Your buccal fat pads sit in the lower cheek area, and "in some cases these grape-sized pads of fat can be oversized, resulting in a fuller looking face," says Dr. David Shafer, a double board ...

So what is buccal (pronounced ‘buckle’) fat? According to Dr. Konstantin Vasyukevich, a double-board certified plastic surgeon, buccal fat is a pouch of, well, fat, in your face that maintains volume ...

So, as I tug on this buccal fat pad, and these internal structures where the fat pad is, people actually feel like their faces are being pulled on from the inside. It's very uncomfortable.

Buccal fat removal is just what it says on the label: the removal of fat from the buccal fat pad, a mass of tissue located deep within the cheek. The procedure is typically conducted under anesthesia.

Buccal fat is a fat pad located in the cheeks, just below the cheekbone, which can contribute to the fullness of cheeks. Buccal fat removal, commonly known as cheek reduction surgery, is a cosmetic ...

Unlike the name implies, buccal fat removal surgery doesn’t completely remove the fat pad. Dr. Vasyukevich tells Rolling Stone the surgery only involves removing a portion of the pad, leaving ...

Buccal fat removal is just what it says on the label: the removal of fat from the buccal fat pad, a mass of tissue located deep within the cheek. The procedure is typically conducted under anesthesia.