Buccal Fat Pad
What to expect from buccal fat reduction operation.
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
Buccal fat reduction is most often performed as a day case using local anaesthesia coupled with sedation or a general anaesthetic.
After injecting a solution of Lidocaine, epinephrine and saline to numb the area and limit bleeding, your cosmetic surgeon will make a small (2-4 cm long) incision between your cheek and gums near your second molar from the back.
He will then press on the outside of your cheek to make the buccal fat protrude through the incision so he can tease it out a little at a time with surgical tweezers.
Once an adequate amount has been removed he will close the incision, most often with dissolvable sutures.
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