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Facial Balancing through Surgical Implants

By: Dr Barry Eppley

The proportion and balance of the nose, chin, cheek, and jawline makes a major contribution toward the eprception of one's facial attractiveness. These prominent (or lack thereof) facial areas can be enhanced by the use of solid facial implants.Facial implants are most commonly made of solid silicone rubber which allows them to be soft , flexible and to be easily slide into place on top of the facial bone area. All facial implants can be inserted through very discrete incisions that often leave no visible scars on the face. While any implant (foreign-body) has some risk of infection, facial implant infection is quite uncommon

Enhancing the chin with an implant is the most commonly performed facial implant procedure. With a small incision under the chin, a chin implant can be easily put into place, bringing the chin forward so that it is in balance to the nose and lips. Unlike the old style 'button' chin implant, there are many different styles of chin implants today. A wide variety of chin implant styles are available to custom tailor and adjust most people's faces. Usually the chin implant is sutured into place, a metal screw can be driven through the implant to the bone. The way to ensure that chin implants don't move from their location on the bone is to secure it with a screw. Chin implants are commonly in conjunction with other facial procedures including rhinoplasty, neck liposuction, and facelifts.

Cheek implants also have a variety of styles, allowing fullness to be gained over the prominence of the cheekbone, filling out the hollow underneath the cheekbone, or allowing more fullness to be gained up to the side of the nose. By going through the mouth under the upper lip, there is no facial scarring. Building up flat cheeks, camouflaging a prominent nose, or adding fullness to the midface in HIV disease can be done with cheek implants. Metal screw fixation seems to be of particular importance as the cheek implant is really sitting 'on the side of the cliff' so to speak and, therefore, is more prone to the risk of moving out of place after surgery.

Jawline implants are relatively new. Making a man's face more square and amsculine is done with jaw angle implants and is also used when there is facial asymmetry caused by the jaw developing differently between the two sides of the face. Swelling and recovery after jaw angle implant placement is greater than with chin and cheek implants as the big chewing muscles must be lifted up to put the jaw angle implant in place. This causes some soreness in opening the mouth for several weeks after surgery.

In some cases, the use of different implants in the same patient, such as a chin and jaw angle implants in a male, can provide dramatic changes in one's facial appearance. Facial implants are a powerful tool, that is simple and usually uncomplicated, to achieve better facial balance and harmony.

Article Source: http://www.newagelivingarticles.com

Dr Barry Eppley, plastic surgery of Indianapolis, has two medspa practice locations at Clarian Health. To learn more about the latest trends in plastic surgery, spa therapies, or medical skin care, go to his daily blog, www.exploreplasticsurgery.com .

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