Cosmetic Treatments for the Cheeks and Cheekbones

Improving the appearance of your face can require more than just a traditional facelift. As popular and effective as it is, the facelift is just one way to fighting signs of age and helping you look your best. That’s why whenever patients visit our Philadelphia, PA cosmetic surgeons, we take time to consider what treatments would be best suited to achieve the individual’s goals.

The team at Jefferson Plastic Surgery would like to take a moment to consider ways that the cheeks can be enhanced and improved. First, let’s go over the importance of the cheeks and the role they play in facial aesthetics.

Why the Cheeks Matter

Whether it’s the cheekbones and upper cheeks or the jowls and lower portion of the cheeks, the cheek area plays a major role in overall facial aesthetics. Nicely defined cheekbones and a tight jawline can help you look more attractive and statuesque. Ill-defined cheekbones can leave your face without character, and sagging jowls can cause you to look much older than you’d like.

This is why there are multiple surgical and non-surgical treatments available for the cheeks.

Cheek Augmentation with Facial Implants

If you lack well-defined cheekbones, you may want to consider getting facial implants. These custom crafted cheekbone implants can give you the look you’ve always wanted even if your bone structure isn’t ideal. Some cheek implants can also add fullness to sunken in cheeks.

Incision sites for cheek implants can vary. Many times, the procedure is combined with other facial surgeries in order to insert the implants while making other revisions to the appearance of the face. Facial implants can also be used for chin augmentation and reshaping.

Dermal Fillers to Define the Cheekbones

If you want well-defined cheeks but are not sure if facial implants are the best option for you, dermal fillers may be ideal. These cosmetic injectables add volume and fullness to the injection site, which may be just what you need to make your cheeks look their best. When the results wear off after several months, you can undergo a repeat injectable treatment.

There are different cosmetic injectables available to add fullness to the cheek area, including Restylane, JUVÉDERM, and RADIESSE. During the consultation process, we can discuss which dermal fillers may be best to achieve the results you are looking for.

Options for Treating Jowls

Jowls are the loose, sagging portions of the lower cheeks that typically become more prominent with advanced age and with weight gain. Jowls can even affect the appearance of the jawline. Thankfully there are lower face lift treatments that can remove the loose skin and tighten up the lower half of the face.

During a lower face lift, surgeons can remove excess skin around the jowls, adjust the underlying structures of the cheeks and jawline, and tighten the remaining facial skin. The result is the elimination of the jowls, which can improve the shape and appearance of your entire face.

Learn More About Cheek Enhancement

If you would like to learn more about improving the appearance of your cheeks and cheekbones, be sure to contact our team of cosmetic plastic surgeons. We at Jefferson Plastic Surgery are here to help.