Will My Cheeks Sag If I Get A Smaller Midface Implant?

Q: Dr. Eppley, If I change up the midface implant for just cheek implants that are smaller and more designed like the first design as attached (but still with the brow ridge section), will there be sagging in the cheeks and if yes, where?I’m mainly concerned with the area in between my nose and cheeks.

A: When you reduce the size of an implant, particularly one that ‘hangs off the side of the cliff’ (aka all midface implants) there is always the risk of soft tissue sagging. How likely that is depends on what level of the midface that the implant is reduced. The higher on the midface it is the higher the risk of soft tissue sagging that could occur.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon