Bichectomy
Bichectomy, popularly known as cheek aesthetics, is the name given to the aesthetic operation that allows the facial features to appear more sharply and prominently with the removal of cheek fat. Defined as part of Hollywood cheek aesthetics, bichectomy surgery aims to achieve the appearance of a face shape called an inverted triangle in the area between the cheekbones and the chin. With this plastic surgery, the main purpose of which is to achieve the golden ratio with surgery, facial features are sharpened. Thus, the facial areas of the people reach a younger and more aesthetic appearance. While applying this method, which is applied by people who want to have a face shape called V-type face, the buccal adipose tissue on the cheeks is thinned. A bichectomy is performed by making an incision of 1 cm on the inside of the cheek.
Who is Bichectomy suitable for?
Although it can be applied for patients of all ages and genders, there is a 25-year age limit for bichectomy surgery. Because the contours of the face and the shape of the cheeks of a 25-year-old person become well-established and no noticeable changes are observed. Bichectomy surgery can be performed on every person who has excess fat on their cheeks, who looks overweight due to the face area, whose facial features are not sharp and who has thick facial contours. With cheek aesthetic surgery, which can be performed for men and women, patients can achieve a sharp, clear and triangular type of face appearance. People who will undergo a bichectomy operation should be physically healthy, have an average body weight, do not use tobacco, and have both round and plump facial contours.
How is Bichectomy Surgery Performed?
The aim of bichectomy surgery is to thin the cheeks and highlight the cheekbones and chin areas with sharp lines. Patients should definitely be examined before this operation, also called cheek aesthetics. Before the operation process begins, the doctor and the patient should talk in detail and exchange information about both which procedures will be performed during the operation and how they will end.
Before the operation, the patient must be hungry. Although the local anesthesia method is mostly applied to the people who are taken into surgery, if different plastic applications will be made during the surgery, general anesthesia can also be used. By creating a 1 cm incision in the cheek, access to the inner cheek tissue is provided. Then, the previously specified part on this tissue is removed and the same process is applied to both cheeks. It is of great importance for the symmetrical appearance to be performed in the same proportions and sizes for both cheeks. Before the end of the surgical procedure, the incision areas are sutured using soluble materials.
What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Bichectomy?
One of the most important advantages of bichectomy surgery is that it is completed in a short time and does not require hospitalization. It is also very important to quickly reach the desired facial features, which are the dreams of many people and can be achieved after many years of effort. On the other hand, since there are no details such as filling and prosthesis in the bichectomy application, a smooth and impressive appearance is achieved. In addition, since there is no incision on the skin surface, it does not cause aesthetic problems and the healing process is fast. Bichectomy surgery has advantages as well as some disadvantages and side effects. Examples of these are infection, hematoma, bleeding, salivary gland damage and subcutaneous water collection. It is recommended that patients who encounter negative situations after the surgery immediately contact the specialist doctors.