Hi doctors. I am 31, very slim and of asian origin. I have been interested in this procedure for many years. The opinion of doctors I consulted with a few years ago was 'you will burn through that fat in a few years anyway', but here I am and I have not noticed any atrophy. I do understand that you lose facial fat as you age but I notice that even in their 60s and above asian people tend to have a chubby lower cheek. I don't want to wait until I'm 80! Thank you.
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November 28, 2017
Answer: Could I have conservative buccal fat removal = of course you can! #buccalfatremoval
The results of buccal fat removal in regard of correction of chubby cheeks depends on 3 main factors: 1) amount of buccal fat removed, 2) prominence of cheek bones and 3) body weight (total body fat).
The amount of buccal fat removed impacts the result. In thin patients partial buccal...
Swelling, bruising and numbness of the face could happen right after buccal fat removal. The duration of the symptoms depends on the extend one the surgery and the type of local anesthesia used.
When lidocaine is used as local anesthesia, the numbness of the face could last up to 5 days. When...
Non-surgical alternatives to buccal fat removal for improvement of chubby cheeks are both diet and exercise. When normal or normal low body fat is achieved with diet and exercise, the size of the chubby cheeks could be reduced in certain patients. However, very often buccal fat removal is...
