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Facial
Enhancements -
Cheek Enhancements
The cheeks
are often associated with
youthful beauty and health. They
provide balance and help to fill
out the middle portion of the
face. In our youth, our cheeks
are fuller. As we age, the fat
pads that fill out our cheeks
and give them their plumpness,
change position and fall.
They can even flatten out and
disappear, giving the face a
caved-in or sunken appearance.
Once this happens, the
supportive or connective tissue
beneath the skin erodes and the
face becomes thin and flat with
little or no definition. Deep
depressions, smile lines, and
wrinkles appear.
There are several ways to
resculpt the face and fill out
the cheeks. Fat injections (also
called liposculpture) use the
patient's own fat to fill in
areas of the face. Other options
include collagen injections,
hyaluronic acid injections and
the use of soft filler materials
(implants) such as Gortex and
Softform.
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