Am I a good candidate for Buccal fat removal?

Removal of the buccal fat pad will provide a subtle slimming effect for the cheeks, but I think you should consider submental liposuction and chin augmentation. In the profile photo, there is a lack of horizontal projection and either a chin implant or genioplasty would provide more facial balance. In addition, changes to the chin will make your face appear longer in the frontal view. 

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 you to schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon for proper evaluation.

You are an eligible candidate for buccal fat pad removal. Buccal fat pad removal is a minimal invasive procedure that usually takes place in a doctor’s office (doesn´t take longer than 20 minutes). Removing this fat pad strategically gives a sharper, chiseled and more symmetric appearance. Good candidates are patients that despite losing weight or are in their normal weigh, the volume in their cheeks area is still prominent. Combining this with chin lipo has a very powerful result. This will improve your jawline making it look more chiseled. The procedure is highly bearable with local anesthesia which is injected inside the mouth at the level of the second upper molar. At this site a small puncture incision is made and it’s carefully dissected so that no neighboring structures (nerves or vessels) are damaged until the pad is found. Once the pad is found it is pulled to the oral cavity to remove it under direct vision, thus not harming any other structures. The incision heals by itself and closes by the 4-5 day, and no sutures are needed. Factors that influence results are: amount of buccal fat pad removed (average amount is 3 cc, the size of a chestnut), healing process, wound retraction, overall tissue (amount of facial muscle and skin). The results start to show after the swelling begins to fade away, usually at 1-month post op and the end results at 3 months postop. Search for a certified plastic surgeon to do this procedure that may seem not difficult but carries risks for complications. The most common complication although rare is hematoma that is related to efforts in the immediate 3 days postop. Hematoma is a self-limiting complication that besides the size of the swelling it always resolves (takes 1 week to get better). Other complications are: infection, facial nerve damage and salivary gland duct or Stenon duct.

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 includes the following: 
  
Buccal Fat Pad Removal Non-surgical Muscle-Fascia Tightening Venus Legacy or Venus Viva Ultherapy Submental Liposuction or Coolsculpting   
The combined approach is ideal. Buccal fat pad removal is a exceptional procedure that can remove excess fat from the cheek pads. Using an intraoral approach, a small incision is carried through the mucosa to remove a small fat pad within the cheek. Closure of the incisions is minimal with an absorbable suture and patients will experience some swelling post-operatively. We use SwellX tablets post treatment. Once healed, the contour of the cheek is improved and we begin Non-invasive tissue tightening to further enhance results. 
  
Best, 
Dr. Karamanoukian 
Realself100 Surgeon

Chubby cheeks usually run in families, they are resistant to decrease in size with diet and exercise and most importantly tend to get worst with increasing in age. Chubby cheeks are caused by enlarged buccal fat pads.
Buccal fat removal is the plastic surgery procedure that permanently removes the fullness of the lower anterior cheeks ( chubby cheeks). Specially in young patients it allows the face to look thinner specially when smiling ( no chipmunk cheeks). The procedure is permanent. The buccal fat pads that are removed, never come back. 
In my practice I routinely perform the procedure wide awake under local anesthesia, without pain and without sedation. The procedure takes under 1 hour. Recovery is associated with some days of swelling. Result can start being seen in 3 weeks post surgery.
The video below helps to understand who could be a candidate for buccal fat removal. 
John Mesa, MDBuccal Fat Removal Specialist Plastic Surgeon New York City - New Jersey - Miami

A buccal fat removal procedure can provide slimming in the lower face, in the lower anterior cheek region specifically. It can also help create more definition in the lower face depending on the overall bone and underlying tissue structure of the face. Based on your photos, it is possible that you are a suitable candidate for this procedure. 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

Based on these photos it would be hard to tell how much would buccal fat reduction improve your facial harmony. It is my impression that fine contouring of the jawline and upper neck would be more beneficial? Only on the basis of in person evaluation and discussion about your goals one could give you a more meaningful advice. Good luck.

Thanks for your question and Pictures
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 size of buccal fat pads can vary greatly.
If you have larger buccal fat pads, you might feel like your face is too round or full.
You can be a candidate for a Buccal Pad removal surgery.
Best of Luck

From the photos, it looks like you would be a good candidate for buccal fat pad reduction. This is a common cosmetic facial surgery procedure that is performed to help slim the cheeks or face. The buccal fat pads are walnut sized fat deposits deep in the cheeks. These fat masses are located 1-2 inches behind the corner of the mouth. Some patients have a very full or more round face, in part from large buccal fat pads - often referred to as “chipmunk cheeks”. Reducing the buccal fat pads will result in a slimming of the face. The buccal fat pads are accessed through two small incisions hidden inside the mouth. 

While you do have fuller cheeks and buccal lipectomy would be of some benefit much of your cubby cheeks is lower than where the buccal fat pad resides. Thus perioral/jowl liposuction would need to be combined with the buccal lipectomy to get the most complete result from the cheekbones down to the jawline.