I’ve always hated the fullness in my lower cheeks. I’ve done cheek injections but wold prefer a more permanent solution. 1- is the circled area buccal fat? 2- will my face droop if I remove it? 3- how does this play into lack of fat and aging? I’m 38 now and I feel like most women in my family have heaviness and sagging on their bottom face. Any other thoughts on the process? (Liposuction isn’t an option as I’m not a fan of the procedure)
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Answer: Does this look like excess buccal fat? yes, but ...
Patients with questions and concerns about their early post-surgical recovery should address those questions with the surgeon that performed the operation.
Patients that underwent bucal fat removal in their 20s and were happy with the results then, but in the 30s are not so much, very likely are experience normal aging of the face.
In the 30s, the facial aging starts showing up, and with or without bucal fat removal the face tends to look...
Yes, Buccal Fat Removal can be done in any patients with braces on. Braces do not interfere with the performance of a buccal fat removal. Buccal fat removal does not affect the braces.
In the video below you can see how I perform buccal fat removal in a patients with braces in both upper and...