Has Lisa Bonet had the Buccal Fat removed because she's looked gaunt and hallowed for awhile. Because that would definitely be a reason why Zoe had hers done...
I'm not famous but I just had a CO2 facial treatment do help with premature aging & acne scars. It hurtlike hell & after a pretty penny & two weeks later...I see no difference. I'd share my experience!
2 years ago when I was 22, I almost got this done. Went to a plastic surgeon to get submental lipo (I am happy with the results) and asked him about buccal fat removal. He said he wont do it because I look great with my round cheeks. I feel thankful every day that he was a good person first and a businessman second!
@@marbesa22 No, it's a trend, we all know that in a few months buccal fat removal isn't going to be a thing anymore, trends come and go, standards stay for decades.
I live in Brazil and plastic surgery is a HUGE thing here. We had this buccal fat removal hype a few years ago and I've seen a good amount of people who had this procedure turn out to regret it and spending 10x more money to "fix" it (or at least make their faces less flacid).
@@neverlookback7039 they have a few options to minimize the saggy aspect of the skin etc but buccal fat removal is irreversible. I saw one brazilian TH-camr talk about how she spends more money on trying to make her face look less flacid after a few years of buccal fat removal.
Absolutely. I know that personally it's added to my issues with how I see myself. I dislike how I look since my mother told me that I was ugly etc. Growing up.
It definitely drives the economy - comparing one's self to others in all facets of life - the foundation of capitalism is to create a need if there is none i.e. implant insecurities within people's psyche
The difference of energy between you guys is hilarious. It's like the captain of the cheer team and the chief pot head/nerd being best friends and sharing deep thoughts about what the rich kids are doing next weekend.
While I respect your profession, watching your videos have confirmed to me that I am satisfied with my body because I don't know how any procedure will age on me.
Agreed. I'm in my mid 30s and majority of my peers are undergoing work. I'm much more satisfied with my body seeing the unnatural look my peers are subscribed to.
@@pamelaparsons3945 hello Pamela, im 63, please believe me it keeps getting better and better until 50, which i admit was a bit of a shock and at which point i passed the torch, but at 60 i managed to somewhat find my strength again, admittedly different, but blablabla- all this to say - Pamela - you have your best years still in front of you to enjoy xo
I also enjoy watching those videos and I really like Dr Linkov, however, for myself I am more and more sure that I don't want to spend a big amount of money to change whatever about my appearance surgically. I am thinking for myself that my life won't be about looking perfect and forever 35.
I used to hate my round, rosy cheeks and oily skin but at 37 I’m starting to appreciate that maybe these are things I will be thankful for in 10-20 years. I am not against plastic surgery but it makes me sad that so many people get it done because they want to follow a trend or because they don’t recognize their own unique beauty as something to be proud of 😢 Imagine how friggin boring and gross the word would be if we all looked the same!
I have round face and I had oily skin when I was young, now I’m 39, but people give me 25 because of it. Still have no single fine line in my face and pimples are gone since I stopped eating dairy .
@@mightymashak yep same for me with the dairy I always blamed my face being oily for my acne but then I went vegan for health benefits after getting a chronic illness and to my surprise it also had aesthetic benefits of my acne completely subsiding over 4 months even the scars (as well as hair growth). So basically I am left all the pros of having oily skin with none of the cons. 😊
I hate my full lips when I was a teen/early 20s cuz’ everyone loves a thin lips like Paris Hikton at that time. Now I’m in my late 30s and no need for fillers to my lips for the trend😂
Yep. I have been criticized in my earlier years for my well-padded face and still, at 63, have them, as well as oily, acne prone skin. Other than bit of crepiness around my eyes, I am wrinkle-free with nary a surgery or injection or laser. I don't look like a model, but appreciate what I have and am glad that I resisted getting on the plastic bandwagon.
