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What is the right amount of Buccal fat removal?

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Stewart1968Sep 4, 2016

Whay is the amount, in percentage, of Buccal fat that is averagely removed? My surgeon suggest to go with 50%. I would like a chiselled face. In my family the trend while aging is to get a round face.

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Buccal fat (pad) and mallar fat pad are two different types of fat pockets in the face that provide soft tissue volume to the face. The fact the buccal fat (pad) is removed doest mean the mallar fat pad will be misplaced afterward. There is a believe that buccal fat removal will make the ...

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A buccal fat removal procedure can provide slimming in the lower face, lower anterior cheek region specifically. It can also help create more definition in the lower face depending on the overall bone and underlying tissue structure of the face. Based on your photos, it seems like you can be a ...

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Please re-submit a full face photo (that shows your mouth area) without smiling. This will be better to evaluate your candidacy for Buccal Fat Removal.

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Liposuction of the lower face usually means liposuction of the double chin ( submittal area) and /o the jowls - fatty accumulations at the level of the jaw line close to the corners of the mouth Buccal fat removal is a procedure that removes the fat of the lower anterior cheek ( chubby cheeks)...

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The relationship of buccal fat removal and "aging well" depends on the structure of the cheek bones. Patients with good chin cheek bone definition tend to age "very well" after buccal fat removal. However, patients with poor cheek bone definition tend to age not that well. Therefore, the ...

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