So when I had my buccal fat removed I looked back at the table where the fat was place and when I looked at it. It looked as if nothing had been taken out. When I see videos on youtube it's as if the fat they take out looks like a huge ball of fat but mine looked like a piece of string. Did I get enough fat removed or is it just the video making it look bigger than in person?
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Answer: Buccal fat removal. Did I get enough fat removed? #buccalfatremoval
Patients who suffer of sinus infections could undergo buccal fat removal ONLY IF there is no active sinus infection at the time of the surgery.
When a patient has a full and round face and despite weight loss the
fullness persist or if the patient is in his normal weight and the
chipmunk faces has stayed all the time, a bichectomy or buccal fat pad
removal is useful. It´s true that with aging the buccal fat pad tends to ...
A lot of patients, specially people in their 50s and above are hesitant to undergo buccal fat removal because the believe that this procedure could make them look old.
The problem of looking old after buccal fat removal is NOT the removal of the fat but the cheek bones.
Cheek bones are the...