Sophie Turner has really done herself a disservice. She was stunning before! Honestly the surgery is just making these women look emaciated like how when you’re starving to death, your cheeks hollow out.
she's also been open about having an eating disorder at one time. i don't think its appropriate for a surgeon to perform these kind of things on someone that's struggling w body image but maybe they didn't know
This procedure isn’t making most of these women in their 20s look like they’re in their 30s, it’s making them look like they’re in their 40s, or some of them even in their 50s.
Me and my sisters all got our great grandpas so-called chubby cheeks and it is what makes us appear 5 to 12 years younger than we actually are. We have cheeks like a baby and love the fact! Not some sucked in cadaver, who wants to look like that my goodness!
I’m 56 yo and my face looks waaaaay younger than these chicks. They look like walking skeletons; they look horrible. There’s nothing “high fashion” about removing buccal fat from your face.
Notice how literally EVERY SINGLE ONE of the examples for this is NOT a girl with fat cheeks reducing them to 'normal' but girls with normal cheeks going skeleton mode... why...
The funny thing is, the older you get, this happens anyway. They’re gunna look even worse later on. They’ll probably get injections to fill it back out later on 🙄
Everyones face loses facial fat as the get older. Now the fat has been removed at a younger age, their faces will cave in even more , if the fat had never been removed. They will end up looking odder and older than they do now. I had a round face when l was younger, now my cheeks have hollowed out over the years, my cheek bones are now dominant.
My face was wayyy to chubby for my liking when I was in my 20s. Now, in my 30s, I’ve lost a lot of the natural fat just by aging and love what I look like. Have I had a buccal fat removal done in my 20s, I’d probably look way older than I am now ! I love that our bodies and faces are constantly changing (sometimes we like it more, sometimes less) and we should not play the nature’s role in this.
Exactly. They look so much older without that fat. Also more masculine. Who thought making a female face more square would look good? They look like 40yo women who try to look younger when in actuality they are in their 20s that's crazy.
@@oliviaharris3959 i used to have a lot of self hatred too because of what i look like. but then my dad died and a lot of things changed. how absolutely absurd would it be for me to hate somebody i had a beautiful relationship with, because of the way their face is shaped! how ridiculous would it be for me to ever feel disgust or hate for my loved ones, because of a chubby cheek or a big nose? you have to put yourself in the same perspective that you look at others. using words like “hate” is actually ridiculously unnecessary. come on now, you’re gonna hate someone for chubby cheeks?
I had a friend who got that surgery at 20 and it immediately made her look like she is 40. No one believes her real age because of how old the surgery made her look, specially because she was already quite refined facially
I’m so thankful for the plastic surgeon I was a nanny for in my early 20’s. He told me to not do anything to my face until I was in my late 30’s, no botox, nothing, because you don’t know how you’re going to age and doing things to your face too early augment’s your facial structure. I’m now 41 and so happy I listened, because I’m happy with how I’m aging.
Same. I didn't start until my 40s. And it's only been to preserve, not change. I think that's the huge mistake in the trends. I feel sorry for the generation growing up with fake photos on Instagram everywhere so the comparisons are endless.
@@keysjams4leo965 I don't think that's correct. Filler spreads through your face - but Botox just temporarily paralyzes the muscles into which it's injected, so its presence is very temporary, and your muscle gains its strength and mobility back after a few short months and you have to keep getting Botox to continue to paralyze the muscle, forever, until you don't want to paralyze it anymore.
