The Bichat owe their name to the French anatomist and biologist Xavier Bichat. These are accumulations of fat that are located on the cheeks, between the masseter muscle and the buccinator muscle, on both sides of the face.

The removal of the Bichat fat defines the cheekbone, reduces the fullness of the cheeks and defines a slight submalar depression that provides attractiveness to the face.

The effects of this intervention are forever. As it is about fat accumulations that do not have a tendency to gain weight, once removed they do not reappear, so the results are for a lifetime.

Bichat fat pads can be extracted from the end of facial growth, which is usually at 16 years of age. This intervention is recommended until the age of 40, since from this age the face begins to lose weight due to aging.

Bichectomy is recommended for those who have a face that is too round, with very full cheeks, especially if this roundness does not correspond to the rest of their body. That is, thin people who have an excessively round face. The extraction is also advisable for people who want to highlight their cheekbones more while refining the lines of the face, which, when they become more angular, make the face more attractive.

The face becomes more attractive, because it looks more refined and the cheekbones and chin stand out on the cheeks. Even so, the characteristic facial expression of each person is maintained in all cases.

The postoperative period of the extraction of the Bichat fat pads is very short, comfortable and painless, so that the patient can return to his usual life the next day.

However, during the first week it is advisable to maintain a semi-soft diet to prevent the wounds from becoming infected or that the patient may be injured by mistake.

No. Bichat fat pads are accumulations of fat that have no function in adulthood. Therefore, they can be removed without causing any negative consequences.