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Buccal fat excision is an appropriate surgical procedure for patients that of overly full and wide cheek areas. In common terms, it is good for patients who have chipmunk cheeks. In reviewing your pictures, is difficult to tell if you're a good candidate because your cheek area is slightly full but not overly full. Implants or fat are good options for improving symmetry. You are a patient that would need an in person consultation for a complete evaluation and explanation of the positives and negatives of these procedures in your situation.I hope this helps.
Patients with fullness of the lower anterior cheek who would like to achieve a chiseled V shaped face could benefit from buccal fat removal. The video bellow helps to understand who could be a candidate for the procedure.It is important to know that in order to achieve a V-shaped chiseled face the patient must have good cheek bones like the models. Therefore cheek bone prominence must be assessed during buccal fat removal consultation.
Dear stipulatio,it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Thanks for your question and Pictures The buccal fat pad is a rounded mass of fat in the middle of your cheek. It’s located between facial muscles, in the hollow area beneath your cheekbone. The size of your buccal fat pads affects your face shape. Everyone has buccal fat pads. However, the size of buccal fat pads can vary greatly. If you have larger buccal fat pads, you might feel like your face is too round or full. You can be a candidate for a Buccal Pad removal surgery. Best of Luck
Thank you for your question and photograph. Buccal fat reduction can slim the face. Alternatively, chin and/or upper cheek augmentation can also provide more definition. Patients with large muscles can have a more "V-shape" contour with nonsurgical Botox or Dysport treatments. Hollow under eyes...
Buccal fat removal helps to remove the chubby cheeks in the anterior lower cheek in patient candidates. Buccal fat removal could help to achieve a chiseled face IF and only IF the patient has good cheek bones. If the cheek bones are not appropriately enhanced (usually with fillers) the patient...
Thank you for your question. It is certainly common and expected to have swelling after buccal fat reduction surgery. Typically, it's akin to have your wisdom teeth removed. Sometimes it can be more significant. One has to consider that the swelling could be due to bleeding within the ope...