I used to hate my round face when I was younger (teens/20s). One pleasant surprise that came after I turned 30 is how I now appreciate my whole face, including my round cheeks. (They also make me look younger so it's a win/win) Everything trendy I might want to try can be done with makeup 🤷♀️
When I was in university I lost a lot of weight and my baby cheeks were gone, everybody kept saying that...i didnt look great and finally i was able to look at myself and see that what made me "me" was what i used to dislike : my cheeks. Now I love them, Im 35 looking like a 20 year old person but I love it because while others look way way older I still keep my young look
buccal fat removal makes majority of women look worse but it makes majority of men look better.really don't understand all these women making themselves look worse
Same I hated my round face growing up but I am 22 now, and my face has slim down naturally a bit and I finally love my look. I am glad I never changed any part of my face with surgery, you really do grown into your features
I have a full face, its genetic, my whole family does. Its something I don't particularly like about myself and I had looked into buccal fat as the trend moved that way. However as I am only 27, your video among others, has been so helpful to steer me away from it, as now I know that over time, the surface fat will go down, and ill be grateful to not have removed my buccal fat in another 10-20 years!
I'm glad that you reconsidered having the surgery. I am almost 60 and my face is much more angular and slim than it was when I was younger. I wish that people wouldn't have unnecessary surgeries. Its one thing if you've been in an accident and need facial reconstruction but to carve your face when the real problem is that you think you're ugly or have to compete with others won't solve the problem. In that case its an interior, not an exterior problem.
I’ve always had a naturally sculpted face. Now at age 41 I’m really noticing fat loss in my face. Please don’t do this to yourself! I really believe most people will regret it later.
36 & same story! it seems insane that people (with naturally beautiful & completely normal facial shapes) are removing fat from their faces, of all places.
At 61 I've really noticed my face slimming with age. I wonder how well these women will age that have had the fat removed from their faces. I also wonder if they'll have to put fat back after they age!
Wouldn't it be better to just get cheekbone implants or something. I am getting to the age where I am looking at things. Just see so many weird choices. This doctor is my favorite though.
@@jessicah7755 I mean, if you are super insecure about your face, but most people don’t need it and different face shapes are nice. I think you shouldn’t change your face, especially for a trend. But there are many things that can go wrong and it can also ruin your face, so I’d make sure you have thought about it for a long time..like maybe a few years. Make sure you find a good surgeon and never go for a deal….cheaper prices means less quality. I had a nose job a few years ago and I had wanted one since I was very young. I was 100% sure, found the best doctor and I also didn’t drastically change my nose. It’s the same, just smaller.
My ex-wife was from Russia and she had body dysmorphia that was mostly centered around her face. She would constantly get the puffy lip procedure done. I tried for numerous years to tell her how beautiful she looked and did not need to fatten her lips. It actually became a huge issue. It was never enough. Now our daughter is doing it. It really broke my heart to see my daughter do it, since she was always naturally gorgeous.
i'm sorry to hear this. sometimes u just gotta tell people how stupid they look in order to help them. it is wrong to emulate these celebrities because they are so extreme.
This is EXACTLY why I have refused to get anything done, despite not always being happy with the way I look. I always, always, always saw my momma as such a beautiful woman growing up (everyone else does too) and now that I am older, I am starting to look like her. If she would of gotten something done, as a young and impressionable girl who looked up to my mother, I would of certainly thought something was so wrong with the way God made me, that I would need to alter it permanently. I don’t have children, yet (Lord willing 🙏), but I know there is a chance they will come out looking like me, and would never want them to think that anything was wrong with the way they look.
This is absolutely wild to me. I was always told growing up that faces thin out with ageing. I was skeptical as i still had a full face in my 20s, but now in my 30s it has indeed thinned out. Why are we all obsessed with being young but not looking young
Im 48 years old and I still have a full face and people think I’m much younger because of it. Do not do this surgery under any circumstance because it ages you.
@LC I'm 38 and people peg me as being in my mid-late 20s bc of my youthful face. It's not super full/round like some people's. But man, if I removed my buccal fat I'd immediately look like a corpse.
"Consider keeping it and not getting it cut out" the sweetest line. I love how you are educational but non-judgemental and kind at the same time - really beautiful. Anyone would be lucky to have you as their doctor!
