Apple Cheek Filler Treatment and Procedure 2023

Apple Cheek Filler: Information

Apple cheek filler or Derma cheek fillers help to restore the lost youthfulness of the face. Plumped-up cheeks or “apple cheeks” are usually symbols of youthfulness. “Apple cheeks” is a reference to the pretty, full, youthful appearance of the face most commonly seen in young age people.

When we are young, we have a Triangle shaped face. Our faces are narrow on the bottom and wider on top, with the cheeks being the widest and most prominent part of the face.

But as we grow older and become age, the Triangle shape of our face flips into the Pyramid shape of Aging.

Instead of being full and wide on top and narrow on the bottom of the face, our faces start losing volume gradually and droop downwards. This creates an aging Pyramid shape face.

When many people look at an aging face, they don’t realize that the aging they see is caused by a loss of facial volume — bone, fat, and tissue. It is scientifically proven that the face loses 1% of bone, fat, and tissue with every passing year.

The malar and buccal fat pad in the face is part of what contributes to the fullness or lack of it in our faces. Our faces sag due to the loss of fat in the fat pads, giving the appearance of aging.

But luckily, there are ways to replace the volume lost in the face with aging, especially in the cheeks. Apple cheek filler replaces lost bone and fat in the cheeks and reverses the aging process.

Filler in the apple cheek can restore your face from the pyramid shape of aging back to the triangle shape of youth. Cheek fillers can even help to gently lift the areas under the cheeks for a more youthful appearance.

Cheek fillers, also known as derma fillers, are injections that add volume around your cheeks to increase the volume of cheekbones and give the appearance of full, prominent, and curved cheeks.

This is a non-invasive clinical procedure that can also reshape your cheeks or replace the fat loss with aging. By injecting the dermal fillers, the cheeks are plumped up and wrinkles are smoothed out.

In addition, facial filler injections can also help to stimulate collagen in the injected area of the face. Collagen is the essential protein that gives volume to our skin, which got depleted with aging resulting in sagging skin.

Apple Cheek Filler: A Permanent Solution

Unlike fat transfer, our body can metabolize hyaluronic acid dermal fillers. Depending on the types of fillers used in the procedure, the effect of the filler on the face usually lasts from 6 to 18 months. You should speak to a medical professional to find out which option is right for you.

Apple Cheek Filler: Types

There are generally two types of cheek fillers, e.g., Hyaluronic and Radiesse. The most common cheek fillers used are made from hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance in our body that can hold up to 1000 times its weight of water. It is also partially responsible for smooth skin. Some of the common brands of hyaluronic acid cheek fillers are Juvederm, Teosyal, Restylane, and Belotero.

Hyaluronic Acid Cheek Filler

Plumed-up, beautiful, round-cheek apples are a sign of youthfulness. Unfortunately, with growing age, the apples of our cheeks begin to deflate and sag.

Fortunately, there are apple cheek fillers that can restore volume and create youthful, round cheeks just like we once had. Hyaluronic acid cheek fillers and collagen-forming fillers like Radiesse can create beautiful results that last for years on the face.

Hyaluronic acid or HA cheek fillers are commonly used for apple cheeks fillers. Most dermal fillers on the market are made from a gel with hyaluronic acid inside.

Hyaluronic acid is a popular filler choice because it is the body’s natural moisturizer and can be found in our joints as well as our skin. Examples of HA fillers you may have heard of are the Juvéderm, Restylane, and Belotero families.

Hyaluronic acid has an excellent option as a cheek filler for its incredible ability and feature to bind to water. The exact amount of water a single HA molecule can hold is debated, but some experts say one molecule of hyaluronic acid can hold up to 1,000 times its weight of water. For this reason, hyaluronic acid is always a great choice for cheek filler for many areas of the body, including the lips. Not all fillers are created equal. Each filler has unique properties that make it behave more like skin, fatty tissue, or bone. When it comes to resculpting the cheek apples, often we find that patients need a filler that provides a more plumbed-up structure.

Radiesse Cheek Filler

Radiesse is another cheek filler which is a calcium-based gel filler, but instead of being full of hyaluronic acid, the Radiesse gel suspends tiny spheres of calcium (calcium hydroxyapatite). While different densities of HA fillers can act like skin or fatty tissue, the calcium spheres inside of Radiesse act more like bone when injected into the body and can often deliver a better result with long durability when injected into the cheek.

When injected into the cheeks, the tiny spheres present inside the Radiesse begin to form new strands of structural collagen over some time. Unlike hyaluronic acid facial fillers, this collagen formation process in Radiesse filler is unique.

Not only does this Radiesse create a plumped-up beautiful apple cheek, but the collagen created from Radiesse injections can restore the structure in the face and provide a subtle lift that can last longer than the volume from fillers. Another non-HA filler is Sculptra, it can also create texture, but experts found that Radiesse provides the best result.

Prominent cheekbones are another factor that determines fullness and flatness in the cheek area. Unfortunately for us Asians, we have underdeveloped cheekbones that make our faces appear flat.

Fortunately, technology has made available a plethora of non-invasive options such as lasers, dermal fillers, and skin resurfacing treatments that, when done gradually, help rejuvenate the skin without going under the knife.

Apple Cheek Filler Treatment: At a Glance

Treatment objective

Dermal filler treatments are available to enhance the appearance of cheek apples.

Available Brand Names

Collagen-Building Cheek Filler Brands – Radiesse, and Sculptra. 

Mostly used Hyaluronic Cheek Filler Brands – Juvéderm Voluma, Restylane Lyft, and Restylane Contour, among others

Apple Cheek Filler Procedure

Dermal fillers are injected into the cheek area to volumize and restore the lost fullness of the cheeks.

• The first step is consultation with a good doctor. During the consultation, the doctor will discuss and tell you the types of fillers to can be used, the amount of fillers that need to be used, occurring the cost of the procedure for the desired result.
• On the day of the procedure, they will apply topical numbing cream to the area of your cheeks to be injected. Some brands of fillers contain a local anesthetic called Lidocaine. A filler is injected into the cheek areas that need volume, followed by a gentle massage to prevent lump formation. Generally, the procedure will take approximately 20 minutes.
• The result is evident immediately after the injection. As there is little to zero downtime in this entire procedure, you will comfortably resume regular activities after the procedure.

Time taken in the procedure

Less than 45 minutes

Post-Surgery Downtime

No downtime, although swelling is common for up to 9 days

Post-Procedure Care or Cautions

• Although a cheek filler procedure offers minimal to zero downtime, the following will help in your post-procedure recovery and having the fillers settled in in the injected skin layer.
• Avoid the consumption of alcohol and NSAIDs for 1-2 weeks before your treatment
• Try to avoid all kinds of strenuous exercises for 2 days post-procedure as exercising may increase your blood flow that can cause bruising

Apple Cheek Filler Average Cost

Varies depending on the number of filler syringes (Average national cost ranges between $700-800 per syringe)

Apple Cheek Filler Cost in Singapore

The cost of cheek filler varies, depending on the types and quantity of dermal fillers to be used to achieve your desired results. In Singapore, generally, the cost of cheek filler starts from $650 per vial of 1ml dermal fillers.

Apple Cheek Filler Longevity

Results are immediate and maintained for up to 9 months

Apple Cheek Filler Before and After