Will My Cheeks Go Back to How They Were After a Bichectomy?

In almost everyone’s facial anatomy, there are small fat pads in the cheeks called  ’’bichats’‘ (Bichat’s fat pads). This name was given after the famous French anatomist and pathologist Marie François Xavier Bichat, who first described this anatomical structure. These fat pads are one of the anatomical structures that give the face its shape. Depending on the general facial anatomy and facial proportions of the person, the reduction of these fat pads by a bichectomy operation can provide a an improvement in appearance of the individual.

During a bichectomy operation, these fat pads can be reduced by partial removal through very small incisions made inside each cheek in the mouth. With this procedure, it is aimed to create slimming in the lower cheeks, along with a dented, shadowy appearance between the cheek bones and the jaw if the patient’s anatomy is suitable. The slimming effect in the cheeks can be seen in almost everyone, while the occurance of the mentioned, pleasent, dented, shadowy appearance can be said to be related to the patient’s cheekbones and jaw structure. The amount of fat tissue to be removed should be individually calculated for each patient.

One of the things that people who have had a bichectomy operation or considering to have one are curious about whether they will have any scars on their faces after the operation. Fat pads, which the fat tissue is removed from during a bichectomy, are located inside the cheeks, and the fat tissue removed through two small incisions made inside the mouth. Therefore no incision is made on the skin and no scarring occurs. The incision made inside the mouth quickly heals, leaving no signs of the operation.