Can I have the same face as before my buccal fat pad removal? (Photo)

Hi Sylvia,Thanks for your question and photos. If it has been drained and swelling persists without discoloration it may be a sialocele or swelling from injury to the parotid duct. Hematomas are a risk to any surgery. Warm compresses help and try avoiding foods that stimulate your parotid gland....

Achieving a thin, defined and chiseled sunken  face requires to address multiple factors, specially in patients with large faces that might have some over weight. The factors that need to be addressed to achieve a chiseled face generally are:-Overall body fat: weight loss to achieve a...

Buccal fat removal could give a tired and aged look if performed to a patient with poor cheek bone definition and the cheek bones are NOT enhanced.  Cheek bones are the support of the face ( mid and lower face). Therefore, if there is mild sagginess and the buccal fat is removed (the fat...

Based on your photos, you seem like you can be a suitable candidate for a buccal fat removal procedure and possibly a masseter botox treatment as well. A buccal fat removal procedure targets the lower anterior cheek area. It can provide slimming there and help create more definition in the l...

Patients with "very round face" could achieve a more chiseled ( "V" shaped face or triangular face) by removing the fullness of the lower cheeks with buccal fat pad removal and enhancing their cheek bones with soft tissue fillers like voluma or cheek implants A more sculpted face usually means ...

It is normal and common to have swelling after the buccal fat pad removal.In muy practice I tell my patients they will get swollen after buccal fat pad removal to the point that it seems surgery wasn't done or they look more chubby that before surgery. The swelling resolution could take from few...