I’m only gonna say this: I’m 36 and I am seeing my face getting more and more chizzled as I get older and lose some wieght, I am truly happy that I had a rounder face to start with! I feel like people in their early 20s don’t really think much about the Impact that their tweakments may have in the future.
Yea I'm 33 and started off with a normal/skinny face, I'm noticing that I'm starting to look gaunt under my cheekbones, in my temples, and under my eyes. Not skeletal gaunt, but like Bella Hadid gaunt. I look at my friends who had really puffy round faces in their 20s (now 33) and they still look like they're 25. I look my age, but I can tell I'm going to look VERY gaunt when I'm like 70.
I am actually really glad I clicked on this video! My face is naturally more rounder and fuller and I’ve been feeling a little insecure because I didn’t have that “high fashion” look, but now I can tell that the insecurity is stemming from pop culture rather than having full cheeks! Thanks for covering this!!
You can always get different looks with makeup, too. I have kind of a big face and I use bronzer to give my cheeks some contour. Wouldn't have it any other way.
I’m 54, almost 55 and just over the last 3 years have accepted myself for all it’s beauty. ❤ no surgeries or treatments. I’m very pleased to be middle aged. ❤
Good for you. Aging is inevitable for everyone that is lucky enough to live a long life. You can enter it with fear and fighting it kicking and screaming (you will loose) or see it fit what it is. A new phase.
Yes. A lot of people are scared to grow old, but. . . After some health issues in my early 20s I am hoping to reach your age one day. You look beautiful and happy in your pic
I have to say, this whole trend around buccal fat removal has made me have a new appreciation for my full cheeks. Trend cycles in cosmetic procedures are so alarming to me, as you said it’s not exactly something that can be easily reversed, if at all
as a guy, the buccal fat removal seems to make women look masculine, which of course most men dislike. Most men dislike all plastic surgery that women get actually. we like natural, and the only men that will tell you otherwise are those that only are interested in hookups.
@@Falcons8455 I know you probably meant this comment genuinely, but it’s worth noting that not everything women do is hinged on whether or not a man will like it
@@Strawberryforlife it is simply natural that men want to attract women and women want to attract men. Maybe some genuinely do it for other reasons, but I'd say it is fair to say that most do it to look attractive to the other sex.
As someone who would’ve killed to have high sculpted cheekbones, I’m soooo glad these videos are being done and now I appreciate my full face and just contour my cheeks, it really helps! 😁
I've watched enough plastic surgery videos to know that removing any fat from the face (except maybe a double chin) is a bad idea. Some of these celebrities don't even look like themselves any more. They just looks like a generic trendy face. People with full faces look much younger when they age!
Haha in Korea it's the opposite most people want narrow faces with no noticeable cheekbone. I have high cheekbones and was constantly teased about it growing up😂 I still don't see how its desireable
@@bria7885 I think these cross cultural comparisons are really helpful because it shows how arbitrary and harmful these 'trendy beauty standards are'. For example in the US caucasian women are pressured to look like thin models whereas I have some Black model friends who want to be more curvy and voluptuous because they were criticized for being 'too skinny' and not 'feminine' enough. It's really toxic and harmful to women. I was watching a Korean show on Netflix and all the young actors had these porcelain complexions that looked pale and flawless like china cups. I think they actually blurred the cameras even on the men to get it to look like they had no skin texture.
I was shocked to find out Amelia Hamlin is only 21. She looks a solid 35 with all those procedures. All buccal fat removal does is age you, which is ironic coming from a society that’s so youth obsessed.
@@jadoreejasminee i was thinking the exact same thing. the first time i saw her i was like who tf is this gabbriettes clone. i had no idea who she was but looking at her mom im not surprised she disfigured herself like that... in general celebrities shouldnt be anyones source of inspiration for anything ever, sorry.
It makes faces look older. The surgery adds 20 years to their age. Madonna looks like the caricature of an alien from outer space. Her look gives me goosebumps.
Madonna is a shadow of herself, if she thinks she looks great good for her she is 65. Most people at 65 are fat and look terrible. So I can't blame her.
I live by the motto that people should live as they want as long as they don't not harm their fellow human beings. But that doesn't mean I have to be blind to things that some people do to THEMSELVES.
This is very random, but I am so glad for your success, Doctor! Last year I put down a deposit for a consultation, months later found out I was expecting, and your office was so kind about refunding the deposit and congratulating me. I live in buffalo, but I still dream about taking a trip to NYC and getting a lip lift from you!
You have no idea how these videos have helped my self esteem + have made me realize it's just not worth it, particularly right now in my age to undergo risky procedures for fickle body "trends"
Absolutely! I always kinda wondered what I would look like if I did one thing or another, Dr. Gary has really shown me how we all have unique beauty and age uniquely. I am glad I didn’t do anything earlier, I like the way I am aging. I love my 40s face. Maybe do some “lifting” later , we’ll see.
I think one of the worst part is the "I want to stand out" thought process. People did the same thing at one point when nose jobs were ESPECIALLY popular. They wanted a pretty and "unique" button nose, but ended up having the same type of nose as everyone else that had nose jobs as well. I'm not against plastic surgery in any way, but I AM against getting it done because it's trendy.
You are more than a plastic surgeon. You are an honest caring human being. There are too many plastic surgeons that do not completely inform patients of the possible "cons" of a procedure , In it for the money. Just me, but I find the "trendy surgery crazes" rediculous. I dont want to look like everyone else. I want to look like me. I've learned make up tricks to contour my nose, cheek, jawline.. Other days I'll I'll go makeup free. Thank you for fully explaining this procedure. and the risks.
I always had chubby cheeks (even when I was younger and really thin) but now, at almost 57 years old, it seemed to help maintain youthfulness. Thank you for being generous in sharing your knowledge and opinions on this channel. 💜
yes!! I still get carded sometimes! decade of smoking has given me some lines that give away my age up close, but few steps away I read 15 years younger hehe. From your profile image I literally would have though you were 32
A high fashion model who looks great with her full cheeks is Adut Akech. They are her signature feature, and she definitely helped me to embrace my fuller cheeks, which I inherited form my mother's side. She always looks stunning on the runway and in campaigns.
I just looked her up and WOW 🥺✨ I've always appreciated models with full faces. I think they're incredibly doll-like and the prominence of their cheeks in conjunction with other "unconventional" features can have a very ethereal and striking effect. Lily Cole, Devon Aoki, Gemma Ward, Lindsey Wixson are all names that stood out to me growing up
I think full cheeks look so cute and Adut really helped me to get over one of my biggest insecurities that was full and round cheeks (even though I have an oval face shape, it looks rounder because of my chubby cheeks) and now I feel so satisfied about them💗
This guy has a beautiful heart for not loving the money he could get from doing this surgery over having actual care for people and their wellbeing. It's refreshing to see!
@@drgarylinkov Your mannerism, they way you convey your knowledge, and compassion for people you talk about is unmatched. I've learnt so much from your channel. You don't slam people, even when you disagree with their choices. We can only hope all the doctors we meet regularly have a fraction of your personality. Wish you and your family all the best!
I hated my round cheeks when I was younger but they've slimmed a lot as I've gotten into my late 20s. Now I love my face shape, I'm 28 and consistently get mistaken for 21-22. People are shocked when I tell them my age. I'm very happy with how I've been aging naturally.
