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Providing Patients in Sydney and around Australia with Ear Surgery and Chin and Cheek Implants

The face is the most important part of your identity and has long been felt to be the personification of a person’s soul.  Facial harmony, proportion, and symmetry are considered the most important aspects of facial beauty. At Silkwood Medical in Sydney, we perform procedures for all areas of the face. Ear surgery, chin and cheek implants, and rhinoplasty can reshape your facial features and produce natural-looking results. We also offer a variety of other treatments, including lip enhancement, blepharoplasty, neck lift surgery, skin injections, and muscle relaxers for the ultimate facial makeover.

Chin Augmentation Using Implants

Cheek and chin implants are used balance the proportions of the face. Chin implants are most often used if you have a small lower jaw. They are also commonly used to compensate for large noses and make the nose appear smaller. A wide range of sizes and shapes of chin implants are available to address your particular needs. Although it rarely occurs, if you are unsatisfied with the results, your cheek and chin implants can be removed.

The Chin Augmentation Procedure

Chin implants can be an isolated procedure or combined with other facial or nose surgery. The chin implant is inserted via an incision under the chin crease or through an incision in the mouth. The surgery is performed as a day-stay procedure under general anaesthesia. However local anaesthesia combined with a sedative, administered by an experienced anaesthetist, may be selected.

Recovery from Chin Augmentation

After a chin implant procedure you should be up and about on the same day and back at work in three to four days. Bruising and swelling are rare. There is generally no pain associated with the chin implants procedure.

Cheek Augmentation Using Implants

Two main groups may benefit from cheek implants. Some patients are born with a relatively flat mid face that does not develop with the rest of the face. Cheek implants can restore facial harmony and accentuate the beauty commonly associated with high cheekbones. Other people lose cheek structure and volume with age. Tightening the skin of the face and relocating the cheek fat upwards can reverse this aged look.

The Cheek Augmentation Procedure

Cheek implant surgery is performed either as an isolated procedure or can be combined with other facial or nose surgery, including chin augmentation. Cheek implants can be inserted via lower eyelid incisions or through facelift incisions at the time of facelift surgery. Dr. Warwick Nettle prefers to insert all cheek implants via an incision in the crease of the upper gum inside the mouth and to place the implants right next to the bone so that the maximum amount of soft tissue covers the implants. This camouflages their shape and makes them less likely to be felt. The surgery is performed as a day-stay procedure under general anaesthesia. However, local anaesthesia combined with a sedative, administered by an experienced anaesthetist, may be selected.

Recovery from Cheek Augmentation

You should be up and about on the same day and back at work in three to four days. Both bruising and swelling are rare. There is rarely any pain associated with the procedure.

Otoplasty (Ear Pinning Surgery)

Ear surgery is performed to correct prominent or ‘bat’ ears or to reduce the size of large ears. Otoplasty is possible at any age, but it is often recommended for children aged five or six. Correcting the ears before the child enters school can help eliminate potential teasing and psychological trauma. Ear surgery can improve the position of your ears and overall appearance, as well as confidence and self-esteem.

The Otoplasty Procedure

The ears are positioned closer to the head by reshaping the cartilage. The cartilage is reshaped through incisions placed behind the ears so that any resulting scars are concealed in creases. Most ear surgery is performed as day surgery under local anaesthesia combined with a sedative. The procedure takes one to two hours. Any stitches are usually dissolvable.

Recovery from Ear Surgery

You should be up and about on the day of ear surgery but plan on taking it easy for the first week. You should be able to return to work or school five to six days after surgery. Any pain can be controlled by medication. A full head dressing covering both ears is usually left intact for five days after surgery. After it is removed, you may have a lukewarm shower and wash your hair.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are large or poorly shaped ears inherited?

In early life, one of the main concerns is excessively prominent ears, and children can be teased by their classmates for having ears that stick out from the head too much. It is true that this can be an inherited feature from parents or grandparents but it is often an individual characteristic. It occurs in both males and females, but it is more obvious for boys as they generally have shorter hair and cannot hide their ears so easily.

Can babies' ears be taped?

It is possible to tape the ears of babies back to the head soon after they are born with sticking plaster to encourage the ears to develop a curve that places them closer to the head so they won't protrude so much. This is commonly performed in some countries where these children, at a later age, have less need for corrective ear surgery than occurs in Australia.

How can I be sure chin and cheek implants will look natural?

As with almost all surgery, moderation is the key to a natural-looking result. While a moderate increase in cheek or chin size may be aesthetically beneficial, a very large increase can look artificial and disharmonious. At Silkwood Medical, we always strive for natural-looking results in ear surgery, chin and cheek implants, and with any other procedures we perform.

Will chin and cheek implants move around?

Correct positioning of the chin and cheek implants is important, as they are designed to stay in one position and not move. However, severe facial trauma that might occur in a car accident or an assault may cause the implants to be displaced, requiring corrective surgery.

Are there alternatives to chin and cheek implants?

There is one form of facelift surgery, the lateral SMASectomy or L-lift, which can address aesthetic flaws in the cheek region. Fat injections to this area can achieve long-lasting results, but most surgeons and patients are generally disappointed as the fat fades with time and requires maintenance. Cheek implants remain the most effective permanent solution.

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