Surge in millennials having dimples put in their cheeks
- Known as a dimpleplasty, it allows anyone to look more like their celebrity crush
- Harry Styles, Ariana Grande and Cheryl Tweedy are well known for their dimples
- Their looks have sparked a surge in demand for the bizarre temporary procedure
- Requests among millennials have tripled in the last few years, an expert claimed
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A bizarre new trend has caught the eye of thousands of millennials – surgery to create facial dimples.
Known as a dimpleplasty, it allows anyone to look more like their celebrity crushes Harry Styles, Ariana Grande and Cheryl Tweedy.
The three A-listers are not only adored for their musical talents, but also the small natural holes in their cheeks.
And their dimples have sparked a surge on millennials to have them artificially created – despite only being a temporary procedure.
Dr Wright Jones, owner of Muse Plastic Surgery in Atlanta, said requests for this procedure among this age group have tripled in the last few years.
Known as a dimpleplasty, the procedure allows anyone to look more like their celebrity crushes Ariana Grande (right) and Cheryl Tweedy (left)
He told Allure that it’s so popular because of the ‘little downtime, enhancement of facial aesthetics, and lack of need for general anaesthesia’.
How much does it cost?
The procedure, which can cost between $800 (£615) and $2,500 (£1,920), can be done in just half an hour.
It lasts for between one and two months, and it can cause temporary swelling and soreness.
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What happens during the procedure?
A surgeon marks the location of the proposed dimples on the face, allowing for the patient to consent.
The cheek area is then cut into, making a small incision beneath the mark on the face to create a slight defect.
Absorbable sutures are used to stitch up the cheek muscle to the overlying skin.
Harry Styles’ dimples, as well as other celebrities, have sparked a surge on millennials to have them artificially created – despite only being a temporary procedure
The patient is left with a deep crater, but as the suture dissolves over a period of weeks, the skin flattens out. It begins to return to its normal appearance when the face is at rest.
Once the internal scar heals, the cheek muscle is attached to the overlying skin – creating a creased, dimple effect when the patient smiles.
Natural dimples
Natural dimples are considered to be genetic defects, caused by shortened facial muscles.
Darren Smith, a New York City-based plastic surgeon, told Allure: ‘The reason some people have dimples and others don’t is that they are born with a tight connection between the facial muscles and skin, while others just don’t have this kind of anatomy.’
Over the past few decades, some studies have found they can be passed down to children by their parents.
It comes after MailOnline reported on the bizarre surge in demand for stick-on freckles back in December.
The trend saw beauty gurus using adhesive sheets to print faux spots on their cheeks.
MOTHER PAYS £1,300 TO HAVE HOLES CUT IN HER CHEEKS
Beauty blogger AJ Weir, 44, was obsessed with the dimpleplasty procedure, which is rare in the UK, for a decade (pictured with her 11-year-old son Morgan)
A mother spent £1,300 on having dimples cut into her cheeks – because she was desperate for a smile to match her 11-year-old son’s.
Beauty blogger AJ Weir, 44, from Lutton in Lincolnshire, was obsessed with the dimpleplasty procedure, which is rare in the UK, for a decade.
She eventually went under the knife in September – even though friends and family told her she was ‘bonkers’.
Surgeons cut chunks from the inside of her cheeks and stitched up the gaps to give AJ the ‘cute’ dimple effect she craved.
AJ says she watched as friends of hers with dimples got their way because of the endearing facial features.
‘For a long time, I wanted dimples,’ she said.
‘If somebody has dimples, I will try to stick my finger in their face. It’s really weird, but I just love them. I see them as a sign of being cute.’
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