I'm wondering what can be done for the large amount of fat on my "inner" cheeks, i.e. on each side of my nose. There is a lot of it and it creates very large naso-labial folds. Fillers helps a bit but there's too much fat for fillers to be truly effective and the indentations each side of my nose are very ugly. I would not risk lipo there and I doubt that any doctor would want to do that anyway. Are there any procedures left to consider? Thanks
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November 3, 2015
Answer: Possible Treatments For "Fat Inner Cheeks"
Patients with questions and concerns about their buccal fat removal healing process, specially if associated with severe facial swelling, should address those concerns with the surgeon that performed the operation, ideally during an urgent follow up consultation.
Thanks for sharing. Buccal fat pad reduction from the intra oral route should not make your dimples go away. They should still be there once the swelling goes away. In fact it is possible that the procedure can enhance you dimples. In my recent buccal fat pad procedure on a younger...
Buccal fat removal is generally associated with minimal swelling in 90% of the patients. In 10% of the patients the swelling is severe and could lasts for several days. Therefore either mild or severe facial swelling post buccal fat removal are normal post surgical findings.