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Buccal Fat Pad Removal
What Is a Buccal Fat Pad Removal?
- Removes fat from your lower cheeks in order to contour the midface and create more defined cheek bones.
- This surgery can help adults with the rounded baby face to achieve a more mature facial contour.
Who Is a Good Candidate?
- Those with chubby cheeks or a round appearing face not caused by being overweight
- You should be at or close to your ideal weight, with a BMI less than 35.
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- The best candidates are non-smokers. Smoking increases the chance of complications including impairment in wound healing.
The Procedures
- The inside cheek will be injected with numbing medication.
- A small incision will be created inside the mouth along the cheek.
- The fat pad will be dissected out using electrocautery.
- Once the fat pad has been removed, dissolvable sutures will be used to close the incision.
- No dressings are necessary on the incisions inside the mouth.
The Incisions
Incisions will be inside the mouth , so you will have no visible scarring.
Procedure Video
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FAQs
- Since the fat is fully removed, results are permanent, even if you gain weight.
- Downtime is minimal. Most patients can return to their normal activities after three days.
The incisions will be inside the mouth. Avoid eating spicy or crunchy foods for 1 week after your surgery to avoid irritating the new incisions.
- Depending on the overall contour of the lower face, often surgical procedures such as neck liposuction or a chin implant are used to further contour the lower face.
- Patients often add non-surgical facial rejuvenation such as Dermal fillers to contour the cheeks and jawline or micro needling + PRP to give their skin a completely refreshed appearance.
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