High cheekbones are seen as a sign of beauty. Just look at women like Angelina Jolie and Kate Moss. Because women usually have fuller cheeks than men, they are seen as a sign of femininity. They radiate health and youth – as you can see in these photos. Cheek augmentation is also often performed in the context of a Facial Feminization Surgery.
Some people do not have high cheekbones, others may have had high cheekbones in the past, but these have become flatter over the years. Whatever the problem, we have a solution for it: cheek augmentation with implants or lipofilling. We enlarge your cheeks to make you look youthful and healthy again.
There are two ways to enlarge cheeks: a fat graft (where fat is taken from another part of your body, usually from the abdomen, thighs or hips) or implants (if you don't have enough fat).
At 2pass Clinic we use PEEK implants. Dr. Bart van de Ven has already performed a large number of facial feminization operations on trans women, and he prefers these implants. Why? Because these appear to deliver the best results in the long term. This is because they are made to measure for the patient. After a CBCT scan, the company Avint creates the PEEK implants. This way they always fit perfectly, stay in the right place, and there is no risk of infection.
If you naturally have enough fat, you can opt for cheek augmentation through a fat transplant or lipofilling.
The advantages
Lipofilling can be performed under local or general anesthesia. Local anesthesia is only used when only small amounts of fat are needed. If this procedure is combined with other procedures, it will usually be done under general anesthesia. The donor site (where the fat will be extracted) is always injected with a mixture of local anesthetic and adrenaline to reduce the chance of postoperative discomfort and bruising.
The incision in your mouth will be closed after the operation using dissolvable stitches - so that they disappear on their own. We recommend that you rinse your mouth with mouthwash two to three times a day. You will receive this mouthwash after the operation. It helps keep your mouth free of bacteria and heals the wound. The stitches will be completely dissolved after about two weeks.
You will also experience the usual side effects of surgery: