How can I widen my smile and reduce my buccal corridors? (Photo)

Thanks for your question and Pictures The buccal fat pad is a rounded mass of fat in the middle of your cheek. It’s located between facial muscles, in the hollow area beneath your cheekbone. The size of your buccal fat pads affects your face shape. Everyone has buccal fat pads. However, the s...

Yes! You appear to be a good candidate. There are so many celebrities doing this because it is unnoticable even the day of surgery. I can't comment on whether Dove had it done but I would say even after the procedure you might not have as defined a midface as her but certainly buccal fat removal...

Male young patients who are fit ( normal weight for their height) and in their early 20s are usually excellent candidates for buccal fat removal. This plastic surgery procedure corrects permanently the fullness of the lower anterior cheeks (chubby cheeks) to achieve a more chiseled and more m...

Thanks for your question. Although it is often difficult to assess from pictures alone, at this stage in your life it does not appear that you have excess buccal fat. We tend to treat patients who are older and who have excess buccal fat that make them appear older and heavier than they are. ...

Hi and thank you for your question! Facial pain as you describe is usually not improved with surgical intervention.  Some of what you are experiencing could be related to your skin irritation and acne.  It could also be related to the chewing muscles. While buccal fat pad excision can...

Great question!  Depending on your goals, a buccal lipectomy can help improve your facial shape by shrinking down the lower cheek region.  By doing this, the jawline and the cheeks become more defined and contoured.  Another treatment to think about is Botox to the posterior jawline as this ...