Buccal fat removal causes aging? Would jawline filler help diminish those effects? (Photo)

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Hello. I have always disliked how round my face is, and that I don’t have much of a pronounced jawline. I’ve been looking into buccal fat removal to help solve this problem and define my cheekbones as well but I’ve heard it can cause severe premature aging. I was wondering if doing jawline filler with the buccal fat removal would help diminish those effects at all? My mom seems to think that by adding fat into another part of my face , it will counteract negative effects of buccal fat removal

Benjamin Caughlin, MD, FACS · Answer

Buccal fat does not cause one to look old. The key is to first define what old is and what hot is. The people that say buccal fat pad ages you like a round circular face.  I particularly think the contours achieved with buccal fat get better and more hot with age.   Contour itself does not equal aged.  Think Angelina Jolie. She gets more attractive as you see more contour in my opinion.

The buccal fat pad is a deposit deep fat pad. There is good literature it gets LARGER as people age.  In some it leads to a bull dog look.

So it is the superficial fat pads that shrink and lead to aging. That is the fat you want to preserve. That is the layer fat is transferred to.    It is important to note that as the superficial fat pads shrink the buccal fat pad contour will become more noticeable. Many think that is a nice look. That is what needs to be discussed.

It's a complicated process but if you want a contoured lower 1/3rd then the buccal might still be the right thing you just have to realize that as you age you will see more of that contour.

google deposit fat pad for example and do some research on that topic.

Hope this is helpful.
Find a surgeon you trust and be clear with your goals.
Best of luck,
DrC

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