Chin & Cheek Implants
Enhance Your Facial Contours
Chin and cheek implants are cosmetic procedures designed to enhance the contours of your face, providing a more balanced and harmonious appearance. These implants can address concerns related to facial proportions, asymmetry, or a lack of definition. By augmenting the chin or cheeks, you can achieve a more defined and aesthetically pleasing profile.
At Alpine Surgical Arts - Oral & Cosmetic Surgery, our skilled team is dedicated to helping you achieve your desired facial aesthetics through chin and cheek implants. Dr. Arman Haghighi, Dr. Brian Rowan, and Dr. Syrus Haghighi bring extensive experience and expertise to each procedure, ensuring that you receive exceptional care and outstanding results. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and explore how chin and cheek implants can enhance your profile.
Why Opt For Chin or Cheek Implants?
Chin Implants: A chin implant, also known as a mentoplasty, is often chosen to improve facial balance by projecting a recessed chin forward. This can create a stronger, more defined jawline and improve overall facial symmetry. Ideal candidates for chin implants may have a weak or receding chin that affects their profile.
Cheek Implants: Cheek implants, or malar implants, are used to enhance the prominence of the cheeks, giving them a fuller and more youthful appearance. This procedure can correct flat or underdeveloped cheekbones, adding volume and contour to the midface.
Some individuals may choose to undergo both chin and cheek implants simultaneously to achieve a comprehensive facial enhancement, aligning the facial features for a more harmonious look.
The Procedure for Chin or Cheek Implants
Initial Consultation: The process begins with a comprehensive consultation with your surgeon to discuss your aesthetic goals and evaluate your facial structure. Detailed imaging and measurements may be taken to create a tailored treatment plan.
Preparation: On the day of the procedure, you will receive anesthesia to ensure a comfortable and pain-free experience. Depending on the complexity, either local anesthesia with sedation or general anesthesia may be used.
Implant Placement
Chin Implants: Your surgeon will make a small incision inside the mouth, under the chin, or along the gum line. The implant, usually made of silicone or a biocompatible material, is then positioned in front of the jawbone. Once in place, the incision is closed with sutures.
Cheek Implants: Incisions are typically made inside the mouth or under the lower eyelid. Your surgeon carefully positions the implant over the cheekbone area. After ensuring proper placement and symmetry, the incisions are closed.
Recovery: Post-procedure, you may experience some swelling and discomfort. Most patients can resume normal activities within a week, although it’s important to follow the surgeon’s post-operative care instructions for optimal results.
Final Results: As the swelling subsides, you’ll begin to see the final results of your chin or cheek implants. The enhancements should provide a more balanced and harmonious facial appearance.
Your Anesthesia Options
Depending on your procedure, you will receive one of the following forms of anesthesia to ensure your comfort.
Patient Testimonials
Hear from our patients about their experiences with Chin & Cheek Implants and other procedures.
"Hi, I'm Nicole. I live in Garden Valley, Idaho, and I came to Alpine Surgical Arts for a chin implant. It's a very calm feeling in this office. They're all very welcoming, and very happy and positive. The doctors here at Alpine Surgical Arts are friendly, and they seem to just love what they do, and very charismatic about what they do and helping people feel great. The procedure itself went very smooth. I was surprised at how quickly I was able to get back to normal life and feel confident and excited with my new look. My overall experience with Dr. Haghighi and his team has been so great. I would highly recommend Alpine Surgical Arts to all my friends in Garden Valley."
" Hi, I'm Blair. I'm from Meridian. I came to Alpine Surgical for a biopsy, extraction, and implants. Immediately when you walk in, the person at the front desk is very welcoming. Dr. Haghighi is very thorough in his explanations and direct. I felt very confident that he was the right person for the work that I needed done. The whole extraction and surgery went better than I expected. Recovery time was much less than I was anticipating. I definitely feel like my quality of life will have improved. Just being able to have my smile back and number two being able to eat normally again. I feel great. I would highly recommend Alpine Surgical Arts to all my family and friends in Garden City."
