Buccal Fat Pad Removal - Exceptional Doctor

This doctor is amazing! He is kind and thorough and his technique to this procedure in one that yields the greatest result with minimal invasion. No stitches, a tiny incision and he checked 3 times per cheek to make sure he got it all. I had been trying to get a hold of his office for a couple weeks but his receptionists don’t speak English so they kept hanging up on me! So I contacted one of his past patients and they gave me his personal email and within a day he replied! That was this past Wednesday that he replied, and the next day I booked a flight and a day later I was in Guadalajara! I got back today and although I was very nervous going to an unknown city by myself it was a great experience. I left Friday and came back Sunday. I booked at the Hyatt which is in an affluent area above a large shopping area with PF Chang’s and Coach and many American stores below. I booked a room with club level so I didn’t have to worry about finding food and could just go in and out and eat as I pleased. He had a recommended driver that I contacted who picked me up from the airport (late at night so I was initially worried) and dropped me off at the hotel. He was even in contact with the driver during my near midnight drive to the hotel to make sure I was safe and arrived. And then the remainder of transportation I used Uber in the daytime. Don’t let it worry you that you cannot contact him through real self, he said he’s tried to contact real self to pay to advertise, but he never heard back from them. So hopefully if they are reading this they can contact him bc he is a great doctor and it would be helpful if he was easily reached. Immediately after the procedure I could see some improvement and now I’m a little swollen but not too much that any of my family members noticed when I got home. (No one knew I went). So that tells you the swelling isn’t that bad. Highly recommend this procedure and this surgeon!!

So, everything I wrote above was true. However, my one tiny worry that was in the back of my head going in ended up happening. 2 things actually - we all have naturally asymmetric faces although usually not noticeable unless you get one of those facial symmetry apps that can split your face in half and reflect it, it becomes noticeable. I was initially worried that taking all the fat out in both sides would make that subtle asymmetry more noticeable and it did. In addition, I was also a little worried that bc I am 37 and getting a little older that it may have the possibility of aging my face and cause some sagging - which it also did. At the time I just wanted these bottom heavy cheeks gone that I’ve had forever and I was willing to take the risk of some sagging, but the risk proved true.
So for anyone else 2 things- I would map out your face prior first and figure out where your asymmetries are and counter balance those with the removal. Had I done this, I would of had him take out less in one side and more in the other, rather than taking it all out. I would also consider if you have any beginning signs of any aging at all and if so I wouldn’t do it and look into some sort of others minimally invasive fat shrinking and lifting procedure.
I’m now looking into facelifting options and fat grafting for the side that too much was taken out. I still think it can be good, I just wouldn’t go in as blindly as I did just letting him have at removing it willy nilly.