Sunken cheeks makes the face look gaunt, lifeless and makes you look older than your real age. With over 15 years of experience in the field of facial aesthetics, I will help you understand the condition of sunken cheeks, the causes and effective solutions from natural home remedies to modern cosmetic procedures.

Sunken cheeks are considered a common defect on the face, not only making you look older but also giving you a feeling of lack of vitality. But don't worry, thanks to the development of modern cosmetic methods, filling sunken cheeks is no longer a distant dream. Let's Dr. Nguyen Giap Aesthetic Surgery Center find out details about the method and choice that best suits you.
What are sunken cheeks? Common symptoms
Sunken cheeks is the status cheeks were deeply recessed in make cheekbones look higher more and the overall face is unbalanced, people with sunken faces, sunken cheeks often look haggard, tired, and lifeless. In addition to aesthetic factors, sunken cheeks can also affect confidence in communication, causing many people to seek solutions to improve.
Aesthetically, a harmonious face usually has an even distribution of cheek fat, facial muscles and bone structure. When this balance is broken, sunken cheeks will form, making the face less youthful. This is one of the reasons many customers come to me for advice and to restore a full, balanced face.

Why do cheeks become sunken? Common causes
There are many causes that lead to the condition sunken cheeks, among which the most common are:
- Structure cheekbones congenital: If high cheekbones and jutting out of the fatty tissue in cheeks often deficiency, causing his cheeks were sunken. This case often has a hereditary factor.
- Natural aging: When age increases, the facial skin loses collagen, subcutaneous fat reduction target, causing the cheeks and sunken templesmaking faces old and over.
- Weight loss suddenly: Weight loss too fast that layer of fat under the skin disappear, do the cheekbones, facial, teen, balance.
- Mode of living science: Up late at night, prolonged stress, sleep, not enough sleep causes the skin to lack of nutrients, easy to sag and create a sense of sunken cheeks.
- Poor nutrition: Eating a poor diet, lack of substance, less greens, many fast food makes the body weak, and skin aging faster.

Video review of actual results of sunken cheek filling
Many of my clients after filling sunken cheeks all share that face look younger at least 5-7 years of age, the spirit is radiant and confident. With filler, customers appreciate the quick and almost without rest. Meanwhile, those who choose transplanted autologous fat transfer pleased because of the result of natural, long-lasting, and safer. However, choosing which method, most will notice the positive changes, markedly improves the appearance as well as emotions daily.
Sunken cheeks from physiognomy
In Asian physiognomy, sunken cheeks are often considered an unlucky feature. People with sunken cheeks are often considered weak and unlucky in work and love. However, from a modern aesthetic perspective, sunken cheeks mainly reflect health conditions or facial imbalance, not determining fate. Therefore, you can completely fix sunken cheeks to regain confidence and youthful spirit.

In fact, I've treated many clients is sunken cheeks congenital and results after doing the full face not only helps them more beautiful, but also feel positive, more confident in work and life.
Modern methods to fix sunken cheeks
How to naturally plump up sunken cheeks at home?

For the case sunken cheeks mild, you can improve at home by making lifestyle changes and apply some natural methods:
- Nutrition: Increase foods rich in collagen, protein, and good fats (avocado, salmon, walnuts). Additional green vegetables, fresh fruits to provide vitamins for skin firmness.
- Drink enough water: Every day from 2-3 liters of help retain moisture and elasticity to the skin.
- Exercises sunken cheeks filling: The exercises blowers, rinse your mouth with air stones, tongue, cheeks or chu lip letter O which help the facial muscles toned and lose status sunken.
- Sunken cheeks filling with reflexology: This is a method of traditional medicine, stimulate blood circulation and increase the elasticity of facial muscles. However, the effect slowly but safety and support for good health.
These solutions need to persevere in a long time to see results. If the status sunken cheeks, heavy, natural remedies are often not enough and you should consider the aesthetic depth.
Aesthetic solutions to permanently fix sunken cheeks and high cheekbones
When sunken cheeks make face old age and loss of balance, aesthetics is the solution brings efficiency markedly and quickly. There are now many popular methods:
- Injectable filler: This is how sunken cheeks filling fast, less invasive. Filler helps face, plump and youthful as soon after 30 minutes done. However, the effect only lasts about 12-18 months.
- Transplanted autologous fat transfer: Methods using own fat to fill sunken cheeks. This is the way filling sunken cheeks permanently and safety. You may consult more at transplanted autologous fat transfer or injection filler.
- Lower cheek: With case cheekbones too high, surgery lower cheek helps balance the face, combined with the fat transplant to achieve optimum efficiency.

Choose which method should be based on the actual status and advice from aesthetic doctors have the expertise to ensure safe and effective long-term.
Advantages And Disadvantages Of Each Method
| Method | Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|---|
| Natural | Safe, low cost | Efficient slow, not long |
| Non-surgical | Quickly, painlessly | Maintain short-term, high prices |
| Surgery | Long-term performance, high aesthetic | Invasive, need recovery time |
When should you see a doctor to treat sunken cheeks?

If you have severe sunken cheeks, high cheekbones, an unbalanced face or home remedies do not improve, you should see a cosmetic surgeon. The examination will help determine the specific cause, from which an appropriate treatment regimen can be developed. My advice is to choose reputable facilities with highly specialized doctors to ensure both aesthetics and health safety.
Filling sunken cheeks where safety and reputation:
A base reputable cosmetic not only guarantee results but also help you avoid the unwanted complications.
Below is the criteria that need attention:
- Our team of doctors expertise: Experienced and skilled doctor decided to 80% of the success of ca beauty.
- Modern technology: Ensure safety and optimum efficiency.
- Services postoperative care: professional care help to maintain long-term results.
The cost of implementation depends on the method you choose:
- Injectable filler: 8-20 million times, maintained from 6 months to 1 year.
- Transplanted cells themselves: 50-100 million results last from 3-5 years.
Conclusion
Sunken cheeks not only affect aesthetics but also reduce confidence in communication. Fortunately, there are many solutions from natural to modern cosmetic to help overcome this condition. With professional experience, I recommend: if your cheeks are slightly sunken, you can apply a nutritional regimen, exercise and acupressure. If your cheeks are severely sunken, consider cosmetic methods such as fillers, fat grafting or cheekbone reduction for long-term results.
Don't let sunken cheeks causing you to lose confidence, be proactive, find solutions suitable to own harmonious face, young and full of vitality.


Dr. Trần Nguyên Giáp graduated with a degree in General Medicine from Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy. He then pursued postgraduate studies specializing in Otolaryngology, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Microsurgery, and Flap Surgery.
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