially if another cosmetic procedure was performed at the same time.


Lower-Jaw Surgery

Insertion of a jaw implant usually takes about one to two hours. Internal incisions are made on either side of the lower lip to provide access for creating a pocket into which the lower-jaw implant can be inserted.


Facial surgery is most often done to bring the face into balance by building up the chin, the cheeks, or the jaw.

A short incision under the chin or inside the mouth allows the surgeon to place a chin implant directyly on the bone.
 




Cheek implants are usually inserted through an incision in the mouth and placed directly on (or even below) the cheekbone. These implants can vary in size and shape.





Jaw implants are placed directly on the jawbone to create a stronger, more defined jawline.

Facial implants help change the basic structure of the face to give a fuller, more balanced look.