A prominent cheek bone, which gives a smooth bulge in the upper portion and falls off to give a nice Ogee curve, is every woman’s dream. Men too are not left behind. A robust cheek with a strong well defined jaw line is as desirable as a chiseled muscular body.
Cheek bones are main pillars that hold the cover of soft tissues to give a unique and striking visage. When these pillars get weathered with age, the soft tissues lose the support. This leads to sagging. Fat on the face is bundled as small pockets which are medically termed as Compartments. All pockets do not age simultaneously. Hence, cheeks develop some depression or bulges with age. The need to rectify this has given rise to Cheek Augmentation.
The procedure is simple. The hyaluronic acid fillers are available as pre-filled syringes of one ml. Depending on the severity of the issue, the type and amount of fillers are chosen — volumising fillers for volume loss, firm and lifting fillers for sagging. These days, the fillers come with a local anaesthetic, making the process almost pain-free. It is injected into the skin, into the deeper layers.
Sometimes, the fillers are placed just on the underlying bony surface. The whole process is completed with few pricks.
This is a lunch-time procedure, which takes about 30 minutes. The patient can walk out of the clinic, and head straight to a party or a gathering immediately.
Post-treatment maintenance — you need to be careful not to rub the treated area. Undergo facial massage or take steam for a week or two. There might be a bruising which would subside with treatment. Usually, the whole process could be completed in a single session. The next visit is kept within a week for a touch up and follow up. This is a safe procedure at the hands of a trained and experienced aesthetic dermatologist. The procedure is open to anyone above the age of 18 years .
As these fillers hydrate the tissues, the skin is stretched. This, thereby, irons out those fine lines and add an instant glow to the skin. These are additional pluses to the correction and contouring the cheeks.
Indeed, fillers are the safest and best treatment for a natural looking correction. Given how the treatment has no downtime, it’s perfect for those in pursuit of a cheeky perfection.
— The writer is a consultant dermatologist and cosmetic dermatologist.
