Alloplastic cheek augmentation. 1991

R A Mladick
Center for Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Alloplastic cheek augmentation can achieve an attractive malar prominence that is in balance and harmony with the other facial features. To reach this goal, the surgeon must first identify the proper candidate and then determine the type of malar deficiency. A vertical line through the lateral canthus allows the malar deficiency to be classified as anterior-medial, posterior-lateral, or combined. The proper implant is selected on the basis of the type of the defect and the degree of the deficiency. Different techniques are described that help the surgeon locate the site of the ideal malar eminence. Once that site is located, the surgeon outlines the proposed pocket for the implant. Both silicone and Proplast implants are successful. The insertion may be through the intraoral route, blepharoplasty approach, or under the face lift flap. The possible complications are discussed, but the complication rate is minimal.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013518 Surgery, Plastic The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures. Cosmetic Surgery,Esthetic Surgery,Plastic Surgery,Surgery, Cosmetic,Surgery, Esthetic,Reconstructive Surgery,Surgery, Reconstructive
D013524 Surgical Flaps Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region. Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps
D015050 Zygoma Either of a pair of bones that form the prominent part of the CHEEK and contribute to the ORBIT on each side of the SKULL. Cheek Bone,Jugal Bone,Malar Bone,Zygomatic Arch,Arches, Zygomatic,Zygomatic Arches,Arch, Zygomatic,Bone, Cheek,Bone, Jugal,Bone, Malar,Bones, Cheek,Bones, Jugal,Bones, Malar,Cheek Bones,Jugal Bones,Malar Bones,Zygomas
D015361 Rhytidoplasty Plastic surgery performed, usually by excision of skin, for the elimination of wrinkles from the skin. Face Lift,Rhytidectomy,Facelift,Platysmaplasty,Platysmotomy,Face Lifts,Facelifts,Lift, Face,Lifts, Face,Platysmaplasties,Platysmotomies,Rhytidectomies,Rhytidoplasties
D019736 Prostheses and Implants Artificial substitutes for body parts, and materials inserted into tissue for functional, cosmetic, or therapeutic purposes. Prostheses can be functional, as in the case of artificial arms and legs, or cosmetic, as in the case of an artificial eye. Implants, all surgically inserted or grafted into the body, tend to be used therapeutically. IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL is available for those used experimentally. Implants, Artificial,Prostheses and Implant,Prosthesis,Prosthetic Implant,Endoprostheses,Endoprosthesis,Prostheses,Prosthetic Implants,Artificial Implant,Artificial Implants,Implant and Prostheses,Implant, Artificial,Implant, Prosthetic,Implants and Prostheses,Implants, Prosthetic

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