18 y/o considering buccal fat removal - am I a good candidate? (photos)

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Hi, I’m currently 18 and wonder if buccal fat remival would look good on me?

John Mesa, MD · Answer

Young patients with fullness of the lower anterior face ( round face or with chubby cheeks) who also have high cheekbones are usually excellent candidates for buccal fat removal. This procedure helps the patients to achieve a thinner face that looks more sculpted and chiseled. Depending on the amount of buccal fat pad removal, they may achieve a model or celebrity look like either Bella Hadid or Margot Robbie. The video below helps patients determine whether they are candidates for buccal fat removal.

Lexie Wang, MD · Answer

Hi Gorgeous. It is hard to tell completely from these photos because I would also want to see oblique and side views, but I have a feeling you could benefit from buccal fat removal. However, you may want to wait some bit as we naturally lose some of our baby fat as we get older, and it is possible your lower face may slim out on its own in a couple of years. Good luck!

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