Insertion of a chin implant may take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. During the procedure, Dr. Fisher 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.

Usually, the chin is taped after surgery to minimize swelling and discomfort. Sutures in the skin will be removed in five to seven days. If an intra-oral incision is used, the sutures will dissolve.

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. Dissolving sutures are used to close the incisions.

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.

Facial Implant Surgery Before and After Photos - Procedures performed by Dr. Fisher

Before

In this view the effect of the cheek implants is customized to the patient's needs and desires.

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Upper and lower eyelid surgery with angulation of the eyes is combined with cheek augmentation.

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Widening of the eyelid opening is performed as well as removal of excess skin and fat. Angulation of the lower eyelids tightens the midface as well as the addition of cheek implants.

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Cheek implants can give the appearance of a "weekend" facelift.

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The size and position of the implants is customized to every patient's needs.

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Cheek implants may provide the foundation for future facial lifting to achieve a "natural look."

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Cheek Implants were used to strengthen the upper face A Chin Implant was used to extend the vertical facial height Mandibular Angle Implants add definition to the neckline

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Sizing of the cheek implant is import in balancing the cheek reflection to the forehead Our patients are able to choose their specific look during the preoperative consultation With smiling the cheek implants enhance reflection from the midface

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The jawline is enhanced according to the specific desires of each patient The sizing of the projection of the chin implant is customized in each case Jawline angle implants add separation between the neck and the jaw giving greater depth to the angle of the jaw

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Upper and lower eyelid surgery was performed as well as cheek implants Cheek implants can give patient's a more youthful look without performing a facelift Eliminating excess puffiness of the upper and lower eyelids also erases the effects of aging

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Cheek Implants also give lift to the nasal labial folds and to the lower midface Properly sized, cheek implants can lift the midfacial "sag," setting the foundation for facial tightening at a later time

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The before and after pictures here are separated by several years and the patient has avoided having facelift surgery since the cheek implants have given a permanent lift which has lasted over time

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