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| image = Facial muscles.jpg | |||
| caption = Facial musculature (Commons). Buccal fat removal hollows the mid-cheek; it does not build a jaw. | |||
| alt = Facial muscles | |||
| name = Buccal fat removal | | name = Buccal fat removal | ||
| also = buccal lipectomy, cheek-hollow surgery | | also = buccal lipectomy, cheek-hollow surgery | ||
| field = Medicine | | field = Medicine | ||
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'''Buccal fat removal''' excises the buccal fat pad to hollow the midcheek. Looksmaxxing likes the model hollow. The fail is obvious a few years later: a gaunt, older midface, especially if you were going to get lean anyway. It is easy, fashionable, and over-indicated. Many serious facial surgeons will refuse it in already-thin men. | '''Buccal fat removal''' excises the buccal fat pad to hollow the midcheek.<ref name="med">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_surgery |title=Plastic surgery |website=Wikipedia |access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref> Looksmaxxing likes the model hollow. The fail is obvious a few years later: a gaunt, older midface, especially if you were going to get lean anyway. It is easy, fashionable, and over-indicated. Many serious facial surgeons will refuse it in already-thin men. | ||
== Age tell == | |||
Hollows that look good at 22 can look wasted at 40. It is not a [[custom jawline implant]]. See [[facial fat]]. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Body fat]] | * [[Body fat]] | ||
* [[Surgical pitfalls]] | * [[Surgical pitfalls]] | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Medicine]] | [[Category:Medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Techniques]] | [[Category:Techniques]] | ||
[[Category:Face]] | [[Category:Face]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:55, 14 September 2026
 Facial musculature (Commons). Buccal fat removal hollows the mid-cheek; it does not build a jaw.
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| Field | Medicine |
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| Also known as | buccal lipectomy, cheek-hollow surgery
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Buccal fat removal excises the buccal fat pad to hollow the midcheek.[1] Looksmaxxing likes the model hollow. The fail is obvious a few years later: a gaunt, older midface, especially if you were going to get lean anyway. It is easy, fashionable, and over-indicated. Many serious facial surgeons will refuse it in already-thin men.
Age tell
Hollows that look good at 22 can look wasted at 40. It is not a custom jawline implant. See facial fat.
See also
References
- ↑ Plastic surgery. Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 September 2026.