10K views · 3.2K likes | Ariel N. Rad, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S. on Instagram: "Facial skeletal augmentation with implants are a big part of my practice. They’re important for people with a “negative vector” midface where the cheekbone sits behind the eyeball. These patients often present at young ages with under eye bags, dark circles, tear trough hollows and sagging cheeks which often create deep nasolabial folds (smile lines) and nasojugal (across cheek) grooves. 
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Implants are made of porous polyethylene, a biocompatible material that integrates with the bone and soft tissues. It’s “porous” (microscopic holes and channels) is by design and allows vascular ingrowth into the implant thus reducing the chance of infection and becoming more “bone like”. So when you feel the implant over you Cheek Implants, Sagging Cheeks, Tear Trough, Smile Lines, Nasolabial Folds, Under Eye Bags, Skeletal, Eye Bags, Dark Circles