Chin , Cheek and Jaw Enhancement
Plastic surgeons use facial implants to improve and enhance
facial contours. Frequently, these implants will help
provide a more harmonious balance to your face and features so
that you may feel better about the way you look. There
are many implants available, manufactured from a variety of
materials. They may help strengthen a jawline or bring
the chin or cheekbones into balance with the rest of the face.
Facial implants can enhance your appearance and may bolster
your self esteem. If you are looking for improvement,
not perfection, in your appearance and are realistic in your
expectations, you may find that a facial implant is the right
choice for you. Plastic surgeons will frequently use
such implants to bring better balance to the features of a
younger patient. The more mature patient may choose to
have an implant placed in conjunction with another cosmetic
procedure. For example, during a facelift, a patient may
wish to have implants placed over the cheekbones to help
restore a more youthful appearance. Implants may also be
selected to fill out a face that appears "sunken" or tired.
CHIN SURGERY Insertion of a chin implant may take
anywhere form 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 place inside
the mouth (inside 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. CHEEK
SURGERY Cheek implant surgery usually takes about 30 to
45 minutes. When cheek implants are being place 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.
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. GETTING BACK TO NORMAL Remember, with
any facial surgery, you may feel and look better in a short
period of time. However, it may not be advisable to
participate in certain activities -- especially activity that
may result in the face being jarred or bumped--for several
weeks.
You may not be able to accurately evaluate your appearance
for weeks, or perhaps even months. Give yourself plenty
of time to get used to your new look.
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