So true! I'm also very blonde (unlike my parents and sisters... I tried making it black but it turned green... Brown went pink or orange if not green... Anyhow I just kept it blonde...) and as a teen people thought I was around 18/20 years old whereas in my 20/30s people thought I was in my early 20s even thinking I had my child during my teenage years 🤣. I don't feel more than 20ish so I guess it helps 😂 as well as proper "normal" cheeks
I'm in the same boat. I look young for my age as well, although I don't think it has much to do with my cheek bones specifically. I'm kinda surprised by all the "instant aging" comments because I love how my face looks now vs my early 20s
I've always had a very round, full face and wished to make it slimmer. Although I still don't love my big cheeks, videos like this do a great deal to help me see things objectively and rationally. Thanks for educating people like me so that we don't jump into something we may later regret
One remark though : it's easier for her to criticise other women , because she ticks the ' thin and model type cute ' box naturally ( ? ) To be clear : i like the much more buxom ' girl next door ' type way more .
@@guntertorfs6486 Yeah, I got similiar thoughts... I think it's easier for her to critisize how much people can be obsessed with beauty standards, because she can easily fit in it, so she don't need to obsess that she can't fit when she already achieved the goal of fitting beauty standards, so she don't need to worry that it's not achievable for her... She's an influencer, after all... It's just a whim for her if she's obsessing about her beauty and acceptance problem, not the real struggle of a person who don't fit in but would like to fit and diet or undergo surgical procedures to prove themselves that they can be pretty if they want to. And even despite talking so much about how natural is good, she's always (from all videos which I've seen) presents herself in a makeup, and quite a heavy one, which comes across for me as hipocritical... But I'm forgiving her as she's doing good job anyway :) She's just basically very much the same to the people she critics (which don't invalidates points she makes actually). Still dunno, it's a weird that she is not going for more natural look with the topic of her channel from even just business point of view... Especially that it's not like she would need to give up all beauty treatments. Currently it's in fashion to present yourself as natural, and due to that there is wide range of treatments available, so she could easily still have multiple beauty enhancements on her which would give her much effortless look, which would suit her channel domain better... But maybe she just don't want to be hipocrite after all and pretend that she's all natural while in the same time she had permanent makeup (henna + nude lips), natural looking fake lashes, natural looking make-up no make-up and all of that stuff.
@@magdadom2505 I agree with you that she comes across hypocritical. She can’t be this strongly against others tweaking and editing themselves to fit the unrealistic beauty standards when she has caked on make up. Like if she wants to go hard on exposing others then practice what you preach sister 🙌
@@Panda-hf4xs she’s allowed to look the way she wants… just because she’s matching current beauty standards doesn’t mean she’s not allowed to speak out and help other people… YOU are the hypocrites in this case
I am 74 and I always had a fat, round face, and one time my aunt who was a Beautician was doing my hair and I was complaining and she said this..." you will never look old! You will always have that youthful look! I didn't care then but NOW, I still look like a kid! People have guessed my age as much as 25 years younger than I am.
round face doesn't always give youthful looks no offence but reason why people remove some is when they age their cheeks get saggier and droop and makes them look extra old. or else no one would actually pay big amounts without getting their infos before. its not following a trend even its science people who have higher cheekbones gets to age slower + genetics but again, no one really tops any trend everyones naturally beautiful and thats the thing.
@@FM-nf6fx I have high cheekbones and a 74 I have very little sagging as I've done facial and neck exercises for decades!! I don't have jowels or a sagging neck, or a double chin.
@@missmarple8429 Just start doing facial exercices or chewing big gum every day, it can make a huge difference. Why considering plastic surgery if there are natural hacks for it...
