Acculift for Face Fat Reduction? (photo)

It is important to understand that there is a profound gap between what you are looking to accomplish and what a potential cosmetic surgeon understands of your concerns. We tend to want to fit patients into boxes based on the procedure we offer. By looking for a particular procedure, you are essentially diagnosing and prescribing your own surgery. Hopefully your assessment is correct. However, I do wonder if your assessment is accurate. That is really what consultations are all about. What is at stake is irreparable harm to your facial appearance and self-esteem. In looking at your photos you are very attractive and I question the interventions you are considering for yourself. Having MRI to assess your buccal fat is pretty extreme. If you are spending more than an hour a day thinking about these issues, you might have body dysmorphic disorder. This does not preclude you from having cosmetic surgery, it just makes it less likely that you and your surgeon will accurately communicate regarding your concerns. This is were disappointment after surgery starts.

At 25 years old the volume in your cheeks in my opinion are appropriate for your age. As a specialist of facial aging it has been my observation that as you get older when you are into your late 30’s and 40’s a lot of this facial fat volume will diminish. In fact much of my practices is focus on restoring volume in the same area for people as they had gotten older. I would respectfully ask you to consider not having an intervention at this time. As I think you would, you may regret it later on.