CHEEKS · ILLUSTRATED 3D RECOVERY
Dimple Creation (Cheeks): before & after and recovery stages
Compare resting cheek indentations with the same gentle smile as this example settles.
Also called dimple surgery
SUMMARY
What this example shows
Two fixed cheek indentations show early tethering and later softening at rest. Switch to the same gentle smile to reveal the remaining dimples. The example does not remove cheek fat or model internal sutures, an individual dimple location or permanence.
STAGE BY STAGE
Dimple Creation (Cheeks) recovery stages
Before treatment
The unchanged display face provides a reference for this example.
Day 1: Visible at rest
Local fullness surrounds deeper new indentations.
Early appearance can be more pronounced than the later result.
Around 1 week: Less local fullness
The example still shows resting dimples.
Appearance continues to change during the first weeks.
Around 1 month: Softer resting dimples
Rest and smile now show a clearer difference.
The displayed depth and timing are authored comparisons.
Around 3 months: Expression-dependent detail
A faint resting mark becomes more visible with the same smile.
This illustrates one reported course; techniques and outcomes vary.
TIMELINE
Day-by-day checkpoints in the 3D model
The simulator interpolates between these authored checkpoints. They describe the illustration, not measured clinical averages.
The unchanged display face provides a reference for this example.
An authored comparison of local fullness and deep resting indentations.
The local skin response starts to recede in this example.
Resting indentations remain visible as the local response settles.
The resting indentation softens; a gentle smile remains distinct.
A faint resting indentation contrasts with the same smile.
The later appearance is held for comparison, not a permanence forecast.
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
How recovery can vary
Timing and response
The paired locations are fictional. This surface example omits internal healing and cannot select a surgical site or technique.
Longer term
Dimples can fade or need revision. The six-month view holds the later example and does not promise permanence or symmetry.
EVIDENCE NOTES
Sources and limitations
- ASPS: Dimple creation
Early swelling and initially prominent dimples that soften over the first weeks.
- Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery: Dimple creation: 100-case experience
A technique-specific report describes faint resting dimples accentuated by expression around three months. It does not establish a universal timetable.
- Archives of Plastic Surgery: Clinical results of dimple creation
A retrospective series reports variable correction and reoperation, including dimples fading or disappearing.
KEEP COMPARING
Other cheeks examples
- Cheek Fat Transfer
- Midface Lift (Cheek Lift)
- Cheek Implants
- Thread Lift (Cheeks)
- Facial Contouring (Cheekbones + Jaw Angles)
- Zygomatic Arch Reduction (Side Width)
- Cheekbone Reduction (Malarplasty)
- Buccal Fat Removal
- Cheek Filler
- Fat Transfer (Nasolabial Folds)
- Nasolabial-Fold Filler
- PLLA Collagen Stimulator (Cheeks)
This illustration is not medical advice, diagnosis, a treatment recommendation or a prediction of personal results. Swelling, color, contour and dates are authored examples on a fictional face. BeautiNext is not a clinic; your treating team’s assessment and written recovery plan take priority.