As a person gets older or gains weight, his face begins to sag and a rectangular appearance begins to form. Especially sagging on the sides of the chin and cheeks make the person’s face look older than it is. Cheek hanging is an application that helps to eliminate these deformities.
What is Cheek Hanging?
Cheek lift is an application that is performed under local anesthesia, to take the oval shape of the face, and has very few side effects.
Cheek lift is performed to add volume to the cheek area, correct the jawline, raise eyebrows, reduce sagging under the chin and improve the nasolabial pit.
How is Cheek Lift done?
Before starting the application, the doctor first examines the patient’s face, defines the problem and creates a treatment plan for the problems. Then, with the help of cannulas, specially developed threads are placed under the skin from the place determined in accordance with the treatment plan.
After these threads, which are specially produced for the application and have no harm to the body, are placed in the desired areas, and the micro needles are removed. Then, using the stretching effect of the ropes, the cheeks are stretched and pulled to the side. This is how the application is completed. After the application, slight redness and sensitivity may be seen on the skin.
What is Cheek Suspension mechanism of action?
The mechanism of action of the cheek lift application depends on the properties of the threads used in the application. These threads, which have the feature of self-melting in the skin, do not allow the cheeks to sag again and wrinkles in this area after the application, thanks to their serrated feature.
The threads melt after three months and activate the collagen and fibroblasts in the skin, creating a lifting effect in the cheek area. Since these threads are compatible with the human body and have organic properties, the effect of the threads on the connective tissue is very effective.
Who is a suitable candidate for Cheek Asma ?
Suitable candidates for cheek hanging are those who do not have a serious disease, do not drink anticoagulants or quit blood thinners under the control of a doctor, are in good physical and psychological health, do not smoke and do not use alcohol, and do not consume herbal products during the application period. Cheek hanging is usually done to people between the ages of 35-40. In this application, the male and female condition is not sought.
In people whose sagging is not excessive, the success of the cheek lift application increases in the young and middle age group, so that their sagging is still fully seated on the skin. Thanks to cheek lift, the need for other medical applications is reduced.
Who are not suitable candidates for Cheek Asma ?
It cannot be applied to those with active infection on the cheek vine skin, those with an autoimmune disease, those with coagulation problems, pregnant and lactating mothers, those whose skin structure is very sensitive, and those whose wound healing is delayed.
How many sessions of Cheek Suspension are done?
Cheek Suspension is an application in which a single session is usually sufficient. It is highly effective even in a single session.
When can one return to social life after cheek hanging ?
One day should be waited for returning to social life and work after cheek hanging. It will suffice to just take time off from work on the day of practice.
What should be considered after Cheek Suspension?
- After cheek hanging, redness, bruising, swelling and tenderness may be experienced on the cheeks. These effects should not be worried as they will disappear on their own within 1-2 days.
- In the first 48 hours after the application, it is necessary not to put on make-up, not to apply pressure to the face, not to massage, and especially not to rub, scratch or interfere with the cheek area. Hard movements may damage the ropes placed in the application area. Movements such as rubbing the face and rubbing should be avoided for 3-5 days.
- Teeth should not be brushed hard, floss should not be used for a few days because the movements made during dental floss use are open to impact on the cheek area.
- In the first few days after the application, soft and juicy foods should be preferred instead of solid and hard foods.
- Sudden and harsh mimic movements should be avoided for the first three weeks after the application. Excessive jaw movements such as excessive yawning should be avoided in the first week.
- After cheek lift applications, the patient should lie on his back with a double pillow for about a week.
- For the first three weeks after the application, extreme hot environments such as sauna, spa and Turkish bath should be avoided.
- During the first three days after the application, the application areas should not be touched with water and should not be showered.
- For about one month after the application, high-protection sunscreen should be used to protect from the harmful rays of the sun and should not go out to the sun as much as possible.
- Products that do not contain heavy chemicals suitable for skin type should be used.
- Dental surgery and facial surgery should not be performed for the first three weeks after the application.
What are the advantages of Cheek Suspension?
- Cheek lift is not a surgical intervention, its results are positive for the patients and it eliminates the negativities such as surgical scars.
- The biggest advantage is that pain, swelling and redness are short-lived after the application, and even in some patients it is not experienced at all.
- The skin gets rid of its tired and old appearance and leaves its place to a younger and healthier appearance.
- The threads used in the application are self-melting, so there is no need to go to a session specifically for this process. In addition, since it is organic and compatible with the human body, it does not cause any complications while melting.
- This application, which lasts between 20 and 60 minutes, is advantageous both because it is short-lived and because it does not disrupt social life after the application.
- Cheek lift is an FDA-approved practice.
- It does not cause any serious side effects and complications other than stinging, tenderness, swelling, bruising and redness after the application.
- The care after the application is easy not to tire the patient.
Frequently asked questions about Cheek Suspension
Do the hangers used in the Cheek Suspension application melt on their own?
The threads used in cheek hanging application have a self-melting feature. While the outside parts of the ropes are cut while the application is completed, there will be no problem with the ropes as long as the process is done correctly in this application, which does not require any processing for the parts remaining inside.
The threads used in the cheek lift application will be absorbed and disappear within three months. Since these threads have a structure that is compatible with the human body and melts easily, complications are not observed during the melting of the threads.
How long does Cheek Lift last?
The duration of the cheek lift application may vary depending on the skin structure and sagging condition of the patient. Depending on the sagging and wrinkles on the cheeks, the application takes between 20 and 60 minutes on average. In this application, which can be effective in a single session, unlike other applications, additional touch-ups can be repeated according to the situation that the doctor deems necessary. In this regard, the doctor-patient relationship is important.
What are the side effects of Hang Cheek?
Cheek lift is an FDA-approved practice. Numerous studies and experiences have not shown that this practice causes any serious complications.
Stinging, tenderness, swelling, redness and bruises may be seen in the application areas. The patient should wait 5-7 days after the application for these effects to pass. In some patients, dimple-shaped pit formation can be seen in the application areas where thread and needles enter. Dimple-shaped pits are not observed in most patients, and it is not an expected effect to form dimples in another area other than the cheek, since it is a cheek hanging application.
