In young patients with normal weight, a healthy diet, and regular exercise, a chubby smile making them appear 10 pounds heavier is often due to enlarged buccal fat pads. These fat pads, located in the anterior lower cheek, give the face a chubbier look, especially when smiling. Diet and exercise...
In young patients with an enlarged lower face, several plastic surgery procedures can help achieve a more harmonious and balanced appearance. The cause of a heavy lower face could be either enlarged buccal fat pads, hypertrophic masseter muscles, or both. Enlarged buccal fat pads cause fullness...
Young patients with chubby cheeks are usually candidates for buccal fat removal (bichectomía) if they have high cheekbones. This procedure helps achieve a thinner, more sculpted face, similar to the results seen in the samples. One simple way to determine candidacy is to look in the mirror and ...