Im already on my day 2 post op, my cheeks’ still swelling but My main concern is that my upper lip’s deviation to the right side of my face. I noticed this when I tried to applied lipstick on my lips. Im afraid that I have facial nerve damage.
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Answer: Will this return to normal? Buccal Fat Removal Recovery
Buccal fat removal is the plastic surgery procedure that corrects the fullness of the lower anterior cheeks. It allows the chubby faces to achieve a chiseled V shape look when the patient has good cheek bones. The vide bellow helps to understand who could be a candidate for buccal fat removal...
Most patients that are disatisfaced with buccal fat removal usually lack prominent cheek bones.
The cheek bones, not the buccal fat are the support of the face.
When I do a buccal fat removal consultation I always evaluate the cheek bones. If the patient have no prominent cheek bones I explain ...
When a patient has a full and round face and despite weight loss the fullness persist or if the patient is in his normal weight and the chipmunk faces has stayed all the time, a bichectomy or buccal fat pad removal is useful. It´s true that with aging the buccal fat pad tends to diminish ...