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Buccal Fat Pad Removal

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Surgical conditions

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Duration

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  • Type of anesthesia: IV sedation or general anesthesia
  • Type of incision: Intraoral gum (same as the incision of bone reduction)
  • Recovery: 5–7 days
  • Removal of stitches: None

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General instructions

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No food and water on the day of surgery

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  • Consumption of hard or rough food should be avoided for 1 week postoperatively.
  • Smoking, alcohol consumption, or other irritating foods should be avoided for 1 month postoperatively.

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Ideal candidates

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  • Those who have obvious baby fat or chubby face before bone reductions.
  • Those who have round faces or “pancake faces” with fleshy cheeks.
  • Those who present with cheek loosening or sagging after bone reduction.
  • Those who pursue obvious slim or V-shaped faces.

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Potential complications

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  • Over correction
  • Depressed cheeks
  • Premature skin loosening

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Surgical advantages

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  1. Will enhance the result of reducing or slimming the face and making the facial contour more oval- or V-shaped in bone reductions.

  2. Will avoid round and chubby cheeks or loose skins after bone reduction procedures.

  3. Will reduce the skin burden on the cheeks and prevent premature skin drooping after bone reductions.

  4. Will improve congenital baby fat.

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Surgical drawbacks

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  1. Will cause the face to be overly slim if it is over-corrected.

  2. Will result in depressed cheeks in the future if too much fat is removed.

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