“Do cheek fillers lift the face?”
I am a 29 year old female. I want to know if cheek fillers lift the face?
5 Answers
Fillers can lift the face if injected properly and the indication is present. In general the result of teen is volume dependent. Also threads can be used to lift the face temporarily.
No fillers typically just fill. This can lead to a lifting, but requires A LOT of filler.
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Hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers are an excellent way for a young woman such as yourself to achieve a simulated "lift" of the cheeks. In fact, this is why some of the HA fillers on the market, such as Restylane "Lyft", market themselves as helping patients achieve a lift.
However, HA fillers are no substitute for a surgical facelift, which truly elevates the soft tissues of the face to address descent of the cheek or "malar mound." For a 29-year-old, though, a facelift is generally not recommended for someone that young. A facelift addresses descent of the malar mound with associated loss of soft tissue volume over the cheek, while smoothening facial wrinkles or "rhytides."
The lifting effect of fillers, by contrast, is caused by proper injection of the filler deep into the cheek onto the "hard" structures of the face, i.e., the cheekbone, "zygoma." The injections are typically done with a series of small boluses or "aliquots" spread across the contour of the cheek (again, deep onto the bone), and this injection pattern of HA is what achieves the simulated lift.
HA fillers are not permanent, however, but they can last for up to two (2) years with deep injection and use of a larger particle HA such as Restylane Lyft or Juvederm "Voluma." Fillers to other areas of the face can wear off within nine (9) months, particularly in more mobile areas of the face such as the lips. As the names of these brands suggest, HA fillers to the cheek can not only simulate a lift but they also inherently add volume to the cheek.
Seek out a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon who can best assess your face, determine what amount and what type of HA filler is best for you, and with his or her mastery of facial anatomy, administer that filler safely!!
Nirav B. Patel, MD, JD, FCLM
However, HA fillers are no substitute for a surgical facelift, which truly elevates the soft tissues of the face to address descent of the cheek or "malar mound." For a 29-year-old, though, a facelift is generally not recommended for someone that young. A facelift addresses descent of the malar mound with associated loss of soft tissue volume over the cheek, while smoothening facial wrinkles or "rhytides."
The lifting effect of fillers, by contrast, is caused by proper injection of the filler deep into the cheek onto the "hard" structures of the face, i.e., the cheekbone, "zygoma." The injections are typically done with a series of small boluses or "aliquots" spread across the contour of the cheek (again, deep onto the bone), and this injection pattern of HA is what achieves the simulated lift.
HA fillers are not permanent, however, but they can last for up to two (2) years with deep injection and use of a larger particle HA such as Restylane Lyft or Juvederm "Voluma." Fillers to other areas of the face can wear off within nine (9) months, particularly in more mobile areas of the face such as the lips. As the names of these brands suggest, HA fillers to the cheek can not only simulate a lift but they also inherently add volume to the cheek.
Seek out a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon who can best assess your face, determine what amount and what type of HA filler is best for you, and with his or her mastery of facial anatomy, administer that filler safely!!
Nirav B. Patel, MD, JD, FCLM
Yes, some fillers can be used to provide lifting of the face, typically the cheekbones.
