Cheek Injections

Avoid sun or UV radiation exposure and do not put pressure on the treated area for at least 48 hours after receiving cheek fillers. You should also avoid waxing, chemical peels, and facials during this time.

You can expect the area to be a little sore and/or bruised for the first couple of days after your treatment but this will resolve itself.

Alcohol can increase your risk of bruising so you should stop drinking two days before treatment. You should also avoid waxing, tweezing, and using hair removal cream so your skin is clean and not irritated.

Cheek fillers should not be injected into the lips, around the eyes, or on the nose.

To keep your dermal filler in place, sleep on your back with your head elevated for 3-4 days after receiving your injections.

This depends on the type of filler used, but it will usually take 2-4 weeks for the filler to settle.

If your face swells immediately after your injections, asymmetry is normal. However, this should settle, and your injections will appear even in about two weeks.

Initial swelling may impact the appearance of your smile, but it will return to normal once the swelling goes down.

Many patients have left satisfied with the results of their cheek fillers. This is a great temporary solution for younger patients who want to hold off on a more invasive, complex surgery.

1ml or 1cc of cheek filler is only about 1/5th of a teaspoon, which in the majority of cases does not yield a substantial result for cheek augmentation. Typically check augmentation results warrant at least 1 syringe per cheek. We offer a complimentary consultation where we can access how much dermal filler will be necessary for you to achieve your goals.

Any medical procedure including cheek fillers can \u201cgo wrong\u201d. We do see regularly see complications from cheek fillers done by untrained providers, mostly non physicians (nurses, physician assistants and dentists) who have a paucity of knowledge, training and experience. Often patients are left with unnatural looking results due to overinflation of the cheeks or from injections into the wrong areas. Many of these patients were not candidates for cheek fillers in the first place. Other complications we see are wound infections and lumps and bumps. The most catastrophic complication from a dermal filler injection is blindness due to inadvertently injecting filler into a blood vessel. Deep understanding of facial anatomy and proper techniques dramatically minimizes the risk of such a complication. Our Physicians are properly trained and highly experienced. They are also meticulously clean and take every precaution to prevent side effects. Cheek injections achieve great results when done properly. The results are natural appearing and long lasting and result in incredible patient satisfaction.

Not exactly - but it can create a lifted look. As you age, your mid-face (cheekbones area) will naturally lose fat volume. This becomes noticeable in most people in their 30s and 40s. Think of your skin like a balloon - if you take out the air, that balloon will sag downward. So jowls are actually the impact of fat loss in the cheeks, and when we use filler to replace that volume in the cheeks, were not exactly lifting the face, but we are restoring it to a more youthful appearance, and the skin (which actually doesnt stretch out and lose elasticity for several more decades) will be smooth and lifted, like it was before.