Will buccal fat removal fix my large cheeks? (Photo)

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I was wondering if buccal fat removal will fix my large cheeks. Especially when I smile. Or is there something else you recommend. Maybe something less invasive?

Ali Riza Öreroglu, MD · Answer

Your photo is insufficient for a buccal fat removal assessment. I would prefer to see your face from front and side angles without smiling, in order to assess the amount of buccal  fat pad. If you have excess buccal fat pads, you will be a suitable candidate for buccal fat removal, but remember that buccal fat alone may not always be sufficient to correct large cheeks. For this, I prefer to conduct a physical examination.

Lexie Wang, MD · Answer

This is not an issue of your buccal fat being large because that is not something that necessarily presents when you are smiling. I'm not actually sure where you feel that you have excessively too big cheek on these photos because it looks quite normal/natural to me. The main thing that I can tell in teh area you circled that you might be bothered by is the creasing, for which I recommend some collagen building options like sculptra here and/or microneedling with radiofrequency.

Randal Haworth, MD, FACS · Answer

It is difficult to assess your face and answer your question  based on your photo as you are smiling and I would need to see different angles but it looks like you would be better suited with a small facial liposuction (but not buccal fat removal) & possible elastic lift (click on the link below for more informations).

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