Am I a candidate for Buccal fat removal? (photos)

Question

Hi I am a 30 year old female with very large cheeks that bulge beyond my cheek bones when smiling. It’s a feature that makes me very insecure. The females in my family have similar features as well and our faces done slim down with age. This is something I have very interesting in improving.

Michael P. Morrissette, DDS, FACS · Answer

The reduction of the buccal fat pads is indicated for people with round faces and you do not have a round face. Surgeons are not able to make changes to faces in animation like to photo that you marked in which you are smiling. The fullness that you have is more related to the bone structure and/or the masseter muscles. Treatment options include botox to the masseter muscles or bony shaving of the angle of the mandibles.

Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MD · Answer

Based on these photos it looks more like you have large masseter muscles. This is improved with botox quite quickly.

Adam Goodwin, MBBS, FRCS(Plast) · Answer

buccal fat removal surgery has become very popular over the last two years.

You are as much a candidate as anyone else, but be aware that it will only remove the soft tissue fullness to the mid cheek area.

It will not alter your relatively wide square jaw. This is your bony skeleton, and so, as I say to all my patients, buccal fat, SURGERY will only have a modest effect on your overall face shape.

I have a video on buccal fat removal surgery on my  YouTube channel, Adam goodwin surgery, if you'd like to learn more about it.

Hopefully that helps. Best wishes, Adam, Goodwin.

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Am I a candidate for Buccal fat removal? (photos)

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