Could Facial Liposuction Help with my Cheeks?

You should schedule a consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon. You might get referred to them via a physician who takes care of you. If your volume were indeed fat, and you have it removed, you might be unhappy when you're older and you can't maintain a young appearance because of the hollowness of the cheeks. Liposuction might create problems in the face which are not common elsewhere, such as nerve injury, parotid duct injury or irregular indentations. If it is done, it should be done by a very experienced and conservative surgeon. The cause of your fullness, might not be fat volume. It might be partially or completely due to an enlarged muscle that we use to chew food. Such a hypertrophic masseter muscle could be made flatter by an expert treating it with botulinum toxin (Botox or Dysport). You would need an examination to determine three-dimensionally the cause of your unhappiness. Don't rush into any treatment and make sure you understand all the possible risks. Good luck.

Thank you for your question and your photo.  Liposuction in the face is most effective in the neck and under the chin, and decidedly less precise for contouring the cheeks.  Your neck and jawline are already quite attractive.  Direct excision of buccal fat pads, done through incisions inside the mouth, might be a reasonable option for sculpting your cheeks. 

You look well! Although further photographic views are necessary to accurately answer your question, midcheek/malar area liposuction is unusual and highly prone to contour irregularities as complications.  Indeed, most patients are seeking increased volume to these areas (fat transfer, cheek implants, etc). With my limited assessment, I would recommend you consult an American Board of Plastic Surgery Surgeon, but proceed with caution......

In your photo, you're smiling which makes evaluation impossible.  I almost never suction cheeks because loss of fat with age occurs and suctioning it makes little sense.  Sometimes the buccal fat pad can be decreased in size but these are very unusual cases.

I would advise against facial fat liposuction, as there are unecessary risks with surgery.  Dimpling and dynamic contour irregularities can cause secondary deformity.  Stick with tried and true techniques.

Correction of full cheek can definitely be achieved with a well planned and executed surgery.  Liposuction of the cheek areas needs to be done in a precise fashion, so as not to produce irregularities of the cheeks.  This area is very unforgiving and requires expertise and experience to achieve the desired result.  In addition, on occasion a very specific area of the cheek, buccal fat pad, needs to be addressed.  Make sure that your surgeon carefully assesses your cheek anatomy to choose the best surgical approach.

Liposuction along neck and jawlines can be very satisfying in bringing about neck tightening and contouring. However, liposuction of cheeks or anywhere else on the face is not advisable for risk of nerve injury. In addition, the ideal complexion is one that has fuller volume along the upper 1/2 of the face which you currently have. You may have regret in a couple years if you have excess facial subcutaneous tissue removed, e.g. buccal fat pad removal, as hollow cheeks can be a sign of aging.

It is very difficult to tell from your photo about the amount of fat you have in your face. Liposuction with the micro canulas do nice to remove isolated fat areas under local anesthesia of the face.

Yes, facial liposuction is often helpful for full cheeks. Thanks for posting the picture. However, it is best to post a non-smiling picture to evaluate the soft tissue of the cheeks. Also, depending on your examination, a buccal fat pad excision may also be helpful. It all really depends on your anatomy. Good luck.

The fat in your cheeks helps to fill out the skin so it does not sag. You might do with a filler such as Radiesse in your creases to make the cheeks look better.