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29 Year Old Gets Buccal Fat Removal

UPDATED FROM memzinla
9 months post

8 months after

WORTH IT
I’m so glad I had this procedure done! :)

memzinla's provider

Joel Michel, MD

Joel Michel, MD

Plastic Surgeon

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You look great , I wanted to ask you a question. I'm considering getting buccal fat removal but doctors have warned that it can age you which has made me a little skeptical. Do you feel as though you look a little older that before or ?
That's a good question, and it's something I wondered about too. Sometimes I feel like I do look older, but I am growing. I don't know. Sometimes I think I do, but people still think I'm younger. Who knows? haha
When did u begin to see the results?
Are you still happy with your results and still recommend it? Can you post an updated photo? Your reviews were super helpful!
UPDATED FROM memzinla
5 months post

It's been 5 months!!

One of my aunts told me that my face looks thinner, and she doesn't know about my surgery. I felt good when she told me. haha
Here's a picture after 5 months for Mexican independence day.

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Wow ! You look amazing ! I've been researching the same procedure with chin Lipo -- do you live in the states ? Or Mexico ? You may have mentioned sorry if I missed it !
I live in Los Angeles, CA. :)
Haha, it looks so good! I live in Los Angeles and I want to get the same surgery. However Im a colllege student and I would like to do this procedure on a thursday and I would have to return to class Tuesday. I do not want my face looking swollen, how many days did the swelling last?
I don't think I was swollen. I felt like I looked normal, but I think that was just me. I've seen others who became VERY swollen. I was lucky, but I applied ice every 3 hours like the doctor said.
You look happy and your result are great! Very handsome guy!
Thank you! :) I’m very happy with the results! :)
Yassssss
UPDATED FROM memzinla
29 days post

Almost a month later!!

I finally shaved, and I feel like my face looks slimmer without the beard!

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WOW super slim AMAZING RESULT!!!! I just seen you posted this...now im Super excited!
I'm surprised too!! Someone told me my face looked way slimmer, that I looked better before. lol
I love it!!! I hope mine gets this slim!! Although I frel a small ball on my left side. Did you feel anything on yours?
Really? I didn't feel anything like that. :o
Great now Im scared!
It should go away! Does your face look slimmer ?
A bit not much, yours is super drastic thats how I want mine to look
Yes, he got you all the way together! I want to see him in November of 2017. How do I reach this man??
I contacted him via Facebook. :) His name is Joel Michel.
Were you able to contact him?
hi there, did you have the whole pad removed? permanently? i am gong to have this done and you resullts are exactly what im looking to achieve! brilliant you look great!
Yeah, everything was removed. I don't think another fat pad is created, but I think fat can still make its way to the cheek. Where are you getting it done?
Thank for the speedy reply, planning on having it don in Prague as I'm from the uk hopefully it helps! Cheers man
Did you go under for the short procedure or did he give you laughing gas? I only ask because I'm afraid of the down sides of going under.
I just read your surgery story above...I'm still a bit confused how he numbed you? So he injects your cheeks and boom! no pain? lol

Also, did he use self-dissolve stitches or did you take your on stitches out?
He injected anesthesia inside of my cheeks, and then you wait a while for them to become numb. Yup, self-dissolve stitches. :)
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