Aesthetic plastic surgery
How Does the Buccal Fat Pad Age and How Can it Be Managed in Facelift Surgery? A Scoping Review of the Literature and Our Proposed Algorithm.
Philippe Bellity, Lolita Pechevy, Raphael Carloni
Published: 202510.1007/s00266-025-05300-1
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The buccal fat pad tends to sag and herniate with age, creating an unnatural bulge in the perioral area. Failure to address this during a facelift can be a source of postoperative dissatisfaction. OBJECTIVES: To perform a scoping review o…
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