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Possible to Reverse a Dimple Surgery?

I had dimple surgery about 20 years ago, I am 43 years old now. I want to go back to my cheek without the dimple, what is the procedure/solution on undoing the dimple surgery?

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age 35-44 dimple 20 years post-op reverse
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1 Doctor Answer | Asked by 5303anon in Los Angeles
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Dimple Creation Surgery Can be Reversed

Thanks for the question. First off, just a quick background on dimple creation surgery: Natural dimples exist because certain people have a "hole" in the buccinator muscle of the cheek. Dimpleplasty, or dimple creation surgery, is an in-office procedure which takes about 30 minutes to perform under local anesthesia. In this procedure, a small incision is made inside the cheek, a piece of the buccinator muscle is removed, and a stitch is placed to catch the undersurface of the... more
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