North Texas Plastic Surgery
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North Texas Plastic Surgery is a plastic surgery practice in Dallas, Texas, rated 4.9 stars across 817 Google reviews, performing 21 tracked procedures.
A short procedure that removes the buccal fat pad from the lower cheek to create a more sculpted, hollowed look, and the operation most likely to be regretted if done at the wrong age. Compare Dallas clinics below and request a free consultation.
$2,500–$6,000
per procedure · USD
A general range for Dallas, rounded for guidance. Confirm exact pricing with each clinic.
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A short procedure that removes the buccal fat pad from the lower cheek to create a more sculpted, hollowed look, and the operation most likely to be regretted if done at the wrong age.
One procedure, permanent and not reversible
3 to 7 days of visible swelling, final result at 3 to 6 months
Adults typically over 25 with genuinely full lower cheeks that have persisted at a stable, healthy weight, who understand the change is permanent
10 plastic surgery practices in the Dallas area list buccal fat removal. From Google Places listings; hours and locations change, so confirm with the practice.
What 9 Dallas practices that list buccal fat removal say on their own websites (checked September 2026); one that does not mention something may still offer it, so ask at your consultation.
Buccal fat naturally decreases with age; therefore, if you already have a thin face, you may be at risk of future facial hollowing and may not be a good candidate for the procedure.
You are a great candidate for buccal fat pad removal surgery if you have full lower face and desire a slimmer cheek contour.
If your face is naturally narrow or you have limited facial fat volume, removing buccal fat may create excessive hollowness over time.
Your board-certified or board-eligible plastic surgeon will make a small incision inside your mouth, near your upper molars, which avoids visible external scarring. Through this incision, they carefully locate the buccal fat pad and gently remove the desired amount.
Buccal fat pad removal produces permanent results and typically, patients will only need one procedure to attain the cosmetic they desire.
When performed thoughtfully, buccal fat pad removal should create refined definition, not a gaunt appearance. Dr. Mohan carefully evaluates your facial anatomy, cheekbone structure, skin quality, and long-term aging patterns before recommending surgery.
Buccal Fat Removal generally runs $2,500–$6,000 per procedure, and each Dallas clinic sets its own price. The biggest variables are the provider's experience level and the specific device or product used. Newer technology and senior injectors price at the upper end. Pricing is quoted in US dollars (USD). Request a consultation from any of our listed Dallas clinics for a personalized quote.
Maintenance schedules vary. Most Dallas providers recommend periodic refresh sessions every 6–12 months once optimal results are achieved.
Most patients wait 24 hours before applying makeup to avoid irritation on freshly-treated skin.
It is a distinct, encapsulated pad of fat sitting in the hollow of your cheek, separate from the fat layer just under the skin. It is not the same thing as general facial fullness or weight. Removing it narrows the lower cheek specifically. Because it is a discrete structure, the result is predictable, and because it does not grow back, the result is permanent.
Faces lose volume with age, naturally and progressively. Fullness in your twenties often becomes hollowness in your forties without any surgery at all. Removing the buccal fat pad accelerates that trajectory permanently, and a result that looks sculpted at 25 can look gaunt at 45. Many surgeons decline to perform it on younger patients for exactly this reason, and that refusal is good judgment rather than lost business.
Not really. The pad cannot be put back. Volume can be restored with fillers or fat grafting, which means ongoing cost and maintenance for the rest of your life to replace something you paid to have removed. Treat this as a permanent decision, because functionally it is.
Nationally, $2,500 to $6,000, which makes it one of the least expensive procedures on this list. That affordability, combined with heavy social media promotion, is part of why it is so frequently performed on people who are poor candidates. Low cost is not a reason to have an irreversible operation.
Someone with true buccal fat pad prominence, meaning full lower cheeks that persist even at a stable healthy weight, who is old enough that their facial fat distribution has settled, generally mid-twenties and beyond, and who understands the aging trajectory. Someone who simply wants a more contoured face and has seen it online is usually better served by makeup, weight stability, or nothing at all.
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