Facial implants will not give you a "perfect" face. They won't make you look like someone else. But they can improve your cheeks or jaw line. For some people, this is a purely elective cosmetic procedure. For others, it's needed to correct a birth defect or as a follow-up to earlier facial surgery.
Facial implants are sometimes done along with other cosmetic procedures, such as a facelift, brow lift, etc., depending on the desired results.
Am I A Good Candidate For a Face Implant?
You are a candidate for this procedure if you are in good physical and mental health. You should not expect perfection. Facial implants will not make you look like someone else. However, they will enhance your current features.
How Do I Know If a Face Implant is Right For Me?
When you sit down with your surgeon for your pre-operative consultation, you will be asked detailed questions about your medical history. Among the things the surgeon will need to know is if you have had either cosmetic or reconstructive facial surgery before.
The Procedure:
Depending on what you're having done, the surgery generally lasts two hours or less. The options:
Lower jaw implant - placed inside the lower lip.
Cheek implant - placed either via the upper lip or the lower eyelid.
Chin implant - placed via the lower lip or under the chin.
You will have to stay at the hospital for 03 days for observation.
Common Side Effects:
You will experience bruising and swelling, which can last at least two days.
Recovery:
The recovery from this surgery is fairly quick. You should need only to take one week off from work, at most. Of course, your recovery will depend on your own personal habits and whether or not you're having other surgery performed.
Results:
The results are permanent The skin will continue to age, but the bone structure, which these implants support, does not change very much.