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22 Year Old Gets Buccal Fat Removal! - Mexico

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Hi everyone! I’m so excited to share my buccal f...

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WORTH IT$350
Hi everyone! I’m so excited to share my buccal fat removal experience/journey with you all! I have had extremely chubby cheeks and a round face ever since I was born and I used to even get bullied about it as a child and have basically hated my cheeks my entire life! I wish I could get the chin/jawline argumentation but I honestly could not afford it and was looking for more afforadable ways to get rid of the roundness to my face and stumbled across this procedure! I decided to see dr Joel michel in Guadalajara based on some reviews I saw on here! The procedure itself was so quick and easy! He put me under local anesthesia and was making sure I was comfortable the entire time! I would rate the pain a 5/10. Most of it is painless but there are times when he would pull at the buccal fat which would hurt a bit but totally bearable. He removed all of my buccal fat and I was so amazed when I got to see and hold the fat in my hands! I’m so excited to see the results and will be sure to keep everyone updated. The only thing that sucked was the pain AFTER the procedure. Omg my mouth/cheeks were in SO much pain but I popped 3 Advil’s and I was good to go lol

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Joel Michel, MD

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October 6, 2017
I have a similar shaped face to you and have been considering this procedure. I can't wait to see the after pictures. This is an uncommon procedure in Australia and it is hard to find a suitable surgeon, especially in Adelaide. Good luck with the healing process and I hope you get the result you want.
October 6, 2017
Did you get it all removed or just part of it?
October 6, 2017
All of it
October 6, 2017
Thank you for the trust, travel to my city and get in my hands. I am at your orders. Best regards
October 6, 2017
Can't wait to see the results! Is maintenance hard? Like do you have to do a mouthwash every couple hours? And do you feel any thick or elevated tissue on the side of you cheek where the incision was made?
October 7, 2017
Not at all! The only sucky thing was that my cheeks were swollen so I had to lie to everyone and say I got my wisdom teeth pulled out lol. I was prescribed some antibiotics and medicine for the swelling and was just told to ice it as much as possible. And no my cheeks feel the same on the inside there’s just a small bump on both sides kind of like when you accidentally bite your cheeks when you’re eating.
October 8, 2017
Gosh I hate those cause I least end up biting them again and making it worse lol!! I hope that doesn't happen to you :) did the doctor have a package deal that included a hotel or anything? Or did you do all that on ur own? I really wanna do it! Thanks so much for responding btw
October 8, 2017
No package but the procedure only cost $350 usd so that is as cheap as it gets! I live in CA so round trip airfare only cost around $220 and then I rented a car when I got there which sadly ended up costing about $200 as well. I got on my flight a few hours after the procedure so I didn’t even stay overnight!
October 10, 2017
Omg that's genius! Did you have to wear something around ur face afterwards? Were you icing the whole way back on the airplane? Im checking for ur after pictures everyday I'm so excited!
October 10, 2017
No and no! The Doctor gave me an ice pack thingy so I iced my face for about 20 mins after the procedure but after that I had nowhere to get ice from so I just popped 3 Advil’s and I didn’t ice it until I got home hours later. The pain is pretty bad afterwards so make sure you bring pain killers! And thank you haha my face looks the same right now but I’ll make sure to post pictures once I start seeing results.
October 10, 2017
I definitely recommend icing it if you can! I just wasn’t able to get any ice since I was at the airport
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March 17, 2018
Was the office in a safe area?
October 10, 2017
Hi Glitterbomb!
Thank you so much for being so brave and sharing your journey with us! How are you doing now? Did you see the results yet? Can you post some after picture please! I am gonna have my chubby cheek done by next week so I am really excited to hear the results from you!
October 11, 2017
Hi thank you! It’s been about 6 days and my face is just back to normal. From what I’ve been reading it typically takes about 3 weeks to start seeing small results so nothing yet :) but I will be sure to post pictures as I start seeing results.
October 11, 2017
Thank you so much for your information!
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1 day post

Day 2

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Pain is now completely gone but cheeks are pretty swollen! I’ve been icing it a few times a day

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October 13, 2017
I just got mine done today by Dr Omar Lazos. Can’t wait to see the results. I swear I can see some an indentation in one of my cheeks already lol but Idk because it’s all swollen haha
October 13, 2017
@ Gabriela -- I just found dr. Lazos last night, what was your experience like? Did you also do chin Lipo ?
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October 13, 2017
It was a good experience. He was very friendly. One of the bags hurt when air was coming out but I’m not the only one as I’ve heard it from plenty more people too. His office is in a really safe area too. We even walked around the block and felt safe. The hospital is right across the street and his office is very nice and modern! The staff was also nice and one of the best prices around too! I paid $500.. oh and the office was literally 5 mins into the border.
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October 13, 2017
It* not air
October 13, 2017
Lol thank you! It’s only been one week so I don’t see anything drastic but I think a have a veryyy slight indentation as well. I’m so excited for the results! From what I’ve been reading most people start seeing results about 3 weeks in so I’m just patiently waiting :)
UPDATED FROM Glitterbombb
1 day post

Some before pictures!

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October 7, 2017
Thanks for sharing, please update your after photos in due course. Btw Cute dimples!!
October 8, 2017
Thanks for sharing! Glad to see you had a good experience. Please do share some after photos when you can.
October 9, 2017
omg please update us soon <3
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October 10, 2017
Your Results look amazing. I can never get in contact with this doctor how did you get in contact with him.
October 11, 2017
I actually just got it done last week so I haven’t had results yet :) facebook is how I contacted him
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October 11, 2017
can't wait to see more pictures