I am in my late 20s. I have a little fat pad present on one side of my face that bothers me quite a bit as I feel like it negatively affects my appearance. Is this an issue that lipo could reasonably fix or improve? If not, what do you recommend?
April 19, 2023
Answer: Fat pad on one side of face Thankyou for your query. The small fat pad on the left side of your face may be superficial, although a careful physical examination or an MRI is needed to tell for sure. Buccal fat pad excision helps with deeper buccal fat and a very careful micro liposuction of this area may help with superficial fat deposits. Some radio-frequency skin tightening may also help. Facial liposuction is tricky and you should go to someone who has experience with this procedure. Please find an experienced Board certified Plastic surgeon who can help you with all your concerns. All the best!
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April 19, 2023
Answer: Fat pad on one side of face Thankyou for your query. The small fat pad on the left side of your face may be superficial, although a careful physical examination or an MRI is needed to tell for sure. Buccal fat pad excision helps with deeper buccal fat and a very careful micro liposuction of this area may help with superficial fat deposits. Some radio-frequency skin tightening may also help. Facial liposuction is tricky and you should go to someone who has experience with this procedure. Please find an experienced Board certified Plastic surgeon who can help you with all your concerns. All the best!
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April 15, 2023
Answer: The treatment of jowls Do you have premature jowl formation. This is not a separate fat pad or an issue related to fat distribution. The contour issue is related to your bone, structure and early signs of facial aging. Some plastic surgeons will do liposuction in the Jowls. In that area is a branch of the facial nerve which can be damaged from the procedure. The textbook answer for treatment of jowls is a neck lift. You’ll probably get different opinions depending on who you ask. I suggest having multiple in person consultations with local board-certified plastic surgeons in your community to see what each has to say. Liposuction may give me some improvements, but is a little bit of a simplistic view since the primary problem is not directly related to fat distribution. Best, Mats Hagstrom, MD
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April 15, 2023
Answer: The treatment of jowls Do you have premature jowl formation. This is not a separate fat pad or an issue related to fat distribution. The contour issue is related to your bone, structure and early signs of facial aging. Some plastic surgeons will do liposuction in the Jowls. In that area is a branch of the facial nerve which can be damaged from the procedure. The textbook answer for treatment of jowls is a neck lift. You’ll probably get different opinions depending on who you ask. I suggest having multiple in person consultations with local board-certified plastic surgeons in your community to see what each has to say. Liposuction may give me some improvements, but is a little bit of a simplistic view since the primary problem is not directly related to fat distribution. Best, Mats Hagstrom, MD
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