Facial Implant

Facial implants augment the structural skeleton of the face — cheekbones, chin, jawline, or nasal dorsum — using silicone or polyethylene implants placed precisely over or adjacent to the underlying bone. Unlike soft-tissue fillers, implants provide permanent, dimensionally stable augmentation of bony facial structure that cannot be achieved with injectable treatments. At Art Ethic, implants are secured with sutures, screws, or anchors depending on location, and incisions are placed either intraorally (no external scar) or in concealed areas such as the lower eyelid.

Facial implants address structural deficiencies in the bony facial framework — the skeleton that underlies and supports all the soft tissue of the face. Conditions treated include a receding chin (microgenia), flat or underprojected cheekbones, a weak jawline, a saddle deformity of the nasal dorsum, or ear defects. These features are largely determined by genetics and development; they do not change with weight or age in the way soft tissue does, and they cannot be corrected by injectable fillers, which sit superficial to the bone level. At Art Ethic Beauty Clinic, doc. MUDr. Martin Molitor, Ph.D., MBA places facial implants under general or local anaesthesia in one to two hours. Implant materials are either medical-grade silicone (soft, pre-formed shapes for chin and cheek) or porous polyethylene (Medpor — for complex reconstructive applications such as ear or orbital defects). The implant is selected based on the target anatomy and the degree of augmentation required; standard pre-formed sizes and custom-made implants are both options for complex cases. Surgical access is designed to hide incisions: chin and cheek implants are most commonly placed through an intraoral approach — a small cut inside the lower lip or upper buccal sulcus — with no external scar. In some cases, cheek implants are placed through a lower eyelid incision or in combination with a facelift. Implants are secured to the underlying periosteum or bone using permanent sutures, titanium screws, or tissue anchors to prevent migration. Recovery involves approximately one week at home, with swelling most pronounced in the first three to five days. A soft diet during the initial period is advisable for intraoral incisions. Full activity resumes at three to four weeks; residual swelling continues to resolve over two to three months, during which the final refined result becomes apparent. Facial implants are a permanent intervention — they are designed to remain for life unless the patient requests removal or revision. The procedure provides dimensional changes that no injectable filler can replicate, and the result does not fade over time. Revision or replacement is possible if the patient's preferences change.