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Facial anatomy and appearance depends of multiple factors including genetics ( heredity from parents), diet, excursice etc. Not always the face of a son/daugter is going to reflect the appearance of the parents.When patents have cheek fullness, but they are fit and their body fat content is normal or low, a plastic surgical procedure named buccal fat pad removal could help to address that fullness. The surgery is performed through an incision inside the mouth to remove the excess of lower cheek fat in patient candidates. Patients interested in buccal fat pad removal should make a consultation with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon specialized in plastic surgery of the face
The fat distribution in your face will change in the next decade. You will likely lose some of the "baby fat" and will look more similar to how your parents appeared in their twenties. There is a subset of patients who present with significant concern about their cheeks. If indeed they have significantly excess cheek fat, there is a role for buccal fat removal. For these patients, a conservative trim of buccal fat helps sculpt the cheeks. Patients look good now and by being conservative, they are not overly hallow over time. Best of luck.
There should be no loss of dimples with a buccal fat excision. A buccal fat excision is done from within the mouth and does not interfere with how the dimples are formed on the under-surface of the skin.
"Excess of fat" in the cheeks could be secondary to multiple causes like: in deed excess of fat in the face ( large buccal fat pad removal), large size masseter muscles (giving fullness in the cheeks close to the angle of the jaw) and or wide jaw bone ( that is being confused with "excess of...
Visible signs of mild aging usually start showing up once we turn into the 30s. As we start to age the soft tissues of the mid face start to sag, thus creating fulness of the lower face at the level of the jaw line ( this is called jowls). Additionally, if excess of lower fat is present,...
Female patients, specially asian background one with thin faces would benefit from conservative buccal fat removal to achieve a more thinner V shaped face. Buccal fat not always must be removed completely during the procedure. In my practice I generally remove buccal fat in a conservative ...
The results of buccal fat removal in regard of correction of chubby cheeks depends on 3 main factors: 1) amount of buccal fat removed, 2) prominence of cheek bones and 3) body weight (total body fat). The amount of buccal fat removed impacts the result. In thin patients partial buccal...
Swelling, bruising and numbness of the face could happen right after buccal fat removal. The duration of the symptoms depends on the extend one the surgery and the type of local anesthesia used. When lidocaine is used as local anesthesia, the numbness of the face could last up to 5 days. When...