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Not happy with your bulging cheeks and want a tighter facial contour? SkinSurgery Clincs is the leading clinic in the Netherlands for buccal fat removal. Read more
Highest quality
NVCG certified
Personal attention
Natural result
Treatment to remove buccal fat is always preceded by a no-obligation consultation. In a personal meeting with our surgeons in a relaxed setting, you can ask all your questions, discuss your wishes and express your expectations about the treatment.
Our concerned specialist will assess your eligibility for buccal fat removal and give you clear explanations about the treatment, aftercare, risks, costs and the expected natural end result. Photographs are taken before the treatment and later placed next to post-treatment photos.
We fully understand how you feel. We are happy to guide you through he process from A to Z. With a specially developed after-care protocol, you will recover smoothly with minimal swelling and bruising.
Got curious or have personal questions for the surgeon? Book a no-obligation consultation. We will be happy to talk to you.
This procedure is suitable for clients who have convex and oval faces with the typical hamster cheeks. This may be due to weight gain or determined by a genetic cause. The procedure is performed after a small anaesthetic in the mouth and fat is removed through a small incision in the cheek mucosa. It therefore does not result in visible scars. The procedure takes about 45-60 minutes. Swelling and bruising are minimal. You could return to work the next day.
Benefits of Buccal fat removal:
It takes an average of 2 weeks to see the final effect of the procedure. After the swelling subsides (duration 1-2 weeks), the tissue settles down and the cheeks look more defined and contoured.
After surgery, we advise:
- In the first week after treatment, do not press, push, lift or bend.
- We advise you not to smoke. Smoking increases the risk of complications.
- Avoid intensive chewing of solid food.
- Do not drink hot drinks, such as tea or coffee, first 24 hr after your procedure
- Do not undertake heavy and strenuous work or sporting activities during the first few weeks.
The procedure has few risks and is done under local anaesthetic.
Possible complications include swelling, post-bleeding, pain when chewing and, very rarely, nerve damage.
Your disturbing hamster cheeks and asymmetrical facial profile disappear with expert and safe buccal fat removal. Your face is balanced again.
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You may be a little swollen for a week after the procedure and your cheeks may feel sore. You won't feel sick otherwise, so you should be able to resume your daily activities fine after a few days. If you experience a lot of swelling, you can take some rest and cool your cheeks with cold packs. All swelling should completely disappear within two to three weeks.
Avoid intensive chewing of solid food and avoid anything too hot or spicy for at least 24 hours to avoid irritating the incisions in your cheeks.
You should not press, push, lift or bend for the first few weeks. Sport is allowed again after 2 weeks.
The procedure is performed with a local anaesthetic. The surgeon then makes small incisions on the inside of your cheeks.
The fat is then searched for and removed. This may cause a pulling sensation, but is not painful. Once the fat is removed, the incisions are sutured with soluble sutures.
Most people undergo the procedure well, comparing it to treatment at the dentist, where you also have to lie with your mouth open.
You will be sent home with antibiotics to prevent infection and the advice to rinse your mouth regularly with mouthwash.
You may experience some swelling, which initially makes it look like you've actually grown chubbier cheeks. This will subside over time.
There is a small risk of damaging the buccal nerve that allows you to properly pucker your lips. These risks are obviously reduced if you have the treatment performed by a qualified, experienced surgeon.
You will not leave any visible scars from this procedure, as the buccal fat is removed through the inside of the mouth.
The final results are permanent, even if you gain weight.
Recovery time is minimal, with most patients returning to work after three days.
By removing the buccal fat pad volume, the cheek volume decreases and the cheekbones and cheeks look more defined. This makes this an ideal procedure for adults who suffer from a baby face or hamster cheeks.
Buccal fat removal is a good treatment for patients who feel their face is too round or chubby, or suffer from hamster cheeks. It creates a slimmer face with more contour and shape in the lower part of the face.
While you can have chubby cheeks or round face without it meaning you are overweight, it is good to establish whether being overweight is not the cause of the chubby cheeks. Indeed, in that case, this treatment is less suitable because removing the buccal fat is probably not going to give the desired results.
You can also have wide cheeks due to overdeveloped jaw muscles. In that case, removing buccal fat would not necessarily help, but we can use an injectable to relax the masseter muscle, which will cause your face to slim down over time. However, this is a treatment that does not give permanent results, and would have to be repeated.
Besides hamster cheeks, do you also suffer from a stubborn double chin? In that case, face slimming treatment would suit you better. Face slimming removes not only buccal fat, but also the fat around the jawline that causes a double chin. Of course, our specialists will be happy to discuss the different treatments and which one suits you best during a personal consultation.
The treatment in which buccal fat is removed is going to provide more contour and definition to your face. Your cheekbones become more prominent, your bulging cheeks are reduced and your jawline gets more definition. However, sometimes there can be a stubborn double chin, a double chin that you cannot exercise or diet away. Despite the fact that a buccal fat removal helps to give more shape to your face, it may not be enough to completely get the results you are looking for. Especially for people who want just a little more definition and suffer from a double chin in addition to bulging cheeks, you can come to us for a unique face slimming treatment. This treatment is unique because it is not offered in any other clinic in the Netherlands. It is a treatment in which the treatment to remove buccal fat is combined with liposuction of the neck to eliminate double chin fat as well. It gives natural but long-lasting results: the fat usually does not return, provided a healthy lifestyle is maintained. Want more information or this, or any other treatment? Schedule a no-obligation consultation, our specialists will be happy to discuss the options with you.
Buccal fat removal is a procedure often performed in Asia, the Middle East and USA. To bring definition to the face, it is sometimes necessary to contour the cheeks. You can do this with make-up. Or by removing the 'buccal fat pad', the cheek volume decreases and the cheekbones and cheeks look more defined.
The procedure is performed after a small anaesthetic in the mouth and fat is removed through a small incision in the cheek mucosa. It therefore does not result in visible scars.
The previously mentioned results cannot be guaranteed. Results vary from person to person. We cannot make concrete statements about how your body reacts to certain treatments or products.
Are you interested in buccal fat removal but unsure if you have the right indication? Our cosmetic doctors/surgeons give honest and personal advice based on your supplied photos. After the online advice, we will be happy to invite you for a no-obligation consultation tailored to your needs.
