BICHECTOMY

The Bichectomy is a surgical procedure in which the removal of the fat pads located on the bottom edge of the cheeks is carried out. These fats bags make cheeks look more prominent.

TYPES OF SURGERY

- Internal Medical approach or intraoral

It is most often used to remove the bags of Bichat technique. Involves making an incision in the oral mucosa than in the high part of the second premolar. Requires local anesthesia and in a few cases requires placement of stich.

WHY SURGERY?

Potential candidates for the realization of this procedure are usually people with a round face or wish to highlight the cheekbones to refine facial features, lengthen the face and improve facial harmony.

It is common in people with fine texture, which fail to slim your face in spite of exercise and therefore look fatter, this being caused by hereditary predisposition occasions.

POST-OPERATIVE SURGERY

- It is not a painful surgery and discomfort are controlled well with painkillers. Liquid diet is recommended the first 2 days and then soft foods. Do not eat solid foods to avoid superinfection. It should put something cold as ice to improve pain and decrease inflammation.

- Oral hygiene is important to prevent superinfection, which should be a soft cleansing rinse ordered by your surgeon, with a gauze cleaning the scar area, ideally after every meal.

- Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages, citrus and salty foods as these can increase pain and inflammation.

-The patient will notice significant inflammation of the cheeks, and sometimes numbness in the area. Inflammation is more marked in the first week, but will diminish gradually. 

- It is advisable to sleep with high head at 45 degrees.

-Follow very carefully the suggestions of the surgeon.

- Beware of exposure to sun and external agents that can damage the process.

-Eating properly so that no infection occurs at points of scar and consult your doctor if severe swelling in the facial area.

WHAT IS NORMAL

You may be temporary decreased sensation in the skin of the treated area. However, gradually recovered in the first days or weeks.

There may be a slight swelling in the area and minimal pain when chewing, so we recommend a soft diet the first days.

Some bruising at the bottom of the cheeks may appear, which improve with cold compresses and a little ice on the affected area.

The Bichectomy is classified as surgery faster recovery if the patient follows the advice of your doctor..

RESULTS

This procedure decreases the width and round of the face and giving a slimming look naturally look. The recovery time is short, 2 to 4 days. The result is a long term and one advantage of this operation is that there are no visible scars.