My left cheek is always fatter than the right. What procedure to fix this?​

When patients are indecisive between losing weight or undergoing buccal fat removal to address fullness of the face, they should consider different factors. One is weight, the second is the fullness of the lower face, especially when smiling. If a patient has a normal weight but a chubby face,...

Buccal fat removal can lead to a more defined facial appearance, but it may have some long-term effects on aging. Since the procedure reduces fat in the midface, some patients may experience a faster appearance of signs of aging, such as skin laxity or hollowing, especially as natural fat loss...

Buccal fat removal is a plastic surgery procedure designed to decrease the fullness of the lower anterior face, reducing chubbiness or a round face appearance. This procedure does not address facial laxity or muscle sagging. In patients without chubby cheeks but with lower face skin laxity,...

We, as surgeons recommend to wait until after age 20 for buccal fat removal surgery because the fat pad continues to grow until our twenties. In some cases, buccal fat can also naturally reduce with age. Therefore, it’s advisable to wait until 20 years of age.

Young female patients in their early 20s with fullness in the lower anterior cheeks may mistake this for jowling, as it makes the face look heavy and the jawline undefined. Technically, jowling is an accumulation of skin and fat projecting below the jawline. At age 25, as seen in the pictures,...

Patients in their early 30s with enlarged cheeks causing a chubby appearance, especially during a smile, could benefit from buccal fat removal. Buccal fat removal eliminates the buccal fat pads, which are pockets of fat contributing to the fullness of the lower anterior face or a chubby smile,...