Can fat transfer be used to increase fat to buccal fat pad?

Buccal fat cannot be transferred to other areas of the face or lips due to the risk of infection. Buccal fat removal exposes the buccal fat to oral bacteria, and therefore contaminates the fat. Fat to be transferred to the face must be sterile to prevent infection

Significant cheek swelling that last for several months after buccal fat removal is unlikely to be associated with an infection. If the swelling is not associated with fever, redness or purulent discharge from the incision, it is not an infection. This swelling is more likely secondary to...

A buccal fat removal procedure can provide slimming in the lower face, in the lower anterior cheek region specifically. It can also help create more definition in the lower face depending on the overall bone and underlying tissue structure of the face. Based on your photos, it is possible th...

In my practice, asian patients or patients with asian facial features that would like to slim their lower face benefit from two procedures: buccal fat pad removal and Botox to masseter muscles. These procedures allows to achieve a V shape face, standard of female beauty in asian patients, if...

In my practice, when patients undergo buccal fat pad removal and would like to reinitiate oral sex, I recommend then to wait until the surgical wounds are completely healed.Oral mucosa heals really fast after a buccal fat pad removal, specially if the wounds are closed with sutures ( some...

Patients with questions and concerns about their scar healing process shortly after their surgery (e.g. 11 days post-op) should contact their surgeon and ask for advice.Self managing surgical scars (applying scar cream, massage, etc) could impair the healing process and make the wound open up...