“The buccal fat removal is performed under local anaesthesia while the patient is awake. The standard approach involves making an incision in the back of the oral cavity approximately at the level of the second upper molar. Once the incision is done, the surgeon locates the buccinator muscle and its fibres are separated without damaging it, and the buccal
fat is visualized and gently harvested. Gentle pressure can be applied to facilitate its removal. After the appropriate amount of fat is removed, the surgeon cauterizes its base and uses self-absorbing stitches on the incisions previously created in the oral mucosa. On average, the operating time takes 30 minutes.”