FACIAL IMPLANTS : Plastic surgeons use facial implants to improve and enhance facial contours. There are many implants available, manufactured from a variety of materials. They may help strengthen a jawline or bring the chin or cheekbones into balance with the rest of the face.
In some cases, facialimplant surgery may require only local anesthesia combined with a sedative. However, more frequently, a general anesthesia may be recommended.
In case of a chin implant surgery, the surgeon selects the proper size and shape implant to enhance appearance and inserts it into a pocket over the front of the jawbone. The small incision is placed inside the mouth(along the lower lip) to create the pocket and insert the implant or in the skin just under the chin area.
During a cheek implant surgery, an incision will be made either inside the upper lip or the lower eyelid. A pocket is then formed and an implant is inserted.
In the insertion of a jaw implant, internal incisions are made on either side of the lower lip to provide access for creating a pocket into which the lower-jaw implant can be inserted. Dissolving sutures are used to close the incisions.
