Facial Implants

Facial implant procedures help bring harmony and confidence to your physical appearance. The implants can improve facial contour and strengthen prominent features, such as your jawline and cheeks. Attractiveness is achieved through the harmonization of key facial structural features as personified by models, celebrities, and confident people alike. Facial implants offer a way to sculpt a genuine, personalized aesthetic that matches your ideals.

What Are Facial Implants?

A facial implant is a medical device placed under the skin to adjust and enhance a patient’s facial structure. Most commonly, patients use them to provide more defined contouring to the chin, jaw, or cheeks. The device is custom-made from medical-grade materials to exact specifications, resulting in a natural look.
Side view of face of a female patient

How a Facial Implant Enhances Facial Structure

An enhanced cheek, chin, or jawline can provide strength, beauty, and confidence in unique ways. Some top ways patients use facial implants include:

  • A facial implant can exhibit volume and structure in the cheek region that helps support the skin of the face, providing a framework of beauty around the eyes. An implant can refine facial structure with a well-defined jawline and chin.
  • A weak chin, or a chin that ends notably behind the lower lip causes the nose to appear large even if the nose has proper aesthetic balance. Enhancing the chin brings these natural features into harmony.
  • A weaker jawline can result in a poorly defined neckline, causing the skin of the neck to sag or drawing more attention to skin laxity. Redefining the jawline can immediately create a more youthful contour.
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Implant can address the following concerns.

  • Underdeveloped cheekbones or volume loss to the midface
  • A weak chin that causes the nose to appear larger than it truly is
  • A weak jawline causes the neck skin to hang and the facial appearance to appear adolescent from lack of definition

For some patients with major asymmetry in their face, especially in the chin and cheekbones, custom mandibular implants and cheek implants can achieve facial balance and produce a sense of symmetrical evenness by using state-of-the-art technology to provide results with a high satisfaction rate.

What are the types of facial implants?

  • Cheek: Best for boosting midface volume. Cheek implants can add distinct contours to the face, which brings out other features naturally. Even your eyes can look more distinct when framed by contoured cheekbones.
  • Chin: A subtle improvement to chin protrusion or size can transform the face. Even minor augmentation can create a more distinct effect for the face.
  • Jaw: Jaw implants can enhance definition or improve symmetry. With jaw augmentation, less is more, with even minor enhancements creating a dramatic improvement in your jawline definition.

What We Avoid with Facial Implants

Successful rhytidectomy procedures will AVOID the following undesired outcomes.

  • Prevent over injection of fillers
  • Prevent need for repeat filler procedures
  • Prevent unevenness as compared to fillers that resorb over time
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The Procedure Timeline at a Glance

On the day of the procedure

  • A comfortable experience performed at a private surgery center.
  • Have a loved one drive you home and care for you for the next 24 hours.

One to four weeks after the procedure

  • Your bandages will be removed between 1-3 days
  • Sutures are removed in 5-7 days
  • Swelling and bruising subsides over the course of 1-2 weeks

One to 12 months

  • The complete healing process is followed throughout the year to garner the best results
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Procedure Overview

  • Anesthesia: We typically use general anesthesia for implant procedures. You will be completely unconscious and experience no pain during surgery. We always work with a board-certified anesthesiologist to administer it, ensuring optimal patient safety.
  • Incision: Dr. Dhir creates an incision through which he will insert the implant. Incision size is kept to a minimum, and Dr. Dhir always places them where they will remain out of sight.
  • Pocket: Dr. Dhir creates a pocket between the tissues for the implant to sit. The size of the pocket precisely matches the size of the implant, avoiding excess tissue damage.
  • Placement: Dr. Dhir inserts the facial implant and carefully positions it.
  • Confirmation: Dr. Dhir double and triple-checks his work. He makes micro-adjustments to the implant placement until it rests perfectly.
  • Finishing: Dr. Dhir closes the incision with sutures. Skillful incision closure helps promote better scar healing.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a facial implant cost?

