Facial Implants
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED TO SERVE TROY,
BLOOMFIELD AND DETROIT
Chin Implant:
Chin implants add projection and definition to a weakly defined chin. A consultation with Dr. Compton will help you determine which implant is right for you.
Facial implants are manufactured in a variety of materials from porous to solid. Most implants are composed of silicone (solid, not gel) or Gore-Tex (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene-ePTFE) which have a small pore size and are well tolerated by the body. Some larger implants do exist, however they tend to be more porous and have more fibrous tissue in-growth. These are usually used for specific reconstruction cases.
Your Facial Implants will be performed by Dr. Andrew Compton at Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital, West Bloomfield surgery center or in his office in Troy.
Depending on the implant, they can be inserted during an in-office procedure or may require outpatient surgery. Implants are carefully placed and then anchored with permanent sutures. As the implant site heals, it become permanently settled into a formed surrounding pocket and rarely moves, unless it’s dislodged by trauma. Sutures are used most commonly to hold the implant in place for six weeks while that surrounding pocket is forming.
Implants procedures can be done with a local anesthetic or under general anesthesia depending on whether it’s performed at a doctor’s office or an outpatient surgery center. Implants insertions can also combined with rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, or other enhancement procedures.
Cheek Implants:
There are a variety of cheek (malar bone) implants, each unique to the area they address. Commonly referred to a “cheek implants,” the placement on the highest point of the malar bone will enhance the cheek’s projection. Other implants can add volume to a sunken cheek by being placed in the hollow (submalar area) below the cheek bone. Still other cheek implants are designed to add volume in the area under the eye by filling in the tear trough. Orbital rim and tear trough implants can be used to enhance this area as well.
Thanks for the great job you did on me. May the good Lord continue to bless you!
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Before & Afters
This woman wanted more prominence and fullness of her cheek area. She underwent a procedure to place bilateral cheek implants in the office under local and oral sedation with minimal downtime. She is only 1 week post op in these photos!
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