Buccal Fat Removal? Age 16, Waiting to Get it at 18, And I a Good Candidate? (photo)

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Hi my name is serenity I am 16 and going to wait until I'm 18 and probably do excessive cardio work out first to see if it will slim down but my fathers side his entire family has moon faces. I just wanted to know if I'm a possible candidate for the procedure. I hate my cheeks. Hate them so much I suk them in and contouring does not work..an I have no chin lol.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Treatment of ‘chubby cheeks’ cannot be achieved alone with buccal fat pad removal; a fact that I encounter time and time again when seeing patients in consultation for lower facial sculpting. My approach is to use a combined protocol that redefines aesthetic contours of the face. This includes the following: 
  
Buccal Fat Pad Removal Non-surgical Muscle-Fascia Tightening Venus Legacy or Venus Viva Ultherapy Submental Liposuction or Coolsculpting   
The combined approach is ideal. Buccal fat pad removal is a exceptional procedure that can remove excess fat from the cheek pads. Using an intraoral approach, a small incision is carried through the mucosa to remove a small fat pad within the cheek. Closure of the incisions is minimal with an absorbable suture and patients will experience some swelling post-operatively. We use SwellX tablets post treatment. Once healed, the contour of the cheek is improved and we begin Non-invasive tissue tightening to further enhance results. 
  
Best, 
Dr. Karamanoukian 
Realself100 Surgeon

John Mesa, MD · Answer

Young patients in the late teens may present with large cheeks, specially if they run in the family. Buccal fat removal is the plastic surgery procedure that permanently corrects the chubbiness of the face ( lower anterior cheeks fullness).In few cases, patients that are minors between 16 and 17.9 years old might undergo buccal fat removal if either their patients consent for the procedure or  the patient has been emancipated by law. The video below helps to understand who could be a candidate for buccal fat removal.

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