Cheek Implants

Cheek implants are solid, shaped implants placed over the cheekbones to give permanent projection to a flat or under-developed mid-face.

They suit people with a structural lack of cheekbone rather than age-related volume loss, which is usually better treated with fat transfer or filler. Once healed they feel like bone.

What Cheek Implants involves

Through an incision inside the upper lip, the surgeon creates a precise pocket directly on the cheekbone beneath the muscle and its covering layer, slides the implant in and usually fixes it with a small screw so it cannot move. Implants are chosen from sizes and shapes that favour the front of the cheek, the side, or both.

Who is a good candidate for Cheek Implants?

Filler is often used first as a trial of the look.

• Flat or recessed cheekbones since youth
• Facial asymmetry from birth or injury
• Liked the effect of cheek filler and wants it permanently
• Good oral health and non-smoker

It is usually not the right choice if:

• Volume loss from ageing, where fat transfer is more natural
• Active dental or sinus infection
• Thin skin over the cheeks, where implant edges may show
• Uncertainty about a permanent change

Technique options

• Silicone implants: smooth, easily removed, the most widely used
• Porous polyethylene: integrates with tissue; more stable but harder to remove
• Custom implants: designed from a CT scan for asymmetry
• Alternatives: filler, fat transfer or cheekbone repositioning surgery

What happens during your treatment

Surgery takes 45 to 90 minutes under general anaesthesia or local with sedation. You go home the same day or after one night.

Preparing for your trip

Plan for 7 to 8 days in Istanbul. Your surgeon reviews photographs and your medical history before you book, and you meet in person the day before surgery for examination, marking and consent with a professional interpreter.

• Stop smoking and nicotine at least four weeks before and after surgery; it is the single biggest avoidable cause of wound problems
• Tell the team about every medicine and supplement you take; blood thinners, some herbal products and hormone treatment may need to be paused on your doctor's advice
• Arrange for someone to travel with you or to be reachable, and keep the first days at home free of work and lifting
• Book a changeable return flight; your surgeon confirms when you are fit to fly

Recovery and results

Cheeks are swollen and tight for two to three weeks and smiling feels stiff. A soft diet and antiseptic mouth rinses are used for the first week. Numbness of the cheek and upper lip is common and fades over weeks. The final appearance is judged at three months.

• Back to everyday activity: 1 to 2 weeks
• When results show: Final at about 3 months
• How long they last: Permanent; removable

Safety, risks and revision policy

Most problems relate to position and infection:

• Infection, which may require the implant to be removed
• Asymmetry or implant displacement
• Numbness of the cheek, upper lip or gums from stretching of the infraorbital nerve
• Visible or palpable implant edges
• Dissatisfaction with size, requiring exchange or removal

Every written proposal arranged through Clinic-Y states what the clinic covers if a correction is needed. Ask for it before you book, not after.

Cost of Cheek Implants in Türkiye

Clinic-Y does not publish a single price for Cheek Implants, because the honest figure depends on your case. What moves it:

• The surgeon's experience and the technique your anatomy needs
• The implant: material, size and whether it is custom-made
• Type of anaesthesia, the length of the operation and nights in hospital
• What the package includes: tests, garments, medication, hotel, transfers, interpreter and follow-up

Send your photographs or reports and you receive written, all-inclusive proposals from suitable teams, side by side. Reviewing your case is free.

Frequently Asked Questions