How Do Implants Compare To Fillers In The Face?

Q: Dr. Eppley, As for the jaw and cheekbones, I definitely understand that I won’t achieve those inspiration pictures with the implants alone, as the photos are augmented and the girls are very thin. They were more to show off how sharp I like a jaw rather than what I expect from the implants, if that makes sense. As we had discussed, I would be happy if the implants could replace my cheek and jaw filler and give at least a slightly sharper look than filler can provide. Do you think that’s achievable? It’s perhaps worth noting that I was very far from my normal weight in the “before filler” pics I sent, and I’m already closer to my usual level of fitness again, so the implants won’t have to work quite as hard as when I’m holding more weight in my face.

A:When it comes to comparing the effects of filler and bone based implants, understandably, they are not really similar. Fillers tend to produce a more rounded type of augmentation well implants have the potential to create more sharpened features. This is possible because in implant designs the key is to make a very exaggerated form of the implant design on the bone knowing that the overlying soft tissues will have a quilt like effect dampening some of the implant’s shape. This means that the implant’s design on their 3-D facial bone structure can you look unusual to some patients who have the mistaken impression that an implant design looks on the bone is what it’s exact effect will be on the outside.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon