If I Undergo Buccal Lipectomy Reversal Will I Look Like How I Did Before The Surgery?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Will the aesthetic outcome look like how it did before removing the buccal fat pad?

A:The simple answer is no. Whenever you have removal of tissues that are then secondarily reconstructed by the placement of new tissues one should never expect to return exactly to what they look like before the original removal surgery.  A more realistic outcome is how close could you come to your original appearance, whether that is 50% of what it was, 70% of what it was etc. cannot be precisely predicted. The outcome will be improvement but not complete restoration.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon