Licensed in CA
Dr. Debra L. StaffordMD
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Removes the fat pad in the lower cheek to bring out the cheekbone.
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Buccal Fat Removal starts at $5,000. Your price is confirmed at consultation and depends on what your case actually needs. A $500 deposit reserves your surgery date.
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Our Los Angeles clinic is temporarily closed. Call us at (833) 462-5769 and we will help you plan a visit at another Goals clinic.
Dr. Sergey Voskin, Dr. Andrew Hsu and Dr. Debra L. Stafford operate at our Los Angeles clinic at 18433 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA 91325.
Faces lose volume with age, which is why a conservative amount is taken. A surgeon who removes the whole pad from a young patient is storing up a problem.
Not on the face. The incision is inside the cheek.
Indirectly, by creating a shadow above it. If the jawline itself is the concern, chin augmentation or submental liposuction will do more.
Not really. Fat grafting can add volume back but not in the same plane, which is why removal should be conservative in the first place.
You will lose facial volume with age as everyone does, and you will be starting from less. That is exactly why a good surgeon removes a modest amount, and why some young patients are advised against it entirely.
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Patient Guides
Written by the team that performs the procedure, to read before your consultation.
Questions to Ask Before Any SurgeryTen questions to ask any plastic surgeon before you book, what a good answer sounds like, the warning signs, and a version you can print and bring to your consultation.Read the guide
How to Verify a Plastic SurgeonFour free checks that take ten minutes: the NPI registry, the state medical board, ABMS board certification and the facility’s accreditation. Step by step, with every link.Read the guide
Rhytidectomy / Face Lift TreatmentA facelift (rhytidectomy) tightens loose skin and deeper facial tissue. Learn how the incisions, lift, and closure work and who is a good candidate.Read itGeneral information, not medical advice. What applies to you is decided at a consultation with a licensed surgeon.
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