Buccal fat and weight loss - What happens to my mid face and check bone area if I lose weight?

Hi @SXO. Thanks for the question. You can certainly have this procedure after rhinoplasty. I would suggest waiting 2 weeks. Buccal Fat Pad Removal is a short one hour procedure that can be performed in the office with just local anesthetic like novocaine or under general anesthesia for patients...

The results of buccal fat removal and botox to the masseter are NOT interchangeable. It means that if you do Botox to the masseter to correct chubby cheeks, it won't spare from undergoing buccal fat removal.  Botox to the masseter only corrects the fillers of the lower POSTERIOR cheeks....

Buccal Fat Pad removal is a very safe procedure in the hands of a skilled and experience surgeon who does it routinely. Caution should be taken to avoid nerve damage, bleeding, and asymmetry.

Buccal fat pads removed through the mouth cannot be used to augment any other area of the body (eg. lips). The reason is that once the buccal at pad enters the oral cavity, it becomes contaminated with normal oral flora. Therefore this bacteria contaminated buccal pat pad could cause a...

Patients with questions and concerns about their buccal fat removal and chin liposuction healing problems should contact the (overseas) surgeon that performed the operations for advice. Due to medical liability, most surgeons in the US don't like to manage complications of surgeries performed ...

It is normal and expected to have cheek swelling after buccal fat removal. Doing the first 1-2 weeks face looks like if no surgery was done. Results will start showing up by the 3rd week. The final results can be seen after all the swelling has subsided in 12 weeks.