When will I see the final result of buccal fat removal?

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I had buccal fat removal a month ago with rhinoplasty. My cheeks are chubbier than it used to be. I started to worry about it. Is it normal? When can I see the exact result?

Omar Lazos, MD · Answer

Factors that influence results are: amount of buccal fat pad removed (average amount is 3 cc, the size of a chestnut), healing process, wound retraction, overall tissue (amount of facial muscle and skin). The results start to show after the swelling begins to fade away, usually at1-month post op and the end results at 3 months postop.

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

Buccal fat removal is usually associated with some post surgical swelling. The initial more pronounce swelling happens during the first days / week after surgery. Then there is a mild swelling that lasts several months.The final results of buccal fat removal are seen once all the swelling disappears. This is usually in 12 weeks or 3 months after surgery. However, after 3-4 weeks, patient are usually able to start seeing the results

Anil R. Shah, MD · Answer

Final results after buccal fat removal take place between 3-6 months.  Residual swelling takes longer than other areas to dissipate in the central portion of the face.  Best Dr. Anil Shah

Ali Riza Öreroglu, MD · Answer

It is normal that your cheeks may be appearing chubbier than they used to be. Your cheeks will swell up after a buccal fat removal. Around this time, the swelling should be subsiding. Also since you had a rhinoplasty along with your buccal fat removal, this may have caused an overall more swelling in the face. Final results of your buccal fat removal should be evident within 6 months.

Hope this helps,Ali Rıza Öreroğlu, MD FEBOPRASEuropean and Turkish Board Certified Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeonIstanbul, Turkey

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