Type
Facelift
Duration
2 hours
What's included
5 deliverables in this treatment
- Intraoral incisions on both cheeks (no external scarring)
- Bilateral buccal fat pad removal
- Absorbable sutures
- Local or general anaesthesia
- Post-operative check appointments
Bichectomy removes the buccal fat pads — discrete pockets of fat within the cheeks — through small incisions inside the mouth, creating a slimmer, more defined facial contour. The procedure is suited to patients with naturally prominent or full cheeks that do not reduce with weight loss, as the buccal fat pad is anatomically distinct from the general subcutaneous fat layer. At Art Ethic the operation leaves no external scars, takes up to two hours, and requires only about a week of recovery before returning to normal activities.
About this treatment
Bichectomy — buccal fat pad removal — targets a specific anatomical structure: the corpus adiposum buccae, a well-encapsulated fat body that sits within the cheek between the masseter and buccinator muscles. Unlike general facial fat, the buccal fat pad is not meaningfully reduced by dieting or weight loss — its size is largely determined by genetics. Patients with constitutionally prominent buccal fat pads present with a round, full midface appearance…
At Art Ethic Beauty Clinic, doc. MUDr. Martin Molitor, Ph.D., MBA performs bichectomy under local or general anaesthesia in up to two hours. The approach is entirely intraoral: a small incision is made inside the mouth in the buccal mucosa (inner cheek lining) on each side. Through this access, the surgeon identifies and delivers the buccal fat pad — a lobulated structure of soft, bright yellow adipose tissue — and removes the planned volume. The incision…
The procedure is performed bilaterally (both cheeks) to achieve a symmetrical result. The amount removed on each side may differ slightly if the patient has pre-existing asymmetry. The resulting facial change is a reduction in cheek fullness that emphasises the cheekbones and creates a more angular midface profile — the degree of change depends on the natural size of the fat pad.
Good to know
- Scarring
- None — intraoral incisions
- Anaesthesia
- Local or general
- Duration
- Up to 2 hours
- Bilateral
- Both cheeks treated
- Recovery
- ~1 week
Who is this for?
Naturally round or full cheeks that persist despite healthy weight; patients seeking more angular facial definition; typically best under 40
About the clinic
Reviews, team and credentials
Independent review links and clinic-reported team information.
Clinical team
Lead surgeon doc. MUDr. Martin Molitor, Ph.D., MBA is an Associate Professor and Head of Plastic Surgery at Faculty Hospital Bulovka, Prague. He holds 25 years of operative experience across the full spectrum of aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. Clinic coordination is managed by Mgr. Ema Čurová.
Languages: cs, en
What clients say
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Treatment highlights
- Intraoral incisions on both cheeks (no external scarring)
- Bilateral buccal fat pad removal
+3 more items in What's included
From 31 500 Kč (local anaesthesia) or from 42 000 Kč (general anaesthesia). Intraoral incisions — no external scarring. Bilateral procedure.