We are all familiar with the image, where a celebrity or friend has posted on social media: “What has happened to those cheeks?” Indeed, it can be disconcerting to see a once familiar, gorgeous face transformed into an unnaturally plumped with cheek fillers and sometimes unrecognizable–visage.
Chatting today with Dr Adam in his cosmetic clinic, he says that “Chipmunk cheeks” and “pillow face” occur as a result of over-injecting the face with dermal fillers. Today, injectable fillers are one of the most popular cosmetic treatments–and for excellent reason. They offer a safe, effective, non-invasive solution in the battle of aging. Even more so, they help address one of the most pressing age-related aesthetic concerns –loss of facial fat volume.
As we age, we lose facial fat, leading to a sunken or hollowed appearance. To counteract this, it is necessary to replace this volume. Other treatments, such as anti-wrinkle treatment, may smooth out surface skin creases, but injectable dermal fillers are the real volume boosters. When the injections are performed properly, the results can be outstanding whilst remaining natural.
What Does Cheek Filler Do?
A cheek filler’s task is to make you look younger, plumper, and more contoured via injecting a gel-like formulation under the skin to increase vibrancy or restore volume from signs of aging.
Cheekbone filler is a truly amazing way to refresh your appearance in a natural-looking way. It can make a more muscular appearance for men and a more highlighted appearance for women, giving nice curves which can help makeup work its magic.
How do Cheek Fillers lift cheeks?
Cheek fillers achieve lift by making your cheekbones more prominent, pronounced and perfectly shaped. Full cheekbones are a sign of youth, but as we age, our supportive fat, collagen and elastin stores deplete in the cheeks, causing them to sag and droop. Weight loss in the face can also contributes to a lack of definition.
Hyaluronic acid (the main ingredient in cheek filler) replenishes lost moisture levels while filling and smoothing out sagging or hollow skin. It serves to lift whole regions of the face. As a result, the sunken look of the cheeks disappears. With cheekbones looking more cushioned and defined, the face is rebalanced while the gaunt look caused by weight and fat loss is eradicated.
Who should consider Cheek Lift Fillers?
Cosmetic Doctor Adam suggests that good candidates for a dermal filler cheek lift are those patients who want to contour their cheeks or achieve greater definition. We often see many patients who have suffered cheek volume loss due to ageing or significant weight-loss. Dermal fillers are the perfect solution to restore lift and support, in these cases in particular. Individuals who have flat, sagging or sunken cheeks will also benefit greatly from a cheek lift treatment.
What results can I achieve with Cheek Lift Fillers?
Fillers that lift the cheeks will bring back balance and harmony to your face by giving your cheeks definition. This difference will be noticeable immediately after the cheek filler has been applied. The fillers we use are also long-lasting, giving you a visible cheek lift for 12 to 18 months after treatment. Explore the results in detail in our before and after photos page.
Recovery and Aftercare?
The beauty of this treatment is precisely how incredible the result is with relatively little downtime, says Dr Adam, cosmetic Doctor.
Bruising and swelling might occur for a few days but are best soothed by applying an ice pack, and while the affected area may be a little tender to the touch for the next two weeks, it typically feels like nothing more than that.
Side Effects
Often, the biggest risk with cheek filler, or dermal fillers in general, is not knowing when to cool it.
If skin is overstimulated by overfilling the cheeks too superficially, they end up looking round, almost like golf balls, sometimes have a dimpled appearance.
A word of caution: check in with yourself to make sure your goals are realistic and listen to your doctor if they say enough is enough.
Final Advice
It is wise to start with makeup to play around with your look before you think about any form of cheekbone enhancement. The procedures mentioned in this blog are delicate in nature.
They must be carried out by a qualified doctor, such as Dr Adam, in a reputable cosmetic clinic. It is to be kept in mind that these procedures are likely to change your appearance, but usually for the better! If you end up not liking the results, this is easily remedied by dissolving the filler using Hyalase.
It is very important to consult Dr Adam Brown before the procedure to make the correct decision for your health and well-being. Feel free to book into his cosmetic clinic to discuss further.
