Dimples are a sign of beauty and in some cultures, they signify good luck and good fortune. Some people are born with dimples that appear when smiling. Some dimples may also be due to injury. Due to the significance attached to dimples, many people desire to have them. The good news is that there is a way you can get dimples. Dimpleplasty is a minimally invasive cosmetic procedure that creates dimples on the cheeks or chin.

What is Dimpleplasty?

Dimples add character to the face. They also enhance your smile and can make a round face appear slimmer. As such, dimpleplasty continues to grow in popularity. Dimpleplasty is not medically necessary. Rather, people who undergo the procedure do so to improve their self-confidence. 

Natural dimples are due to slight skin deformities like indentations in the dermis. Dimple surgery addresses the soft tissue to give you dimples that appear natural. Dimpleplasty shouldn’t be done to alter the cheekbones or the jawbones. It’s permanent and doesn’t cause any scarring. 

 

Dimpleplasty: Quick Overview

How Does Dimpleplasty Work?

Dimple surgery is an outpatient surgery. As such, you don’t need to go to the hospital but can have it done at your surgeon’s office. The procedure takes up to 30 minutes and your surgeon will use a local anaesthetic. 

The doctor first applies a topical anaesthetic to the area. The anaesthesia should take effect in about ten minutes. The doctor then makes small incisions in your skin using a biopsy instrument. This creates manual dimples. 

Your surgeon will then remove a small amount of fat and muscle, creating a 2 to 3mm area. The doctor positions a suture or sling from both sides of the cheek muscle. This permanently sets the dimples in place. Recovery from the procedure is simple and quick. New dimples form when the scar tissue that develops in the small incisions heals. 

What are the Benefits of Dimple Surgery?

The benefits of the procedure are to improve your facial balance and appearance, which can help to boost your confidence and increase your self-esteem. 

How Long Does It Take To Recover From Dimpleplasty?

Recovery from dimpleplasty is straightforward. You can go home immediately after the procedure. You might experience some swelling in the area and, you’ll still feel the effects of the local anaesthesia. That should, however, pass after a few hours. 

For the swelling, cold packs will do, although the swelling should subside in a few days without them. You can go back to work or resume regular activities two days after the procedure. The surgeon will set up a follow-up appointment a few weeks later to check the results. In general, recovery takes about 2 weeks, but it may take a couple of months to see the full results. 

Potential Risks and Complications

Dimple surgery complications are rare. However, since this is still a surgical procedure, there are potential risks and complications, including: 

  • Excessive bleeding at the surgical site
  • Swelling and redness
  • Nerve damage
  • Scarring
  • Infection

Most of the time, serious complications occur when the procedure is done by an inexperienced plastic surgeon. Should you experience oozing or bleeding at the site, see a doctor immediately. This could be a sign of infection. 

Scarring, while, rare can still occur and, when that happens, the results may not be what you were hoping for. Reversing that kind of damage may be difficult. This is why you need to choose an experienced surgeon in the first place.

 

If you’re considering dimpleplasty, book a consultation today through [email protected] or by calling 0203 582 4947.