Buccal Fat Removal

 Buccal fat is a round mass of fat in the middle of the cheek located between facial muscles in a hollow area beneath the cheekbone. Everyone has buccal pads and it affects your face.

Full buccal fat pads may shape your face around and you look like a babyface. There is nothing wrong with it but we like smart faces. Surgery reduces the width of a round face.

Buccal Fat Removal

1. What is Buccal Fat Removal?

                     It is a type of plastic surgery known as Buccal Lipectomy or Cheek Reduction surgery. The whole procedure includes the removal of fat from the cheeks and defines facial angles.

2. Buccal Fat Removal Cost:

                   The surgery ranges from 2000$-5000$. The procedure might cost more or less depending on factors like the surgeon's experience level, type of anesthesia, and prescription of medications. It is a cosmetic procedure not covered by health insurance. You have to pay yourself.

Factors to Consider Total Cost:

1. Provider: The most experienced certified or specialized provider has higher consultation fees and procedure rates. The larger practices have higher incentive options.

2. Consultation Fee: May or may not apply toward the procedure.

3. Anaesthesiologist: He is like a plastic surgeon, his experience and training cost. Buccal fat removal surgery is performed under local or general anesthesia. General anesthesia is more expensive than local anesthesia that does not require a specialized anesthesiologist to administer.

4. Location: The faculty fee varies with region. 

5. Recovery: It varies by individual and may include prescription, follows up, and time off from work.

3. Buccal Fat Removal Before and After:

                   The surgery includes the before and after consequences of the procedure.

         

1. Before Surgery: You talk to your surgeon about surgery expectations and goals. The surgeon brief about medical conditions, current medications, including vitamins and supplements. He also inquires about alcohol, tobacco, drug use, and past allergies. This information allows the surgeon to decide the best surgical approach, takes some blood tests, analyze faces and takes pictures to plan the surgery.

2. After Surgery: You will be given a special mouthwash to prevent infection. The surgeon provides a full explanation of how to care incision. You are advised to eat a liquid diet for several days, progress to soft foods before returning to normal foods. Your face starts swallowing and you feel arduous, both diminish as you heal with time. 

4. Buccal Fat Removal Recovery Time:

                    The full recovery takes 3 weeks. You must follow the doctor's directions for care. Recovery takes up to 10 days for tissues inside the mouth to recover. You get results in several months because cheeks take time to settle in a new shape.