The cost of a facial implant procedure can vary since each surgery is uniquely tailored. Dr. Dhir starts with a comprehensive consultation, which lays the groundwork for each procedure. Based on the details of your plan, he can then provide a clear quote before you commit to surgery. Each detail is laid out transparently, so there are no surprises. Typical factors for a procedure’s cost include:

  • Implant Material: We use only premium materials for facial implants. They exhibit a balance of durability, safety, and stability for years.
  • Surgeon Experience: Like with any service, you get what you pay for. While a skilled surgeon may cost more, the results are a lifetime investment.
  • Individual Details: Each procedure is built from the ground up, and these tailored details can affect the final cost.

Facial structure can dramatically influence how someone is perceived. Based on facial structure alone, people may assume traits of your personality before they even know you. It can be frustrating for this to happen day after day. A facial implant allows you to bring your appearance into line with how you want to be perceived. In other words, you have the final say in your aesthetic, not your genetics.

However, a candidate will need to meet a few key requirements. These center around safety and promote a better experience. They include:

  • Being in overall good health (some conditions may increase surgical risk)
  • Having a healthy approach to surgery
  • Being non-smoking (cigarette use impacts healing and increases the risk of complications)

Throughout the process, collaboration with patients is a key factor for success in any cheek, chin, or jaw implant procedure. There is no “right” or “wrong” in the aesthetic outcome. Rather, it is critical to work with the patient and decide upon a balance between providing a dramatic or subtle result. Through this collaborative process to achieve your desired facial contour, you actively enhance the beauty of your face and gain confidence with a stronger, more defined appearance.

Dr. Dhir’s surgical approach involves maintaining precision at every step. Each incision is kept to the minimal size, avoiding damage to the surrounding tissues. This exacting approach also leads to a milder recovery experience.

Patients can expect some swelling, bruising, and discomfort, which are all normal for this type of surgery. Depending on your procedure, we may recommend using cold compresses to help with the swelling. As for pain, patients can typically manage it well with over-the-counter medication. The first few days may be more uncomfortable, but it rapidly improves. When needed, Dr. Dhir may prescribe pain medication.

Patients should arrange for about 1 to 2 weeks of downtime. This means taking time off from work and social engagements. While you might be able to go back to work after a week, many patients prefer to wait for the swelling to go down before going back out. That way, your initial results will better outshine and residual swelling.

Even once you wrap up your downtime, you will want to take it easy for several weeks. Take a pause on any strenuous activities, especially any contact sports or riskier activities (like biking, gymnastics, or rock climbing). This is where your follow-ups play a role. Dr. Dhir can provide additional recommendations (or approval for activities) based on how your healing has progressed.

Facial implant surgery provides permanent results. The materials used in the implant are designed to last a lifetime. Dr. Dhir places each implant so that it should not shift over time. In comparison, fillers provide temporary contouring, which fades within a few months to a year. These are great for minor improvements, but they cannot compare to the long-term benefits of a facial implant.

However, we know taking that step toward permanent results is a big commitment. That is why we take such care during the consultation period. Dr. Dhir creates a 3D model of each patient’s face so they can fully visualize what their results will look like. No surprises. You see what you will look like, and you can make adjustments until it perfectly matches your preferences.

A well-placed facial implant should feel like a natural part of your facial structure. Each custom-made implant is designed for a seamless blend with your underlying tissues and skeletal structure. It will fit snugly over or against your bones and remains in place. The high-grade materials will maintain their form throughout the years, ensuring consistent, natural-looking proportions. The materials we use have been carefully selected to ensure your body does not reject the material.

The material used in your facial implant can take some strain. However, significant facial trauma can still damage your prosthetic. If you play contact sports or engage in higher-risk recreation (e.g., rock climbing, extreme sports), we will go over the risks of damaging your facial implant.

With broken bones, the break will heal over time. However, a damaged facial implant may need to be replaced. If you suspect you have damaged your facial implant, contact our office and we can see you for an exam. Based on the results, we will recommend a path forward.

Any shift to the face’s structure will affect one’s facial expressions. However, a facial implant should not limit your expressiveness in any way. While you may notice a different look to your smile or other expressions, it will be in balance with your new facial structure. A well-placed implant should not interfere with your natural muscle movements. From your smile to gasps of surprise, your expressions may look slightly different but still 100% you.

Notably, during your recovery period, swelling can lead to some limits in facial expressions. However, this issue will resolve once the swelling fades. Otherwise, Dr. Dhir focuses on avoiding anything that could impact your expressions, from nerve damage to implant placement.