Sunken or Hollowed Cheeks

Sunken or Hollowed Cheeks

We love high cheekbones.  They make our face look youthful and beautiful. However, as we age we tend to lose volume in our face and our skin loses elasticity, making us look deflated and tired.  Our bones are affected as well since they tend to get thinner and smaller leaving us with sunken cheeks and an exhausted looking face.

Don’t frown, come to MD Laser and Cosmetics and smile! Let Dr. Susan Lin restore the natural youthful curve of your cheekbones with fillers and look younger and refreshed in no time. This liquid face-lift ads volume to key areas of your face to lift your cheeks and achieve the desired results.  This procedure evens addresses the lower puffy-eye area, giving you a complete restoration of your face.

Dr. Lin’s experience in this field ensures you will get the very best results without showing any signs that you’ve had worked done to your face. This is essential as if not done properly, injections can distort your natural look, resulting in a masculine look and vice versa for men.

What options are currently available?

If you are looking for natural results with no downtime and virtually no side effects, your best options are HA fillers such as Restylane® Lyft, Juvederm® Ultra Plus or Juvederm Voluma®.  We also offer new FDA approved Silhouette Instalift and NovaThreads.

Reversible Hyaluronic Acid fillers:
Restylane will last from 9-12 months
Juvederm will last from 9-12 months
Juvederm Voluma will last from 18-24 months

All HA fillers are completely reversible and differ in their viscosity and lifting ability. Dr. Lin will complete a comprehensive and thorough evaluation to determine which option works best for you.

Irreversible Fillers:
Radiess is an injectable filler composed of Calcium Hydroxylapatite (CaHA) microspheres suspended in a gel. CaHA is a mineral found naturally in bones and teeth. Over time, the microspheres stimulate the body to produce its own collagen which is then absorbed and the microspheres are broken down naturally, leaving behind only the newly formed collagen. The results can last 18-24 months. The product is irreversible and is prone to developing bumps under the skin which can be managed by an experienced physician.

Why we prefer reversible (HA) fillers:

In our experience, we achieve healthy, natural collagen remodeling using hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers, which are reversible. We are cautious about fillers that cannot be dissolved should an allergic or adverse response occur. There is also a question of whether the tissue stimulated by a product like Sculptra is well-organized collagen or disorganized tissue (scarring). For these reasons, we do not offer Sculptra and prefer to stay with reversible fillers that allow precise control and easy adjustment.

A note on fat grafting:

Fat grafting can be a good, longer-lasting alternative to filler for the right candidate, since it can offer a more durable solution. Results vary by individual, because fat uptake depends heavily on the blood supply to the treated area and the graft location; any asymmetry after a facial fat graft can usually be refined afterward with filler. We do not offer liposuction or fat grafting, but consider it a reasonable option for suitable candidates. One consideration with liposuction: stromal fat is rich in stem cells, so it can be worth preserving some fat reserve as a convenient, superficial source should stem-cell harvesting be desired in the future.

Thread Lifts

The Instant Thread Lift procedure is extremely popular in Europe and Asia due to being the most advanced rejuvenation treatment in the cosmetic world. In as little as 30 minutes your face can be brought back to a more youthful, radiant and healthy glow with absolutely no scars! What’s not to love about Instant Thread Lift?