Bichectomy - Hollywood Cheeks
Certain proportions are important for a beautiful and aesthetic facial appearance. Achieving these proportions is quite easy with bichectomy.
The combination and proportion of full and hollow areas on our face helps us look more beautiful. In today’s beauty and aesthetic perception, sharp and inverted triangle-shaped faces appear more beautiful and attractive than round features. While full cheeks appear cute during infancy and childhood, they are far from attractive in the post-adolescent period. On the face, round and full features have given way to sharp and defined edges.
We can have a full facial appearance regardless of our weight. This fullness is caused by the ‘bichat‘ fat pad, which extends from the corner of the mouth to the cheekbone in the deep parts of the face. Bichat is the fat tissue that gives the face its shape and makes the cheeks appear full, independent of a person’s weight. Bichectomy surgery can be performed to reduce cheek fullness and enhance cheekbone definition. The procedure recently known as Hollywood cheeks is actually a surgical intervention called bichectomy, performed by plastic and aesthetic surgeons. Bichectomy is the removal of the buccal fat pad, also known as the bichat fat pad. Suitable candidates for this surgery are individuals whose facial features are obscured by full, round cheeks.
How is Bichectomy Performed?
Bichectomy is a thirty-minute surgical procedure performed under local or sedation anesthesia with same-day discharge. It is performed through a small incision inside the mouth. There are no incision marks on the outer surface of the cheek.
After surgery, the cheekbones become more prominent, creating a proportional and triangular face.
The final results take 1-3 months to develop, depending on the individual’s healing process.
Before Bichectomy Surgery
The process can be completed more easily for both patient and doctor by considering several points before bichectomy.
- The patient should stop alcohol and smoking consumption one week before surgery.
- The use of blood thinners like aspirin should be discontinued.
- Any conditions like diabetes or hypertension should be disclosed to the doctor, and if necessary, the operation should be canceled for patient safety.
After Bichectomy Surgery
After bichectomy surgery, patients can usually return to normal life within 14 days. However, during this 14-day period, care must be taken, and oral health should be maintained.
- For the first 3 days after the operation, patients should eat soft and cold foods. This minimizes the risk of bleeding.
- To prevent infection risk, gargling should be done immediately after the procedure, and extra attention should be paid to oral hygiene for at least 10 days.
- Cold compresses should be applied every four hours for 3 days. This prevents post-surgical swelling.
- From day 5, patients can resume normal daily activities, and after 14 days, they can return to sports activities.
Although bichectomy is a simple surgery, certain conditions must be met for it to be performed.
- Women and men under 18 and over 55 years old,
- those who are overweight or have obesity issues,
- pregnant or nursing mothers cannot undergo bichectomy.
Like any aesthetic operation, Bichectomy carries some risks. However, these risks are minimized under expert doctor supervision.
The most common discomfort after bichectomy is inner cheek infection. This condition can be treated with antibiotics prescribed by your doctor.
While bichectomy, also known as face slimming surgery, only involves removing fat tissue from the cheek area, Hollywood Cheeks includes additional filler applications to the chin and cheekbones. Thus, we can say that Hollywood Cheeks procedure achieves sharper facial features.
Bichectomy is a permanent procedure as the removed fat tissue does not regenerate.
The cost of bichectomy, also known as cheek reduction surgery, varies depending on the patient’s facial features and expectations. The price may also change if the patient has additional aesthetic requests. An initial consultation is required for the most accurate price information.
