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Buccal Fat Removal on 20 Y.o. Female
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Buccal Fat Removal on 20 Y.o. Female
coralinejonesFebruary 2, 2021
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After a year of considering and researching, I finally decided to get a buccal fat removal. I've always had really chubby cheeks due to my (asian) genetics, despite being pretty thin (112 lb). Paired with my other neotenous features, this causes me to have a baby-faced look, which doesn't really match my personality. I'd like to be taken more seriously, ya know? My cheekbones are quite wide, high, and prominent, adding a lot of width to my face. Looking at my parents and older siblings, they still have full faces with a lot of buccal fat, which is why I'm sure mine won't decrease with age.
The procedure itself was relatively quick, the whole process of taking out the fat took about 20 minutes. I was under local anesthesia and it wasn't painful at all. I did taste my own fat though, which was quite an interesting experience, to say the least. Oh, and I asked the doctor to take out the whole buccal fat (about the size of a fat thumb).
After the procedure, the doctor told me not to eat for 4 hours, and that I had to eat liquid/soft foods for the next couple of days. Little did he know, I ate a whole meal of rice, chicken, and bread that same night (I like to live dangerously, I guess). I ate really slowly and carefully though, as to not rip my stitches open. No swelling yet.
The procedure itself was relatively quick, the whole process of taking out the fat took about 20 minutes. I was under local anesthesia and it wasn't painful at all. I did taste my own fat though, which was quite an interesting experience, to say the least. Oh, and I asked the doctor to take out the whole buccal fat (about the size of a fat thumb).
After the procedure, the doctor told me not to eat for 4 hours, and that I had to eat liquid/soft foods for the next couple of days. Little did he know, I ate a whole meal of rice, chicken, and bread that same night (I like to live dangerously, I guess). I ate really slowly and carefully though, as to not rip my stitches open. No swelling yet.
UPDATED FROM coralinejones
23 days post
Couple days after
coralinejonesFebruary 4, 2021
For me, the swelling occured the day after. It was the worst on day 2-3, but I iced my face everyday (no more than 15 minutes each time), did lymphatic drainage massage twice a day, and religiously wore a face compression garment (I still do at night). Not gonna lie, I feel like I'm giving Michael Myers a run for his money with this thing on.
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UPDATED FROM coralinejones
23 days post
Week 1
coralinejonesFebruary 4, 2021
A week post buccal fat removal, the swelling went down and my cheeks looked the way they did prior to having bfr. I thought I saw slight improvements but not really sure if it was all in my head. Oh, also I woke up with blood clots all over my retainer. What a beautiful sight to be seeing first thing in the morning. Turns out my left stitch opened, and the blood clots were to prevent bleeding (damn you, crispy chicken drumsticks). Anyways
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