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Last updated: 11/24/2009
Facial implant surgery is performed to aesthetically improve the shape of the face. If the chin, jaw and/or cheek can be made more pleasing to the eye if it were raised, a facial implant can be inserted under the skin along various bones. The...
goal of facial implant surgery is to improve the overall shape of the face so, in this regard, it is a purely cosmetic procedure. However, when the implants are meant to correct a severe structural abnormality that was present at birth or to reconstruct the face after a traumatic accident, this cosmetic procedure may be considered medically indicated. In many cases the surgery is completely elective and patients simply want to improve their appearance by enhancing certain areas of the face.
goal of facial implant surgery is to improve the overall shape of the face so, in this regard, it is a purely cosmetic procedure. However, when the implants are meant to correct a severe structural abnormality that was present at birth or to reconstruct the face after a traumatic accident, this cosmetic procedure may be considered medically indicated. In many cases the surgery is completely elective and patients simply want to improve their appearance by enhancing certain areas of the face.
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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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