title: A Simple Technique to Create Cheek Dimples.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cheek dimple is a commonly requested aesthetic procedure, especially in the Arabian Gulf area.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This work describes the authors' experience in creation of cheek dimples using simple rapid technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study included 116 dimples in 74 patients. The dimple is done through an intraoral stab incision and prolene suture to fix the dermis of the cheek skin to the underlying buccinator muscle.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-six percent of patients had satisfactory results. The most common complications were fading or complete disappearance of the dimple in 14 dimples and infection in 5 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This technique is very simple, very rapid, easy to execute, and gives satisfactory results in up to 86% of patients. This article also highlights the important information that must be discussed with the patients preoperatively.
authors: From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors: Ayman A
authors: AA
authors: Shaker
authors: Yasser Abdallah
authors: YA
authors: Aboelatta
authors: Khaled S
authors: KS
authors: Attia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek / Q000601:surgery*; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D055815:Young Adult