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A buccal fat removal procedure will likely not help your dimples disappear. Dimples are related to muscles and not soft tissue. It will be best to consult a board certified facial plastic surgeon in person and discuss your goals and options after a physical examination.Hope this helps,Ali Rıza Öreroğlu, MD FEBOPRASEuropean and Turkish Board Certified Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeonIstanbul, Turkey
Hello, thank you for your question. It is hard to tell without a physical examination. I recommend you to schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon.
Thank you for your question! Typically, dimples are not affected by removing the buccal fat pad as they are caused by the muscles and not the soft tissue of the cheek. We wish you the best!
Depending on the location and size of the dimples, buccal fat removal may or may not affect the dimples of the face. It would be ideal to submit a picture of the face in question both in rest and smile to evaluate properly.
Buccal fat removal will not erase dimples and might actually make them more pronounced. Fat transfer beneath the dimples may soften their appearance.
Cheek dimples will be largely unaffected by buccal fat removal. Dimples are not caused by fatty fullness around the dimple but by a muscular defect in the cheek muscle where the underside of the skin is pulled down into it.
Generally is possible to undergo completion buccal fat removal ( bichectomy ) if somebody underwent partial buccal fat removal. In order to achieve a hollowed cheek appearance with buccal fat removal, the patient must have a normal or low normal BMI ( weight for height). If the patient is ...
Hello, thank you for your question. It seems like you can benefit from Buccal fat removal, this is a good option to contour the face. Buccal fat excision can be done comfortably, awake, under local anesthesia in under an hour. The results are long lasting and the recover is quick. I recommend...
Dear southernbird90,You certainly would benefit from several of the procedures you mentioned. I would recommend doing them in sequence so you don't do too much, too fast.Good luck,Nirmal R. Nathan, M.D. o Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery o Member, American Society of Pla...
Hello, Thank you for your question. I understand that you would like the best option to thin your younger, “fuller” face. There are honestly not that many options because liposuction of the face itself is not a common procedure, a safe procedure or even an effective procedure, unless it is...
Buccal fat removal is a cosmetic plastic surgery procedure that doesn't need to be performed under general anesthesia unless the patient requests it. In my practice I routinely perform the procedure wide awake under local anesthesia, without pain and without sedation. The procedure takes under...
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