Does reducing overall body fat reduce malar fat pad?

In general, all areas of the body with significant fat content will be affected with severe fat loss, including face and cheeks. However, pattern of weight loss around the body is individual and you may see some people with more visible fat loss in the face then other body areas or vice versa.

The malar fat pad is up on the cheek and is part of the lateral lower eyelid.  Some people have a tendency to have a prominent fat pad, or some swelling in the fat pad.  Losing weight is not going to eliminate this.  When there is a lot of swelling here we call it a festoon.  Malar edema is not easy to treat.  Sometimes an extended lower lid bleph or some laser resurfacing over the fat pad can help.   

Cheek fat is relatively resistant to fat loss however we do see some endurance athletes with low body fat that do look deflated in the mid face as a result. We certainly now believe that a significant part of facial ageing is due to volume loss both of fatty compartments and also of bone. Either of these can be supplemented by an experienced practitioner. Hope that helps.Adam Goodwin