While chubby cheeks are considered adorable and kissable on little children and babies, they’re often a source of self-consciousness for adults. Many adults feel that their round, plump cheeks make them look like they have a baby face or a fat face – but there is a cure. The cure for chubby cheeks is buccal fat pad removal, in which a skilled facial plastic surgeon removes the buccal fat pads in your cheeks to slim the curves of your face. Edmon P. Khoury, M.D. is a double-board certified international surgeon who specializes in facial plastic surgery, and he offers buccal fat pad removal to slim down your face.

What Are Buccal Fat Pads?

Buccal fat pads are fat masses within the cheeks. These fat pads are deeply located inside the cheeks and below the cheekbones. While the buccal fat pads are a natural part of human anatomy, unique anatomical features cause them to create the appearance of chubby cheeks in some individuals. Chubby cheeks are often genetic, but with buccal fat pad removal, you don’t have to have chubby cheeks forever.

The Procedure

Buccal fat pad removal reduces prominent cheeks by carefully and proportionately removing buccal fat pad tissue. With the patient typically under local anesthesia, the doctor carefully makes an incision toward the back of the mouth near the second upper molar. Then, he extracts the buccal fat to correct chubby cheeks. The whole procedure lasts less than an hour, and recovery is usually less than a week. The experience is comparable to wisdom teeth removal.

It Takes a Practiced Hand

Buccal fat pad removal takes a practiced hand. With this procedure, there is a risk of damage to part of the facial nerve and parotid ducts that carry saliva into the mouth. Therefore, interested patients should only undergo buccal fat pad removal with an experienced and skilled professional. Even many facial plastic surgeons are inexperienced in this technique, but renowned facial plastic surgeon Dr. Edmon Khoury has extensive experience with this procedure. With his practiced hand, you can have expert results and beautifully slimmer cheeks after buccal fat pad removal.

If you have chubby cheeks and are interested in learning more about how Dr. Khoury can improve their appearance, contact us to learn more. Schedule your private consultation with Dr. Khoury by calling 720-475-8400 or filling out our online contact form.

*Results May Vary

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