Buccal Fat Removal: Q&A
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Can you tell me about buccal fat pad removal? My cheeks and lower face are too heavy. I am a thin 25 year old - but everyone in my family has this "chubby look" no matter their age.
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cupcake26
in Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Buccal fat pad removal
Buccal fat pad removal is an excellent way of reducing the "chipmunk cheek" appearance that plagues patients. Often, their parents have the same facial configuration even in their 60's and 70's!
Buccal fat pad removal must be weighed against the possibility of hollowness later on, of course. It must also be weighed with consideration of facial harmony as a whole (i.e. the cheekbone to cheek juxtaposition). The patient's age makes a big difference as well. The procedure should...
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Buccal Fat Pad Removal
Buccal Fat Pad Removal is not for everyone. However, in the right patient is can be a very effective way to reduce the fullness of the lower face. Especially, in combination with other procedures, you can achieve dramatic results. Good luck.
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Young patients & Buccal fat pad excision (removal)
Hi Cupcake26,
Buccal fat removal is a surgical procedure offering quick and gratifying results reducing facial volume especially in the middle third portion of the face.
Therefore, such a procedure covers a wide range of candidates especially patients with round faces and "chipmunk cheeks" where natural aging will have minimal effect shaping them (chipmunk cheeks will not atrophy much with aging).
With that perspective, an extensively experienced...
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Cheek augmentation much more common than buccal fat pad removal.
Hi.
There is a very occasional patient who benefits by removing the buccal fat pad through the mouth. But we lose fat in the face with age. So you tend to get better balance with upper cheek augmentation.
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Buccal fat removal
The buccal fat is the fat located in the lower part of the cheeks of the face. It is not customary to remove this fat because it will atrophy with time and age. Very few people warrant having buccal fat pad removed. These are removed from the inside of the mouth with a few sutures placed for the closure.
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Buccal fat removal is NOT for most patients
It is true that buccal fat excision can help a select group of patients, but not for most. In this procedure, an incision is made inside the mouth and a layer of fat is removed that sits in the cheek, and under the cheek bone. The biggest complications are nerve damage (changing your smile, for example) and uneven contour and dimpling. As you age, you continue to lose fat and this procedure can make you look "too skinny" in the face. Many patients that had this procedure years...
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Portland Plastic Surgeon
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If buccal fat pad removal is the right indication, it can be a great surgery
If you are indicated for that, it can be a great surgery. It is not a good procedure for every one. It can decrease the fullness below the cheek bones.
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In most cases - don't do buccal fat pad removal
Hello,
Buccal fat pad removal refers to a procedure that was relatively common in the 1980's and 1990's. The idea was to surgically remove the buccal fat pad (this is a small pad of fat that rests in between the layers of the cheek below the cheekbone). The goal was to create the "heart-shaped" face of youth.
However as time has gone on, this procedure has fallen somewhat out of favor. One reason for this is that many patients were unhappy several years down the line when their...
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Buccal fat pad removal
Buccal fat removal is usually performed intra-orally. The procedure involves placing a small incision on the inside of the cheek. Dissection must be done carefuly in this area as the facial nerve branches and the parotid duct traverse this anatomical area. removal of the fat pad result in slight hollowing in the area of the lower cheek. Hope that helps!
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Buccal Fat Pad Removal
Buccal fat removal is a procedure intended to reduce cheek prominence or "chipmunk cheeks." The procedure should only be performed by an experienced and expert surgeon due to its significant risk of damage to the Buccal branch of the facial nerve and the parotid ducts. Facial harmony and balance are keys to a successful buccal fat removal procedure.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.
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