" Hi, I am Brenda. I'm from Boise and I came to see Dr. Rowan for tooth extraction. Dr. Rowan was amazing. When he came in, he was very friendly, very thorough. He said it will be very quick that make me feel better and at ease. The procedure went very well and the recovery was fast. I just follow all the procedures and all the advice that he gave. It went all very, very well. I feel great. I feel great. I can smile any time and my experience here was perfect. I will definitely 101 percent recommend Alpine. "
"Hi, I'm Eldon and I came here for two extractions. My first impression when I walked into this facility was, "Wow, what a happy place". The people here are smiling and they're friendly. And Dr. H. was really personable, enjoys working here, and he was friendly. The extractions, both of them went real well. It was pretty smooth sailing for me. My overall experience with Alpine was amazing. I'm really glad it worked out well. "
" Hi, I'm Jackie. I'm from Boise, and I came to Alpine Surgical Arts for jaw surgery and a dental implant. When I first walked into the practice, it felt very welcoming. I chose Dr. Haghighi because he was so personal. He was willing to answer my multitude of questions and I really felt that he saw me as a human being, and that's what was really important to me. The dental implant surgery was super easy. The jaw surgery recovery was quite a lot, which I anticipated, but I had many follow ups, and Dr. Haghighi was super kind in answering my many questions. Many questions during my recovery process. I'm really glad I did it. I have a full set of functioning teeth. I would definitely recommend Alpine Surgical Arts. It's really nice now to look at pictures of myself and think that my teeth and my smile look nice. "
" Hi, I'm Jim. I'm from Meridian. I came to Alpine Surgical Arts for extractions and implants. When I first walked in, staff was, you know, very inviting, very professional, easy to talk to. Procedures went well and recovery time was pretty, pretty minimal. I feel great. Every time we do a procedure, I feel good. It's definitely at Alpine Surgical Arts, a welcoming experience, very professional and easy, you know, easy process. I would highly recommend Alpine Surgical Arts to all my family and friends in Meridian."
" Hi, I'm Kristie. I'm from Boise. I came to Alpine Surgical Arts for an extraction and a dental implant. When I first walked into the office, I thought everybody was really welcoming. I thought the office was really clean and bright. The staff at Alpine Surgical Arts was extremely friendly. The doctors here are extremely professional, extremely knowledgeable, really great bedside manner, and made me feel very comfortable. My procedure went really well. It feels really nice to have a beautiful, healthy smile. My overall experience here was excellent. I would absolutely come back to Alpine Surgical Arts. "
" Hi, my name is Lindsey. I'm from Boise and I came to Alpine Surgical Arts for orthognathic surgery. When I came here for a surgery consultation, the environment immediately set me at ease. The staff have been so helpful. They helped me through a lot of insurance and just were super supportive. Dr. Haghighi is great. He took time to answer every single question I had and just made sure I fully understood and was comfortable with everything. My procedure was a lot better than I was anticipating. I feel great. It has been a huge quality of life improvement for me. My overall experience here has been really fantastic. I would highly recommend Alpine Surgical Arts to all my family and friends in Nampa."
"I'm Lucas. I'm from Boise, Idaho, and I went to Alpine Surgical Arts to get my wisdom teeth taken out. It was a really welcoming environment. Everybody was really nice and helpful. The nurses that were helping me were super nice and made sure that I was comfortable. Dr. Rowan was especially very nice to work with, made sure that I knew what was going on. Even after my surgery, he had given a call to check up and make sure that I was doing all right. Everything was good results. I had an amazing experience. Everything was great. I would highly recommend Alpine Surgical Arts to all my friends in Star. I love having a healthy smile."
Finding Better Smiles in Boise and Meridian, ID
When you come to Alpine Surgical Arts - Oral & Cosmetic Surgery, you come to a practice that provides exceptional care by combining years of experience with compassion. Our offices in Boise and Meridian are ready to welcome you and guide you toward the smile you’ve been dreaming of. Contact our office to learn how oral surgery can help change your life while enhancing your oral health.