Is there a difference between buccal fat removal surgery and bichectomy surgery?

Buccal fat removal plastic surgery ONLY removes the fullness of the lower anterior cheek ( location where the buccal fat sits). Therefor it doesn't remove the upper cheek cheek fat since 1) the upper cheek is defined by the presence of the cheek bone and 2) there is no buccal fat...

Young patients with asian background and family history of chubby cheeks that stay full as they age are usually excellent candidates for buccal fat removal. The reasons are basically two: one is the most obvious: the presence of chubby cheeks. The second one is the asian background. By...

Based on your photos, you appear to have quite a bit of fullness in your lower anterior cheeks, which are the target areas of a buccal fat removal procedure. This procedure can provide slimming there.  It is best to consult a board certified facial plastic surgeon in person and discuss your op...

Buccal fat reduction is permanent removal of excess fat from the cheek or middle face area. It  is a good option for patients who feels that have too much facial fat. The buccal fat generally does not change with body weight changes. Smiling can pull up this fat higher. Based on the...

Treatment of ‘chubby cheeks’ cannot be achieved alone with buccal fat pad removal; a fact that I encounter time and time again when seeing patients in consultation for lower facial sculpting. My approach is to use a combined protocol that redefines aesthetic contours of the face. This inc...

Buccal fat removal is a plastic surgical procedure to remove the fullness of the lower anterior cheeks (chubby cheeks). It does not address saggy skinFacelift is a procedure to lift the face and therefore correct the saggy skin of the face. It sometimes is done in conjunction with buccal fat ...