Is it normal to perform Buccal fat pad removal without stitching up the wound?

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Hi i have had Bucal fat pad removal and the DR. Dit not stitch me. He took the pads out, put in Some gause 10 min. Then let me take iT out and gave me ICE. I see difference i have no mayot swelling but i wonder why he did not stitch me. I did this procedure acros the boarder and i’m now home. Are there more surgeons who prachtis the no stitch metod? I feel he might have chosen this option to minemise swelling in patients. I could eat normally today and had ice cream. No pain and feeling perfect.

Omar Lazos, MD · Answer

I personally dont suture the incision, I use an electrosurgical pencil to close it and also this way you can control small bleeders. The oral mucosa heals very quickly, leaving the incision opened also enables to drain small amounts of fluids (from anesthesia infiltration). I have done almost 500 procedures like this with success and no complications. Hope this helps.

John Mesa, MD · Answer

Buccal fat removal requires making an incision in the oral mucosa to extract the buccal fat pads. Most surgeons do stitch the oral incisions with disolvable stitches. Other surgeons let the incisions open. Both practices are considered normal.
Buccal mucosa heals quite fast. Therefore any open oral mucosa would close in a couple of days. In my practice I like to close the oral mucosa incisions with stitches. I do so because I like to leave things as I found them. I also believe it could prevent food residues to get stuck in the opening and also decrease the risk of infection.

Clayton Crantford, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. Typically 1 or 2 stitches is required to closed the mucosal incisions that buccal fat reduction is performed through. The mucosa heals very quickly and your surgeon may have allowed it to heal without sutures. Sounds like you are happy with your results. Congratulations.

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