Will buccal fat removal make me look gaunt in 20 years? (Photo)

Hello, thank you for your question. Any areas on the face and neck with saggy skin can be treated with FaceTite. This includes the double chin, the neck, the jowls, the jawline and mandible, and marionette lines as well as other areas with deep lines and loose skin.

Hi and thanks for your question. Based on your photos, buccal fat pad removal( to decrease the cheek size), Macs lift ( to improve your lower and middle face appearance and fat injection to your cheek region to get more defined under eye and cheek region can be performed for your case.
Best of lucks.

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 size of buccal fat pads can vary greatly.
If you have larger buccal fat pads, you might feel like your face is too round or full.
You can be a candidate for a Buccal Pad removal surgery.
Best of Luck

Hi, thanks for your question. There is no anatomical connection between the skin and buccal fat. With age, skin descends as our collagen transforms and as gravity weathers its effects. For your second question, buccal fat removal will give you a gaunt appearance- is true to an extent. However, it is not true for everyone; we all progressively gain weight throughout our lives until our metabolism hits a point where there is no longer weight gain. All this depends upon gender, genetics, and most importantly ethnicity. Being in mid 30s makes you an ideal candidate for buccal fat removal, you can look skinnier. The buccal fat removal does not make up the entirety of the volume of the face. The procedure will gently define the lower border of your cheeks and make your face look thinner. Consult an experienced plastic surgeon in-person for a detailed discussion to ensure positive results.

Judging by your photos buccal fat removal will not help you for sculpting your face.Most likewly what we call smartlift with the combination of thermilift (thermitight) will help you better for definition of your central face.About your question if you will experience saaging of skin after buccal removal it is not true.Whatis the dissadvandages is with years we see a noticeable middle face deflation that will make you look older and more tired.
Regards
Dr.Andreas Ioannidis
Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon