Why Are Doctors Against Buccal Fat Pad Removal?

asked 1 year ago by Sharpie
Latest answer by Stephen Prendiville, MD
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Tags: cheeks

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?

7 answers to Why Are Doctors Against Buccal Fat Pad Removal?

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.

Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Buccal fat removal.

I agree totally with what Dr. Rand said. Patients are almost always unhappy with the poor results achieved.

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Buccal Fat Pad Removal: 40 % Approval rating

Buccal fat pad removal leads to a skeletonized appearance of the face over the long term, counter to the fuller, more volumetric faces that most people consider aesthetically pleasing. Buccal fat pad removal has become a seldom used technique for good reason.

Stephen Prendiville, MD
Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon

Buccal fat extraction

This is not a well know procedure and not all sugeons offer this treatment. The procedure is generally performed by facial plastic surgoens, oral surgeons and plastic surgeons. The results of the procedure are not completely predictable. It must be performed on suitable candidates or it can produce irreversable hollowing of the cheeks. When this procedure is carried out on the right patient it can produce signficant improvement in facial contour. One must be... more

Philip Solomon, MD
Toronto Facial Plastic Surgeon

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.

Sandy Sule, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

Cheek (Buccal) Fat Pad Removal - Cautionary Tale

As we age we lose fat and volume from our faces and our face sags resulting in the familiar deflated, sagging facial aging familiar to all. Fat loss is particularly seen in the Cheek Fat Pad (of Bichat) which results in accentuation of the cheek, temple and side of the eye socket bones and a sick, malnourished appearance (compounded further by illness). While there is room for performing a Bichat fat pad removal in extreme, "moon face" round faces, we do so knowing that... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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