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Last updated: 11/24/2009
So much of our appearance and relative beauty is determined by the subtle curves and lines created by the bones in our face. We make very rapid judgments about a person’s age and attractiveness by looking for certain facial features—symmetry,...
high cheekbones, a strong jaw line and a prominent chin. Facial implants are small pieces of material that are placed under the skin of the face with the goal of creating more attractive facial lines and contours. The most common sites for facial implants are the jaw, cheek and chin. Many people undergo facial implant surgery to repair damage from a traumatic accident or after bones have deteriorated from disease. People born with severely recessed chins will seek out facial implants to build up the chin and improve their profile. In other cases, the sagging soft tissue accumulates with age can be augmented or replaced with facial implants.
high cheekbones, a strong jaw line and a prominent chin. Facial implants are small pieces of material that are placed under the skin of the face with the goal of creating more attractive facial lines and contours. The most common sites for facial implants are the jaw, cheek and chin. Many people undergo facial implant surgery to repair damage from a traumatic accident or after bones have deteriorated from disease. People born with severely recessed chins will seek out facial implants to build up the chin and improve their profile. In other cases, the sagging soft tissue accumulates with age can be augmented or replaced with facial implants.
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Facial implants are designed for augmentative, reconstructive or rejuvenative purposes. Available in a wide range of sizes and styles for the chin, jaw, nose and cheek, implants add or restore contour and/or proportion to the face.
The procedure follows a similar pattern for all facial areas. The surgeon makes a small incision near where the implant will be placed, either in a crease or inside the mouth at the gum/lip junction. Then a pocket is made in the facial tissue, the implant inserted, and the incision is stitched. The process generally takes 1-2 hours, usually with general anesthesia. The incision is bandaged or taped, and stitches are removed in 5-10 days (sutures placed inside the mouth will dissolve in a similar period of time). Sometimes facial implants are inserted at the same time as a facelift, nose or eyelid procedure is performed.
From http://www.surgery.org/public/procedures/facial_implants
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