Buccal Fat Removal

When dealing with different people, the first thing that attracts our attention is the other person’s face. The importance of having a beautiful face is increasing among all people, and with a simple look around, it is easy to understand that nowadays most women focus on making their faces look more beautiful. Sometimes, despite a healthy diet or even regular exercise, some parts of the body, especially the face, do not lose weight easily. This issue may destroy the fit of the face with the body. Facial obesity occurs for different reasons, including being overweight, genetics, water accumulation in the face, and many others. But the point is that there is no need to worry; because there is a very reliable solution to eliminate facial fat, and that is Buccal Fat Surgery.

Scientifically and professionally, buccal fat is a fat mass that is located between the buccinator muscle and other surface muscles of the face, and the size of the fat pad is different for each person. In simpler terms, fat inside the mouth is called buccal fat, which is a type of deep fat that causes fat on the sides of the lips and cheeks. The buccal extends from the side of the forehead to the bottom of the cheekbones and ends at the corners of the lips. Removing these fats inside the cheeks is a new method to get rid of unwanted facial fats and causes the cheeks to bulge and the jaw to be angled.

Buccal fat removal is one of the best ways to get rid of excess fat in the cheek area. Most people tend to have an inverted triangle or heart-shaped face instead of round and fat faces, and it is an attractive face in aesthetics.

There are many reasons that cause fat on the face and accumulation of fat in the cheek area. Among these reasons, we can mention:

• Using wrong and inappropriate diets.
• Suffering from some diseases such as hypothyroidism, kidney diseases, etc.
• Consumption of alcohol and other unhealthy drinks.
• Lack of enough water in the body.
• Hereditary causes.
• Old people who suffer from sagging lips due to aging.

Good Candidates for Buccal Fat Surgery

Buccal fat surgery is a cosmetic procedure, and all people who are in favor of changing, removing facial fat and angularizing it, can perform this outpatient surgery. But in general, there are people who need this surgery, and a series of criteria have been considered for these people:

• People with round faces.
• People whose jaw and face are filled with fat.
• People whose jawbones or cheeks are not visible.
• Men who prefer to have a square jawline.
• People who do not have a specific underlying disease or hereditary disease.
• People whose facial fat is more than beauty standards.
• People who do not suffer from progressive semi-fascial atrophy (Pary-Romberg syndrome).

Preoperative Care before Buucal Fat

• Avoid aspirin a week before surgery.
• Don’t forget to stop taking vitamin tablets one day before the operation
• Quit smoking, hookah and tobacco a week before.
• Inform your doctor if you are allergic to any medication.
• It is better to use mouthwash before the operation and make sure that there is no oral and dental infection.

Buccal Fat Removal Procedure

The word surgery may seem scary to some people, but you should know that buccal fat surgery is a simple and quick procedure that does not require anesthesia and is performed only with local anesthesia. In most cases, there is no need to anesthetize the person, so the surgeon will first inject a sedative to reduce person’s stress and have enough relaxation during the operation, and after the injection and preparation, the person will be under local anesthesia or sedation.

In the next procedure, an incision of about two to three centimeters is made by the surgeon on both sides of the mouth on the inner side of the cheeks, and through this incision, the desired fat is removed. Sometimes, depending on the shape of the person’s face, this incision may be five cm can also reach. The discharge of fats is done by special surgical forceps, and finally the incisions created must be stitched, and these stitches are done by absorbent threads. The length of this cosmetic surgery is not long and it takes about 30 minutes. You will have facial swelling for one day and you may need about three months to see the final result.

Care after Buccal Fat Removal

Following the doctor’s care and recommendations after buccal fat surgery helps to shorten the recovery period and minimize the risks and complications after the operation. Fortunately, the care after this surgery is very comfortable and easy. The most important of them are:

• In the first 3 to 4 days, you should use soft foods and use your mouth and jaw as little as possible.
• Be sure to wash your mouth with special serums after every meal or drink.
• Use antibiotics as prescribed by the doctor for a week after the surgery.
• While resting, keep your head up so that the surgical areas will not put the least pressure on you for a few days after the surgery, when they return to their normal state.
• Do not smoke until the surgical site is well healed.
• Do not touch the stitches and wound site with your tongue.
• Avoid doing sports during which your face may be hit.
• It is better to use a special medical face gown for one week after the surgery to reduce swelling and pressure on the face.