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Is it Possible a Doctor Could Have Made a Mistake on Buccal Fat Removal by Removing the Malar Fat Instead?

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Hi! I had "buccal" fat removal one month ago (the surgeon removed 1/3 of the fat). But I m not sure that he took really the buccal fat away. Because it seems to be too high where he operated to be the buccal fat & I think that it's rather the malar fat (he made the incision under the upper lip and not near the molar teeth as the usual practice) Is it possible that the doctor made a mistake? Please answer to my question. Ps: sorry for my bad english :S

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