I am 25 years old and from fluctuating a lot 10 pounds up and down I seem to have lost the fat in my face even though my body is at a healthy weight. My cheekbones give me a very gaunt look. Everyone thinks I am older than I am and I want to look my age (or younger!) and have soft feminine features. What can I do to restore volume to my face without looking like plastic?
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January 17, 2020
Answer: Please decide if you have an eating disorder and get treatment for that.
Your posted photos show that your chin center is to the left of your facial midline. I had braces and retainers as a teenager but my chin is not off center. It is unlikely that your chin is off center because you had braces although you need for braces may have been related to the chin asymmetry...
Your single small posted photo does not allow a complete analysis of the situation. You will need a face to face examination with a qualified surgeon. If this small bulging fat is reducible by hand then it is shifted buccal fat. The solution then is removal of the buccal fat pad via an incision...
Actual photos would definitely help tremendously answer your question correctly.
You are still going through the immediate postoperative phase and, as with any surgery, some changes may be attributable to that (such as swelling, pulling, firmness, some irregularity and asymmetry). These...
