A cherub-like face may be cute in children, but as an adult, you may want a sleeker appearance. Removal of your buccal fat pad can slim the appearance of your face, and reveal more definition of your cheekbones, creating a more refined appearance.
Buccal Fat Removalin Palo Alto, CA
What Is Buccal Fat?
Buccal fat refers to the natural fat pads located in the lower part of your cheeks, between the facial muscles. These fat pads help shape the contours of your mid and lower face. While buccal fat is important in early development and gives the face a youthful fullness, in some individuals it can create a round or “baby-faced” appearance into adulthood.
Buccal fat removal is a cosmetic procedure that reduces this fat to create a more sculpted, contoured look, particularly in the cheek hollows. When performed by a skilled facial surgeon like Dr. Grace Graw, the procedure is carefully tailored to maintain facial harmony and avoid an overly hollowed or aged appearance.
Why choose us?
While buccal fat pad removal is a relatively simple procedure, it is important that it is performed by a highly-skilled plastic surgeon. Dr. Grace Graw was educated at Johns Hopkins, Harvard Medical School, and Stanford University. She then further honed her considerable skills under the tutelage in world leaders in facial plastic surgery in Beverly Hills. Her precision approach and eye for balance makes her the ideal plastic surgeon for buccal fat removal in Palo Alto.
Buccal Fat Removal: Candidacy and Recovery Overview
If you’re considering a slimmer, more sculpted facial look, buccal fat removal Palo Alto patients often ask whether they’re a good fit for the procedure and what to expect during recovery.
Am I a candidate?
If you meet these criteria, you are likely an excellent candidate for buccal fat pad removal:
- You feel that your face is too round.
- You feel that chubby cheeks are a distraction.
- You would like a more refined look.
- You fully understand the procedure, recovery, and expected result.
About the Recovery
Recovery from buccal fat pad removal is reasonably easy. You will need to eat a liquid diet while the incisions in your mouth heal, followed by soft foods, and finally, back to your usual diet. You can expect some bruising and swelling, which fades as the days pass. Full recovery and the final results are achieved in about three weeks.
When dieting and exercise don’t resolve chubby cheeks buccal fat pad removal
You likely inherited a rounder face through your family line. If you have tried diet and exercise, and still feel that your cheeks are too round, or your face too full, buccal fat pad removal may be the answer. The procedure leaves you with a more refined facial appearance. For a slender look that is more in line with your personal aesthetic, we invite you to meet with Dr. Graw about this cosmetic procedure.
Buccal fat removal in Palo Alto is an outpatient procedure performed under local anesthesia, requiring only about an hour to complete. The result is a slender, more refined facial structure. It involves an incision within the insides of your cheeks, through which the fat pad is removed.
