Kybella for the buccal fat cheeks? Tried buccal fat removal and it was unsuccessful. (photos)

Thank you for your question.  It is certainly common and expected to have swelling after buccal fat reduction surgery.  Typically, it's akin to have your wisdom teeth removed.  Sometimes it can be more significant.  One has to consider that the swelling could be due to bleeding within the ope...

Buccal fat removal is not performed by many surgeons because although it seems to be an easy surgery, it is not. It requires technical skills to perform the procedure without damaging the delicate structures inside the face. Additionally. in order to deliver a good result, the surgeon should be...

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 seems like you ca...

The size of buccal fat removal varies among patients. Most of the time the amount of fat is moderate. Other times is large. Not rarely it is very small. The size depends on the genetics of the patient.   Sometimes when a partial buccal fat removal has been performed, a completion buccal fat...

Patients who suffer of sinus infections could undergo buccal fat removal ONLY IF there is no active sinus infection at the time of the surgery. 

When a patient has a full and round face and despite weight loss the fullness persist or if the patient is in his normal weight and the chipmunk faces has stayed all the time, a bichectomy or buccal fat pad removal is useful. It´s true that with aging the buccal fat pad tends to ...