Aging, decreasing skin collagen, loosening and drooping of the skin and cheeks, etc. are the factors that strengthen the desire to be more beautiful, stay young, maintain the freshness and freshness of the skin in people. These reasons also lead to rejuvenation and beauty procedures. One of these procedures is injecting gel in the cheek. This injection makes the face more beautiful, highlights and increases the volume of the cheeks; Also, in addition to the elderly, many young people also inject fillers to create the desired face shape. In this article, we have tried to check all the important points about filler injection in the cheek. So stay with us until the end.
What is cheek filler?
Cheek filler is a non-surgical cosmetic procedure that gives your cheeks a fuller and more defined appearance. Dermal fillers are injected by a dermatologist around and above your cheekbones.
Cosmetic providers offer different types of cheek fillers. The specialist doctor will introduce you to the best option based on your treatment goals.
Cheek filler injection usually takes less than half an hour. Depending on the type of filler you use, results can last a year or more. Like other cosmetic procedures, cheek filler injection carries risks such as bleeding and bruising.
Why is cheek filler used?
Cheek fillers are usually used for the following:
- Strengthening and highlighting cheek lines
- Increasing the volume of species
- Facial rejuvenation
- Filling and removing wrinkles
- Smoothing facial lines
What are the advantages and uses of injecting gel in the cheek?
As we mentioned earlier, most people think about doing rejuvenation procedures and injections after getting older. Filler injection is one of the common methods for beauty, which has received a lot of attention due to its reasonable price, low side effects, availability, etc. Cheeks are among the common areas for filler injection and cover three points: temple, zygomatic malar and sub-malar. These areas are divided based on the shape of the face and cheek, and the expert doctor can suggest the best cheek area for injection to his client.
Desired shaping of cheeks and face is one of the main advantages of this injection. Other benefits of this work include highlighting the cheeks and creating symmetry in the volume of the face. Filler injection in the cheek has a relatively long shelf life. Also, injecting gel in the cheek works quickly. After this injection, it is possible to reduce the volume of the gel and empty it.
This injection does not harm the skin tissues and is absorbed by the skin over time. Of course, we must also pay attention to the quality of the gel used because low-quality and fake gel will have many side effects. Innocent fillers (Shine, Silk, Smile, Style and Shape fillers) are one of the best choices for injection. In the following, we will introduce the special gel injection filler in the cheek.
Which type of filler is better for the cheek area?
As mentioned before, specialists generally use hyaluronic acid fillers because of their reversibility, but depending on the texture and volume and amount of lift that the patient’s skin needs, it is also possible to use other fillers, including calcium fillers.
Care tips for injecting gel in the cheek
The care points of this operation are divided into pre- and post-injection measures. Before the injection, the doctor must examine you and know your expectations from this operation and have complete information about you. This information includes taking medicine, suffering from different and specific diseases, injecting gel in different areas before this operation, etc.
After the examination, you will be prepared for the injection and it is necessary to perform the procedures before injecting the gel in the cheek. Not using tobacco, alcohol, medicines and blood thinning foods, not using cosmetic creams on the day of injection and taking anti-inflammatory drugs are among these measures.
What are the cares after injecting gel in the cheek?
In order for the effect of filler injection to last longer and not have any side effects, you must follow the care points after the operation. For example, after injection, it is better to:
- Do not leave the house without sunscreen.
- Do not wash your face with warm water for 24 hours after injection.
- Avoid scratching, massaging and pressing the injection site.
- Sleep in the vault for two days.
- Take the prescribed pills on time.
- Avoid smoking, hookah and alcohol for at least a week.
- Avoid exercise and heavy training for a week.
- Apply ice compress after injection.
How long is the gel injection in the cheek?
Gel injection is not a permanent method and must be injected continuously at certain time intervals. Of course, you can increase its durability by following the care tips. Considering the lifestyle of each person and the gel that is injected, it is not possible to specify a fixed period of time for each person, but in most cases, depending on the quality of the product, the effect of the filler remains between 9 and 18 months. Proper nutrition, vitamin consumption, drinking water, etc. are factors that help increase the effect of fillers.
What is the difference between cheek filler injection and fat injection?
Your specialist doctor may offer you a surgical procedure called “facial fat grafting”, also known as “autologous fat injection”, as an alternative to the cheek filler injection procedure mentioned above. In this procedure, your doctor injects fat taken from another part of your body to restore volume to your cheeks. The results of facial fat grafting can be permanent because the fat is actually transplanted from one area of your body to another.