Is 40 too old to have buccal fat removed?

It is possible for someone to be a suitable candidate for a buccal fat removal procedure at the age of 40, provided their anatomy is suitable and they have goals that can be helped with a buccal fat removal procedure. It will be best to consult a board certified facial plastic surgeon in person and discuss your goals and options after a physical examination.

Hello, thank you for your question. It is hard to tell without proper photos and a physical examination, I recommend you to schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon.

The decision to remove buccal fat is determined by the need to slim the lower face and not age. In some cases, I remove the buccal fat during a facelift from an external approach. Patients with slim lower faces are not candidates for removal of buccal fat.

Thanks for your question
The buccal fat pad is a rounded mass of fat in the middle of your cheek. It’s located between facial muscles, in the hollow area beneath your cheekbone. The size of your buccal fat pads affects your face shape.
Everyone has buccal fat pads. However, the size of buccal fat pads can vary greatly.
If you have larger buccal fat pads, you might feel like your face is too round or full.
You can be a candidate for a Buccal Pad removal surgery and there is no age for a buccal pad surgery if your health is good.
Best of Luck

A full set of facial photographs from all angles are going to be required to make a determination about how best to proceed. In our practice we do not recommend buccal fat pad removal. A neck lift procedure accomplishes removing fat above and below the platysma muscle in the neck in addition to a platysma plasty. No skin removal is usually needed at age 40.