Cheek Augmentation: Indications.

Scottsdale – Indications for Cheek Augmentation.

Cheek implants increase the projection of the cheekbones. They add volume to areas which may be deficient or flat.

Inadequate cheek volume that requires cheek augmentation may be genetic. In other words, you were born with small cheeks that need a cheek implant to give you a normal appearance. Cosmetic cheek surgery to give your cheeks the appropriate shape and volume.  Cheek implants may be required to restore volume that was lost during a traumatic event.  Injuries are not uncommon in car accidents.

Cheeks may be asymmetric with only one cheek requiring augmentation. Cheek implants are not meant to fully correct these asymmetries.  Cheek implants can give your cheeks a more aesthetic size and shape while improving the symmetry. Inadequate cheek volume is a result of the natural aging process. Aging causes the fat tissue and bones of the face to atrophy creating inadequate cheek volume.   Adding volume to your cheeks in this situation, increases the ability of facelift surgery to make you look younger.