I need to remove my wisdom teeth soon, but I want to remove my buccal fat as well. Is this something an oral surgeon can do at the same time? I've previously had lipo under my chin and to my jowls. Would I need to go to a separate plastic surgeon specifically for the buccal fat removal?
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Sometimes grafting may be necessary with wisdom tooth extraction in which a large amount of bone within the jaws needs to be removed in order to mobilize and extract the tooth in question. Bone grafting stimulates reformation of bone wherever it is placed, and in the case of a wisdom tooth that...
Hi Grace from Rancho Cucamonga, California! Your wisdom teeth extractions are fine! Do not worry! The white stuff is just scar tissue that has formed to allow the extraction site to heal. When you have a cut or whatever on the outside of the body, it scabs and gets better...