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Treatment of ‘chubby cheeks’ cannot be achieved alone with buccal fat pad removal; a fact that I encounter time and time again when seeing patients in consultation for lower facial sculpting. My approach is to use a combined protocol that redefines aesthetic contours of the face. This includes the following: Buccal Fat Pad Removal Non-surgical Muscle-Fascia Tightening Venus Legacy or Venus Viva Ultherapy Submental Liposuction or Coolsculpting The combined approach is ideal. Buccal fat pad removal is a exceptional procedure that can remove excess fat from the cheek pads. Using an intraoral approach, a small incision is carried through the mucosa to remove a small fat pad within the cheek. Closure of the incisions is minimal with an absorbable suture and patients will experience some swelling post-operatively. We use SwellX tablets post treatment. Once healed, the contour of the cheek is improved and we begin Non-invasive tissue tightening to further enhance results. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Realself100 Surgeon
Dimples of the cheeks are associated with strong pull of the skin by the facial animation muscles and some fullness of the soft tissues around this skin area.Buccal fat removal by decreasing the fullness of the lower anterior cheeks, could potentially affect the appearance of the dimples.
Dear Serran227,I understand your concern. However, without a proper assessment it would be difficult to determine what is wrong. It is best that you visit your plastic surgeon for further assessment. Only after thorough examination you can get proper recommendations and advice.Daniel Barrett, ...
To determine if cheeks are " chubbier" after buccal fat removal, patients should ideally post before and after pictures of their faces showing the front of them (selfie like picture). Side pictures don't allow to determine the fullness of the cheeks.
Infection is the number 1 risk of buccal fat removal or any other plastic surgery procedure. When an abscess forms in the cheeks, the gold standard treatment is drainage of it. Swelling of the cheeks post abscess drainage could last for at least 6 months. Therefore, the face may look...
