Latest advance in cosmetic surgery: the dimpleplasty

By: Katharine Griffiths
Created on 13th June 2010

Considered cute and attractive, dimples can now be a possibility for everyone in a quick ten minute procedure that is the latest craze in the US.

"Dimpleplasty is getting hot lately," says Dr Michael Fiorillo, a Park Avenue plastic surgeon. "Usually the patient who asks for it is trying to achieve a certain look. They see someone they like and want to emulate them."

So how is an artificial dimple created? The surgeon makes a tiny cut in the skin to create a small depression, explains Dr Richard Westreich, director of facial plastic surgery at Long Island College Hospital. A stitch is used to tack the underside of the skin in that area down to a deeper layer in the skin. It's held in place with a long lasting temporary suture.

Once the suture dissolves, permanent scar tissue maintains the dimple.