What Can I Do About my Chubby Cheeks? (photo)

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I'm 24 years old, slim, and I cannot get rid of my chubby cheeks with diet and exercise. My mother still has chubby cheeks in her 50s so I do not expect they will fine down with age. At rest I feel they have a somewhat saggy appearance. This does bother me somewhat, but not so much as the projection (to the front and sides) when I smile. I've attached photos of my smile and my face at rest.

Alfredo Hoyos, MD · Answer

Looking at the pictures you seem to be a good candidate for buccal fat removal, (on the central and lower cheek) but we need to increase the volume of the upper cheek. The augmentation of the cheek bone area can be done with fat grafting or fillers. Together they will produce signficant improvement in your facial contour and take away the "saggy" appearance.

John Mesa, MD · Answer

Young patients int heir 20s with chubby cheeks usually are frustrated because they don't decrease size with diet and exercise. Chubby cheeks usually do NOT decrease in size with aging ( that is easily seen in relatives in their 50s or beyond).
Buccal fat removal is the plastic surgery procedure that permanently removes the fullness of the lower anterior cheeks. In patients with good cheek bones it allows the face to achieve a thinner, more V shape, chiseled look. 
The video below helps to understand who could be a candidate for buccal fat removal. 
John Mesa, MDBuccal Fat Removal Specialist Plastic Surgeon

Ali Riza Öreroglu, MD · Answer

Based on your photos, you seem like you would be a suitable candidate for a buccal fat removal procedure and benefit from it in the way you seek. Your lower anterior cheeks appear to be quite full which are the target areas for a buccal fat removal procedure. It can help slim your lower face and create more definition there.  It is best to consult a board certified plastic surgeon in person and discuss your options after a physical examination.

Hope this helps,Ali Rıza Öreroğlu, MD FEBOPRASEuropean and Turkish Board Certified Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeonIstanbul, Turkey

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