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A buccal fat removal procedure can provide slimming in the lower face, in the lower anterior cheek region specifically. It can also help create more definition in the lower face depending on the overall bone and underlying tissue structure of the face. This procedure does not target the upper cheeks. Therefore if you are looking to have your upper cheeks reduced, this procedure may not be for you. It is best to consult a board certified facial plastic surgeon in person and discuss your goals and options after a physical examination.Hope this helps,Ali Rıza Öreroğlu, MD FEBOPRASEuropean and Turkish Board Certified Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeonIstanbul, Turkey
The cheeks have two components: the upper cheeks and the lower cheeks .Buccal fat removal is a procedure that only addresses the fullness of the LOWER cheeks..Patients interested in determining if candidates for buccal fat pad removal should make a consultation with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon specialized in plastic surgery procedures of the face
The movement of soft tissue generated by smiling is not really addressed by buccal fat pad reduction. Excess fullness in the mid-cheek region is assessed when the patient's faces expressionless.
A buccal fat removal procedure and a rhinoplasty are two independent surgical procedures. They can be performed at the same time or separately, they should affect each other's results. If you plan on having a buccal fat removal procedure so soon after a rhinoplasty, it may be a little harder to...
Thank you for asking about your buccal fat removal.Buccal fat removal can be done in people of any ethnic type. However in your photos, you appear to have prominent malar (cheek) fat pads - not buccal fat. If there is buccal fat, it is removed with a small incision inside the mouth. To find out...
Buccal fat removal is a plastic surgery procedure that like with any other surgery could be associated with post- procedure discomfort, swelling, bruising, infection. Long term the cheeks will not retain the pre-surgical fullness. The link bellow has additional information about the procedure...
