Buccal Fat Removal: Q&A
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Why Are Doctors Against Buccal Fat Pad Removal?
I have such fat round cheeks. All my life I have been made fun of. I had Vaser LIpo on my cheeks and I still feel i need buccal fat removal. I look like a bulldog. I have a very round face. Isn't buccal fat removal ok for some people? i feel i am one of them. i want a slim face. is that so bad?
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Buccal fat pad removal
Some people are candidates for this procedure. It should be done only in carefully selected patients to avoid creasting facial deformities. Perhaps, what you are really hearing is that you are not a candidate, and perhaps you should hear that.
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Buccal fat removal.
I agree totally with what Dr. Rand said. Patients are almost always unhappy with the poor results achieved.
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Problems with buccal fat removal
There are 2 problems with buccal fat removal and they are that the short term results are not very dramatic and the long term loss of facial fat and volume can leave you gaunt looking if you had buccal fat removal when you were younger.
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Buccal Fat Pad Removal a good choice for many
Hello Sharpie,
Buccal fat pad removal is not a bad choice for the right candidate. When approached conservatively by a surgeon of ample experience, commendable results will be attained.
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Buccal fat extraction
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Buccal fat removal
Buccal fat removal can be a very good procedure in the right patient. The problem is that as you age this fullness of your cheeks may go down. Therefore, this procedure should only be performed in those people with true protrusion.
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