Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Aesthetic surgery and medicine
Buccal fat pad removal
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- AS/OB/CAD/LAB/SIM - assist, observe, cadaver, lab or simulator (NMC)
- Also called
- buccal lipectomy
Videos and resources
- VideoBichectomy (Fat Removal From The Cheek)-Nefertiti Cheek-How is it done? Assoc.Prof.Dr. Guncel Ozturk1:44
- VideoAnatomy of Buccal Fat - Buccal Fat Pad Removal Highlight1:03
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“16.3. Buccal fat pad removal” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 36)
“Demonstrate the anatomy of the Buccal fat pad” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 19)