Cheek Implant Before and After: How to Assess Images

Cheek implant before-and-after photographs can support a consultation, but they are examples of individual patients at selected times. They do not establish how another person will look, heal or feel.

How to assess photographs

Look for consistent lighting, camera distance, head position, expression and timing. Ask whether the images show the operating surgeon’s own patients, whether other procedures were performed and how long after surgery the photograph was taken. Image editing should be disclosed.

Individual implant planning

The surgeon should assess facial and dental proportions, soft tissue, asymmetry, health, medicines and previous procedures. Implant material, shape, size, placement and fixation should be explained. Simulations are discussion tools, not predictions.

Risks and follow-up

Risks include bleeding, infection, swelling, altered sensation, nerve injury, implant movement, visibility or extrusion, asymmetry, bone change, scarring, dissatisfaction, anaesthetic complications and revision. Contact arrangements for increasing pain, redness, fever, skin changes or visual symptoms should be clear.

Confirm the contracted surgeon and hospital, implant, tests, anaesthesia, written inclusions and follow-up. Read Revitalize’s cheek implant guide, image guide, quotation information and assessment route.