I have had Botox injections into my Masseter muscles and I have seen major improvement. However I still feel like my face is very bottom heavy and square. I can’t tell if buccal fat removal or v line surgery would be necessary (or neither) I really want a more narrow jaw.
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A buccal fat removal can easily be performed at the same time as a rhinoplasty. It will add very little to the recovery process and, in general, is considered a fairly simple procedure to perform. The difficult part of the surgery is knowing how...
Multiple plastic surgery procedure can often be done safely (eg. buccal fat removal and CO2 laser facial resurfacing). In these cases the patient should expect more than expected post surgical swelling and downtime.
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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 s...