Board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Michael K. Obeng tells PEOPLE how the device works and whether it’s safe to use Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the ...

Dimples are small indentations of the cheek caused by differences in the anatomy of facial muscles and skin. Dimple plastic surgery, or dimpleplasty, is a technique that creates artificial dimples.

A cheek piercing, or a dimple piercing, takes place above the side of the mouth, where a dimple is or where one would form. There is a potential for infection, so proper after care is important. A ...