Recovery Period and Care After Buccal Fat Removal Surgery

Even if you lose weight, if the chubby fat in the cheek area does not go away, a simple procedure to reduce the cheek area that you may consider is buccal fat removal surgery.

 

Buccal fat removal surgery is a simple procedure that takes about 10 minutes.

 

It involves making a 5 to 10 mm incision in the inner cheek lining and removing the connected fat pad in one piece to improve the appearance of a full, chubby cheek area.

 

Because the intraoral incision is closed with dissolvable stitches, no special treatment is needed after the surgery, and normal daily life is fully possible.

 

You can eat immediately after the surgery, and there is no need to wear facial compression tape or an elastic band.

 

The course after surgery varies greatly from person to person, but the general progression (swelling after buccal fat removal and recovery period after buccal fat removal) is as follows.

 

 

Swelling After Surgery

 

On the day of surgery: There is little difference from before the surgery.

 

The day after surgery to the 3rd day after surgery: Swelling in the cheek area gradually increases until the third day after surgery. On the 3rd day after surgery, the cheek area may appear swollen, as if you are holding candy in your mouth.

 

4th day after surgery: The swelling begins to go down.

 

 

Changes After Surgery

 

Changes after surgery begin around 2 weeks to 1 month after surgery, and satisfaction becomes high around 3 months after surgery.

 

 

Postoperative Care

 

This is a safe procedure that does not require any special caution or care after surgery, and you may comfortably go about your daily life. To help reduce swelling after surgery as much as possible, applying cold compresses to the area where the fat was removed for about two days may be helpful.