Cheek augmentation is the procedure where filling of the cheek is done to lift and fill volume . some people lose cheek volume with age and some never gain cheek volume to satisfactory level . options for cheek augmentation are
Fat harvested from same patient
Implants
Dermal fillers
Loss of cheek volume due to aging
To lift cheek and make more aesthetic
Sagged skin after massive weight loss
depends on individual patients demands and amount of augmentation required
Geneal anesthesia
Local anesthesia
Local anesthesia combined with IV sedation
Depends on individual patients demands and amount of augmentation required. Can be performed as day care or inpatient surgery
Dressings and bandages may be applied on your skin. You will be asked to keep cheek movements to minimal for initial few days. Recovery from the procedure takes about two weeks. Elastic compression garment may be required in case of implant augmentation for four weeks.
Anesthesia complications
Bleeding
Wound infection
Fluid collection
Fat necrosis
asymmetry
Implant displacement
Implant capsular contracture
Fat cysts
Under correction/overcorrection