Buccal Fat Pad Modification in Aesthetic Facial Surgery

Lexie Lulu Wang; Babak Azizzadeh

doi:10.1016/j.fsc.2025.08.008

Buccal Fat Pad Modification in Aesthetic Facial Surgery

Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2026 Feb;34(1):51-54. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2025.08.008. Epub 2025 Sep 9.

Authors

Lexie Lulu Wang¹, Babak Azizzadeh²

Affiliations

¹ West End Plastic Surgery in Washington, 2440 M Street Northwest #200, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
² Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Center for Advanced Facial Plastic Surgery, 9401 Wilshire Boulevard #650, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA. Electronic address: drazizzadeh@gmail.com.

PMID: 41203330
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2025.08.008

Abstract

This article reviews the buccal fat pad's anatomy, its role in facial aging and aesthetics, as well as a variety of techniques published that involve buccal fat modification including excision, repositioning, and grafting.

Keywords: Aging face; Buccal fat; Cosmetic surgery; Facial rejuvenation; Facial surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue* / anatomy & histology
Adipose Tissue* / surgery
Adipose Tissue* / transplantation
Cheek* / anatomy & histology
Cheek* / surgery
Cosmetic Techniques*
Esthetics
Face* / surgery
Humans
Plastic Surgery Procedures* / methods
Rhytidoplasty / methods