Considering buccal fat removal - chubby cheeks.

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Hello, I am not fat but I always have had cubby cheeks, I like it when girls look a bit cute but this is a little bit too much. Now i'm considering a buccal fat pad removal. But i dont know how i will look like after this treatment. Is this an option for me? Sorry for my English

Alejandro Nogueira, MD · Answer

In general buccal fat pad (Bichat's) removal is disappointing and just leaves a hollow depression at the center of the cheek, still looking chubby.
Maybe you find your cheeks oversized because your chin is really undersized, significatively small; I recommend you consider a two-dimensional (height and projection) osseous augmentation genioplasty, an awesome procedure with effects non achievable with other methods (prosthesis, fillers, etc),
Please do post or send privately a full set of good quality, well lit and focused standard photos: frontal, both lateral views and both oblique views, also from underneath the chin.
Feel free to request any additional information from me.

Randal Haworth, MD, FACS · Answer

Thanks for your question do photos. Buccal fat pad removal is a great operation when performed in properly selected patients and not just utilized haphazardly to create enhanced definition in a face. If your lower cheeks or submalar area (the area below your cheekbones themselves) are somewhat thin or narrow, taking out the buccal fat will highlight your cheekbones but possibly, with a trade off-that, could result in a gaunt, older looking face. To get more customized approach to your concerns, it is best to have an in person consultation for a board certified plastic surgeon.

John Mesa, MD · Answer

Buccal fat removal is a great procedure to address chubby cheeks. Fullness of the anterior lower cheeks ( chubby cheeks) tend to be present in the face besides losing weight with diet and exercise. Buccal fat removal removes this cheek fullness and allows achieve an slimmer face. If the patients have good cheek bones, the result tends to be great.

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