Hi there, I am a 23 year old female and i have always been self conscious about my side profile. I feel like my chin is receding and my nose is sticking out. Also there seems to be excess fat on my face and i am not overweight. I am wondering what is making my side profile so weird and what can be done to fix it?
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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...
Hi there. It sounds like you're interested in reducing the malar fat pads adjacent to the nose. This can be accomplished with very careful and conservative liposuction. Most individuals want to maintain volume in this area, and some surgeons do not feel comfortable with performing liposuction in...
Unfortunately, there are no exercises to help with removing lip or cheek fat directly. We have fat all over the body, and fat serves a vital role, the primary purpose of which is for the storage of energy. As we consume that energy through exercise, fat cells will shrink. Any sort of exercise...