Do I need buccal fat removal following a wisdom teeth removal? (photo)

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I always had chubby cheeks, like a chipmunk. I have been always on diet, trying to lose weight, hoping that the fat on my face will go away. I considered buccal fat removal surgery, but I read that there are risks, so I let go. Following removal of all my wisdom teeth, my face shape has changed. It is now more chubby, more chipmunk like. It's been almost a week, and I am not seeing any change. Should I consider surgery? I am 5'7"/154lbs

John Mesa, MD · Answer

Buccal fat removal is a plastic surgery procedure that removes the buccal fat, cause of the chubby cheeks.After wisdom teeth removal, it is possible that part of the bonny suport of the midface has changed, and therefore it has made the face to "fall" a little bit and therefore make the face chubbier. In my practice, when patients have this kind of physical findings, they benefit from buccal fat removal and cheek agumentation of with soft tissue fillers like voluma. By "lifting" the face with fillers, the face adquires a more V shape, thus enhancing the results of the buccal fat removal and giving the face a more chiseled apperance.

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