Cheek augmentation in NYC is fast becoming popular as a cosmetic procedure. There is a multitude of reasons for it, all of which will be discussed hereafter. The important thing to note is that this type of augmentation should not be confused with a buttock augmentation, even though a lot of people refer to their buttocks as “cheeks.” They are two different procedures that augment two separate areas of the body. (Oddly enough, butt augmentation and facial cheek augmentation are both on the rise as common surgical requests.)
At any rate, if you are considering cheek augmentation, the reason or reasons for doing so may be similar to the reasons so many New Yorkers are having it done. See how your reasons stack up to the reasons why other people are doing it. Then decide if it’s really something you want to do.
The Face Is Too Flat or Too 2D
Some people are not born with defined cheekbones. Many more do not have the desired high cheekbones commonly associated with natural beauty. Still others have a very flat sort of face that seems almost two-dimensional and lacking in most definition of any kind. For this reason, people choose to have silicone implants placed over their natural cheekbones and then have the flesh augmented over the top, either with their own fat or with injectable material that enhances the shape of the cheekbones.
In New York, this is popular with young and upcoming stage and screen stars. They may feel that a lot of the choice roles are being given to people with more cheeks than they themselves were blessed with. Even talk show hosts and news anchors are having the procedure done to enhance their smiles on camera.
The Face Is Drooping With Age
Another reason so many New Yorkers are having cheek augmentation is because of the natural aging process. Cheek fat does two things with aging. One, it decreases in volume with some people, giving them a very old-looking appearance. Two, the cheek fat can also cause cheeks to sag and droop into the jowls, giving them a very bulldog-looking face. By lifting the cheeks, adding volume or implants and correcting and smoothing cheek wrinkles it can take ten to twenty years off someone’s appearance.
This is probably one of the most common reasons for anyone who is wealthy, famous, or trying to revamp a modeling career to have his or her cheeks done. Since New York City is full of wealthy people, famous people, actors, actresses, musicians, and models, it is not surprising that this procedure is on the rise. To stay in the spotlight and stay in whatever public eye you’re used to, you have to keep up the face and body.
The Cheek Procedure Is Part of a Full Facelift
If you have a full and complete facelift done, your surgeon may recommend or urge you to have your cheeks augmented. A lot of times when the facial skin is pulled upward to remove heavy signs of aging, the cheeks get a little lost along the way. Ergo, the plastic surgeons will augment the cheeks as part of a full facelift so that your facelift is really enhanced by the work around the eyes and cheeks.
In a full facelift procedure, your skin is pulled back toward your ears and scalp along your hairline. Some facial muscle might be stitched tighter and higher for a longer lasting lift and the removal of wrinkles and sagging tissue around the eyes, jowls, cheeks, and underneath the nose.
Before you are stitched up completely, the surgeon places cheek and/or chin implants to give your face more definition. A neck lift may also be part of the procedure. You will still look like you, only an improved and more well-defined you.
A full face- and neck lift surgical procedure with cheek augmentation and/or chin augmentation permanently removes signs of aging from your face and neck for up to fifteen years. A “booster lift” procedure may be needed a couple decades down the road, but that is up to you. A lot of people opt for this package deal on cosmetically correcting the whole face and neck because the results are often quite striking.
Augmentation With Your Own Body Fat Reduces Fat Elsewhere
Another perk or reason to having cheek augmentation done is that augmentation with one’s own body fat helps remove a lot of fat from another area of the body, and put the fat where you would rather have it. That little pouch on your belly becomes a set of filled out cheeks on your face while the pouch disappears. It corrects two physical issues with one single surgery, and some people see it as a two-for-one deal – which is something that appeals to a lot of people seeking cosmetic procedures.
Additionally, the fat augmentation approach means that as long as you have unwanted fat stores anywhere else on your body, you have enough fat to redo the cheek surgery whenever you need to do it again in the future. Your body recognizes that fat in your facial cheeks doesn’t really belong there, and like other natural fillers, it tends to absorb the fat and slowly remove it over time. As a result, fat augmentation procedures usually need to be redone once every ten years or so. Extra body fat ensures that you will not run out of your own cheek augmentation filler for some time to come and that those areas of your body will eventually be resculpted in the process.
You Just Want to Look More Attractive
Like most everyone else in NYC, you probably just want to look more attractive. A cheek procedure may help with that, but you should weigh the pros and cons before deciding if just a cheek procedure is enough or if it is not the right procedure for you. Be sure to consult with several surgeons before booking your procedure and paying for it.
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