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Years Later, Buccal Fat Removal Regret! Don't do it!
No I was never going to age, I wanted it done now and nothing you could say to me would change my mind.
Plastic surgeons say you need to be the "right candidate" for buccal fat removal, but what I KNOW is no one is a good candidate. They say Asians are usually good candidates... NOPE! Your fat is in your cheeks for a reason. When you age and your upper cheeks lose fat and your skin and body say okay now your lower cheeks will be relied upon to keep you looking young. Your genes depend on fat being in your cheeks. If you have cheek fat, you are blessed by the youth gods. Removing the fat will make you more insecure down the road. Fat is liquid gold in the face.
I am half asian. I got buccal fat removal 7 years ago (I was 21). I had chipmunk cheeks and when I smiled my face looked big, shiny and bright. I looked 15 years old. I wanted a more relaxed looking face, to look older, and to look thinner. I was not over weight, but I wasn't in the best shape either. After getting my fat pads removed I'll say for 5 years I never thought twice about it. I really loved the results. I did look thinner, older, and the shape was nice. When you are young, you never believe you'll grow old or what you will look like when you are old.
I looked great until 28. That's the magic number. OVERNIGHT, something changed and I didn't know what. I saw what I'd look like when i was old, I looked old. My fat was flat, my cheeks were hallow and not in a supermodel way, and my face looked gaunt. I developed nasal fold lines and I felt so ugly. I just looked like I was angry.
I went back to my original plastic surgeon not even thinking it was my cheeks, I thought maybe it was my skin and lips that changed. They did change with age, but my lips looked different because my upper cheek fat was gone and I had no lower (buccal) fat to hold my lips wider. I just looked like I was starting to prune.
I put cotton balls in my mouth where my buccal fat used to be and instantly I looked 21 again. My nasal fold lines were gone and my cheeks looked youthful. Asians aren't supposed to age! I aged myself.
I PROMISE YOU WILL REGRET REMOVING YOUR BUCCAL FAT. It will cost you more money and insecurity down the road. EMBRACE your cheek fat. You will age, your skin will change, and you will thank this review years from now when you realize you're still youthful because of your cheek fat.
Since I have had to get fat injections. It's thousands of dollars and there is no guarantee the fat will stay. If only I just loved my face when i was 21.
Sincerely,
A premature Aging 28 Year Old
P.S. If you are Asian, they say Asians never age... Look at photos. They don't age because of cheek fat!
Plastic surgeons say you need to be the "right candidate" for buccal fat removal, but what I KNOW is no one is a good candidate. They say Asians are usually good candidates... NOPE! Your fat is in your cheeks for a reason. When you age and your upper cheeks lose fat and your skin and body say okay now your lower cheeks will be relied upon to keep you looking young. Your genes depend on fat being in your cheeks. If you have cheek fat, you are blessed by the youth gods. Removing the fat will make you more insecure down the road. Fat is liquid gold in the face.
I am half asian. I got buccal fat removal 7 years ago (I was 21). I had chipmunk cheeks and when I smiled my face looked big, shiny and bright. I looked 15 years old. I wanted a more relaxed looking face, to look older, and to look thinner. I was not over weight, but I wasn't in the best shape either. After getting my fat pads removed I'll say for 5 years I never thought twice about it. I really loved the results. I did look thinner, older, and the shape was nice. When you are young, you never believe you'll grow old or what you will look like when you are old.
I looked great until 28. That's the magic number. OVERNIGHT, something changed and I didn't know what. I saw what I'd look like when i was old, I looked old. My fat was flat, my cheeks were hallow and not in a supermodel way, and my face looked gaunt. I developed nasal fold lines and I felt so ugly. I just looked like I was angry.
I went back to my original plastic surgeon not even thinking it was my cheeks, I thought maybe it was my skin and lips that changed. They did change with age, but my lips looked different because my upper cheek fat was gone and I had no lower (buccal) fat to hold my lips wider. I just looked like I was starting to prune.
I put cotton balls in my mouth where my buccal fat used to be and instantly I looked 21 again. My nasal fold lines were gone and my cheeks looked youthful. Asians aren't supposed to age! I aged myself.
I PROMISE YOU WILL REGRET REMOVING YOUR BUCCAL FAT. It will cost you more money and insecurity down the road. EMBRACE your cheek fat. You will age, your skin will change, and you will thank this review years from now when you realize you're still youthful because of your cheek fat.
Since I have had to get fat injections. It's thousands of dollars and there is no guarantee the fat will stay. If only I just loved my face when i was 21.
Sincerely,
A premature Aging 28 Year Old
P.S. If you are Asian, they say Asians never age... Look at photos. They don't age because of cheek fat!