I am 23, Asian. I've felt self-conscious with my chubby face my whole life. Looking at my dad and his parents, and how people have ALWAYS commented I look more like my dad (I also have a large frame like him), the chubby face lasts well into the 70s. My mum and her parents are average-sized. I have gained, lost and gained 10kg before but my face has always looked the same in photos. I'm of normal BMI=21. Should I go for buccal fat removal? I do not want to waste my youth hiding a chubby face. TIA
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April 12, 2019
Answer: Should I Go for Buccal Fat Removal? (photo)
What you are bothered by is not just caused by Buccal Fat. This is a collection of peri-oral fat which is treated with micro liposuction of the face. This can be combined with buccal fat removal to give a slimmed V shape. The buccal fat pad is deep and therefore you cannot liposuction it.
Young patients with wound and a bit wide face could achieve a thinner face with plastic surgery. Some of the procedures that help achieve that target the fullness of the lower cheeks.The fullness of the lower cheeks is caused by different structures: The anterior half of the lower cheek fullness...
Removal of buccal fat pads should be undertaken if an individual has extra cheek fullness just adjacent to the corners of the mouth. It is accomplished most commonly through an incision inside the mouth on each side. If performed in an individual with a thin face, it can lead to...