Cheek Augmentation With Restalyne
Cheek augmentation, or cheek lift is the process by which the volume of the cheeks of the face is restored. This process can be achieved through surgery or by non-surgical means. Surgery is often the treatment of last resort, as not many people want to go through the trauma and risks of an operation, especially one that needs a general anesthetic.
With age and the excesses of good living, combined with exposure to the sun, or sometimes with constant, regular exercise in an effort to burn off fat and develop muscle, the volume of the cheeks has a tendency to shrink. Full cheeks are the epitome of youth, but over time, the fullness goes due to a combination of fat loss from the cheeks as well as muscular shrinkage and slackening with age. Thus the once full-cheeked angel is replaced by a gaunt, hollow-cheeked individual, making a person look twice her or his age.
This hollow-cheeked picture of a person’s face is also a characteristic seen in individuals with AIDS, due to the overall facial wasting with loss of fat and supporting tissue.
There is hope for this. Once the only solution was to have a face-lift, where the skin and subcutaneous tissue over the cheeks were pulled back surgically and pinned behind the ear to give a taut looking cheek lift resulting in what was hoped to be a younger-looking person. Unfortunately the face looked rather tight and the cheeks flattened, and the person did end up not looking very much like what she did before. Then came mini facelifts in the form of thread or contour lifts where a thread was inserted through a small hole in the scalp of the temple and threaded under the skin over the cheek bones and back again to the hole, and when the thread was tightened, the whole cheek was lifted up. This looked a bit better, but was still rather traumatic to the person.
Now what is offered is the introduction of facial fillers such as Restalyne (offically known as restylane), which is pumped into the skin of the cheeks in a special way to replace the lost volume. In skilled hands this cheek augmentation or cheek lift results in very natural-looking volume-restored cheeks, and allows the long-suffering person to maintain her looks for at least 6 months. After the 6 months, the Restalyne is reabsorbed into the body, and it is time for a repeat of the cheek lift.
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