I had buccal fat removal and chin lipo about 6 days ago.. my swelling has significantly gone down since I can now talk and enjoy food a bit better. One side of my cheek is really noticeably bigger and it's bugging me like crazy! The day I came home from surgery the doctor allowed me to replace my mouth gauzes if I felt the ones he placed got too damp and mushy. When I did this I feel as if I might have pulled the stitches. Today I checked with a mirror and it is in fact open! What do I do?!
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March 25, 2018
Answer: Buccal fat removal: Opened up stitch on one cheek! Will I still heal properly? = Very likely #bcucalfatremoval
Patients with fullness of the lower anterior cheeks and good prominent cheek bones that are interested in achieve a chiseled look are usually excellent candidates for buccal fat removal. The video bellow helps to understand who could be a candidate for buccal fat removal.
Enlarged buccal fat removal causes fullness of the Lower anterior cheeks next to the corners of the mouth, but does not affect the jaw line nor the jowls.Jows are accumulation of both skin and fat at the jaw line close to the vertical line from the corner of the mouth. Most of the time this is...