Management of Buccal Fat Pad in Minimally Invasive Orthognathic Surgery
In patients with dentofacial deformities, the most frequent aesthetic deficits are attributable to an underdevelopment of hard and soft tissues. The surgeon should consider not only traditional osteotomies, but also soft-tissue improving procedures, such as lipofilling or buccal fat removal to achieve better aesthetic results. The authors herein describe a simple, safe, and convenient technique for removal or transposition of the buccal fat pad (BFP) during minimally invasive orthognathic surgery (MIOS).
Authors
- Luis Aguilera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2541-0810)
- A Santamaria
- Jonathas Daniel Paggi Claus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7418-045X)
- Matheus Spinella Almeida
- José Luis Muñoz-Carrillo
- Jorge Soto
Institutions
- National University of Tucumán (AR)
- Universidad de Guadalajara (MX)
- Butamax (United States) (US)
- Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán (AR)
- Universidad Tecnológica de Aguascalientes (MX)
- Universidad Politécnica de Aguascalientes (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/scs.0000000000012462
- Primary Topic
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00