Hello, I am a 19 year old woman with a terrible smiling insecurity. I’ve always been skinny but at some point during puberty my face started to get chubbier. Now I’m too worried about how round my face looks when I’m smiling to even take pictures. I have done loads of research on buccal fat removal but I’m unsure if that’s the right procedure for me as I’m not too found of surgery. Are there any non-surgical alternatives to buccal fat removal surgery that would be best for me?
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Answer: Are there any non-surgical alternatives to buccal fat removal?
Thank you for your question. Assuming the procedure is performed by an experienced facial plastic surgeon and the correct amount of the fat pad is removed, the results should provide the desired contour without affecting the skin or the aging process.
A buccal lipectomy, or buccal fat pad...
Hi there! Great question. Buccal fat removal can help to remove cheek fullness, but likely not that low. If you haven't considered options like Morpheus8 microneedling, that may be a good one. It uses radiofrequency to tighten the collagen and skin. It would be a relatively safe option and you...
Hello. The most important line of having a V-line, that is, a triangular face shape, is that your cheekbones are more prominent in your mid-face. The procedure that will provide this can be buccal fat removal or mid-face lift. You can consider one of the two. I’m the only triple b...