Buccal Fat Pad
About buccal fat reduction.
Anaesthesia:
Twilight with Local or General if required
Hospital Stay:
Day case
Stitch removal:
Dissolvable stitches
Return to work:
1 week
Full recovery:
3 - 6 weeks
A face with some fullness looks healthy and youthful. Excessive fullness, however, disrupts the harmony of the features and produces a "chipmunk cheek" effect that makes many people self-conscious.
Buccal fat reduction addresses this problem by removing excess fat from the cheeks to produce a more delicate, chiseled appearance.
Effective as this procedure is, however, it should not be undertaken without some thought for the future.
- Most people's faces begin to thin as they reach their 30s, so the fullness that concerns you may disappear on its own.
- If you choose to have buccal fat reduction performed before this natural slimming of the face occurs, you may find your face becoming too thin as you begin to age.
It is best to take a careful look at your genetics. Did your parents have overly plump faces when they were young? Did this plumpness persist once they reached their 30s and 40s? If so, you may have inherited their more rounded facial appearance. If not, having buccal fat reduction surgery while you are still young may leave you looking gaunt as you get older. This can be corrected but would require additional surgery.
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