In today’s world, both men and women benefit from many aesthetic surgeries to achieve their ideal physical appearance and maintain a youthful and healthy look. One of these aesthetic surgeries is buccal fat removal.
Buccal fat removal, also known as cheek surgery, enhances the appearance of the face. It can provide more prominent cheekbones and a slimmer facial contour.
Buccal fat tissue is one of the important components of facial aesthetics. Excessive growth of this tissue can lead to complaints such as roundness of facial contours, sagging cheeks, or a baby face appearance. Removal of the fat tissue located in the cheeks, also known as “partial buccal lipectomy,” is considered an important surgical intervention for facial aesthetics and contouring. The tissue referred to as buccal fat tissue may be excessive due to structural reasons or aging. The fat pads inside the cheeks, which lead to a chubby appearance, can make individuals appear older or heavier than they actually are.
Before Buccal Fat Removal Surgery
Who is Buccal Fat Removal For?
Buccal fat removal is performed on individuals with excessive fat in their cheeks, resulting in less defined facial features, a rounded face, and thick, square facial contours.
Can Men Have Buccal Fat Removal Surgery?
Although this procedure is more commonly requested by women, it is also performed on male patients. Since male patients have different bone and fat structures, usually less fat is removed during the procedure.
Post-Operative Care
After the surgery, since there are small stitches inside the mouth, solid food should not be consumed on the first day. On the first day of the surgery, the patient may experience difficulty chewing, and chewing can damage the stitches. After being nourished with liquid food on the first day, soft foods can be consumed from the second day onwards, followed by solid foods. Mouthwash should be used for three days after the surgery. Stitches in the cheeks are hardly felt after the cheek surgery. Great attention should be paid to oral hygiene to prevent infection. The stitches in the cheeks dissolve and disappear within a few days. All sensitivity in the cheeks will also disappear.
Most patients can return to their social lives immediately after the surgery. The final results of the operation will appear within three weeks.