Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery Center of Houston, Texas

Plastic surgeons use facial implants to improve and enhance facial contours. Frequently, these implants will help provide a more harmonious balance to your face and features so that you may feel better about the way you look. There are many implants available, manufactured from a variety of materials. They may help strengthen a jaw line or bring the chin or cheekbones into balance with the rest of your face.

What To Expect From A Facial Implant

Facial implants can enhance your appearance and may bolster your self esteem. If you are looking for improvement, not perfection, in your appearance and are realistic in your expectations, you may find that a facial implant is the right choice for you.

Plastic surgeons will frequently use such implants to bring better balance to the features of a younger patient. For instance, a teenage girl may want her nose reshaped or her chin brought forward so that these traits are better proportioned. The more mature patient may choose to have an implant placed in conjunction with another cosmetic procedure. For example, during a facelift, a patient may wish to have implants placed over the cheekbones to help restore a more youthful appearance. Implants may also be selected to fill out a face that appears "sunken" or tired.

What are facial implants?

We have spoken of rejuvenation of the face in terms of restoring the structure of the face to a more youthful state. But what if even as a young person the patient didn�t have a strong enough chin or wanted higher cheekbones? In these cases one can use facial implants to add volume to an area that lacks it, and give the face a more balanced look. The impact of a well placed implant can be dramatic. For example, a person with a weak chin will have improved overall features with a chin implant, as it will be in better harmony with the overall facial structure.

What are the common areas of the face to get facial implants?

The areas of the face we most commonly enhance with implants are the chin and the cheekbones. Less frequent areas are the angles of the jaw and nose.

What are facial implants made of?

We use two types of implants: silicon and porex. Solid silicon implants have a long track record. None of the complaints related to breast implants have been tied to facial implants. Because they are solid they do not leak. Porex implants, as the name implies, are porous like a sponge, but solid to the touch. Each have their advantages and disadvantages, and the patient should seek information from the surgeon as to which might be best suited for them. Implants also come in various sizes and shapes. This makes it possible to fine tune the type of �look� you wish to achieve. For example, in the chin, it may be possible to get a more �angular look� to the whole face by using a wider chin implant.

Website Development by Axcension, Inc.