@@FM-nf6fxyeah Selena Gomez looked like she would look young forever but then she suddenly rly ages around 30. Not saying that to be mean she’s a pretty girl but you rly did think she might look like a child forever but I don’t think it’s always like that
@@openyoureyes4799I do some of those and it’s good to hear it works long term i ontl rly started a couple of years ago so nice to see long term evidence
As a kid, I was constantly compared to Wednesday Addams (Christina Ricci) and hated how round my heart shaped face was. I wanted to look more like my hero, Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver). However, as I aged and lost a lot of baby fat due to puberty, my features have become sharper and more defined. At 39 years old, it's kinda awesome to have people constantly think I'm nearly 10-15 years younger due to my chubby cheeks and I'm definitely okay with that ^_^
I have a feeling we look a lot alike lol. I too was compared to Ricci as a kid (sometimes still now), I’ve also been compared to Sigourney Weaver now such my cheekbones became really prominent. That’s so random and funny
I always wanted to look like Christina Ricci! Cute features, petite with curves in the right places. But I'm tall, thin & Sigourney Weaver-ish LOL I'm 41 & I look 41. 😁
“These trends they’re fleeting yet the surgical results are permanent” 💯💯💯 This statement is so true, and it’s the real issue people need to be aware of. Amazing video, specially highlighting the fact that these procedures come with serious risks, which nobody seems to think about before getting many risky cosmetic surgeries in general, and not just about beauty standards.
My 92 year old father had fat [and muscle] wasting due to aging. This trend is definitely alarming, especially given the body’s natural aging process and fat wasting. Yikes.
@Xuěhuā it's elevating a sick-looking emaciated face. Ppl who can't afford plastic surgery will attempt to get this look other ways. Do you think those ways will be healthy? No. Back in the late 80s and 90s, we had "heroin chic" glorifying a gaunt sickly look. How many young women suffered and died from anorexia nervousa as a result of trying to restrict their food to be thin enough to fit the beauty standard. Myself, as a sick person with a wasting disease, do you know how many ppl started telling me how beautiful and gorgeous I looked when my face was skin and bones? I was a skeleton and extremely ill, but younger women especially said I looked like a model. Now that I've fought so hard to survive and to be a good healthy weight, now ppl think I'm insecure about my weight gain lol. We've completely lost sight of what a "healthy" weight looks like on women. So yes, buccal fat removal does mimic illness, and being underweight. It's nothing ppl should emulate.
I have a very round, full face and I HATED it for so long I always dreamed of having such a slim face like the celebs that have gotten this procedure done. But tbh, after seeing what these celebs look like post surgery, I think I’ll just start to embrace my very round face 😌
I know, I like my rosy round face😊 back in the day a round full face was considered the best, so its all just trends. Just embrace and be happy with however you where born. ☺️
My friend got her buccal fat removed and under eye filler/lip filler. Now idk if it’s because the filler has migrated but it doesn’t look like she had anything removed. Her face actually looks swollen and bigger now. It’s been over a year and it hasn’t really looked any different other than bigger.
I was in my 20’s during the 1990’s and had a very full face. I went to see a plastic surgeon to see if he could do this surgery on me. He said no bc I would regret it in my 50’s as your face reduces volume at this age and I would look older and gaunt. I’m glad I listen to him as I am now 55 and my face looks actually younger thanks to leaving my 20 yr old full face alone. 😅
I knew a very sweet woman who had filler in her cheeks. By her 70s they had hollowed so much it really bothered her. She had a very nice result. You're right, this is the other side to it. And these ladies are likely to see a day they regretted doing this so young. That said, some people truly do have an uneven heaviness to their cheeks and this procedure can look great. I'm not seeing that kind of face on any of these celebs.
I am also 55 yo and I still have a very full face. I never thought of having any procedures done though. Not to brag, but I have always looked younger than I am(good genes?). I do think these young women will regret the procedures because I thought I wanted my face to get a little thinner as I aged, but now I see how beneficial it is to have a nice full face!
i remember being a teen and listening to "mr brightside" on repeat, and one thing i loved about that song was its music video. i was enchanted by the girl's full, baby cheeked face and considered her the absolute embodiment of beauty. fast forward to me being 23, i was super insecure about my image and was bombarded with this "high fashion", hollowed out look. i went to my surgeon and asked for this procedure and im glad he debunked it all and talked me out of it. now, 1½ year later, im very happy with my buccal fat and im thankful for surgeons like him and dr. Linkov for not endorsing this surgery. embrace and cherish your buccal fat ! it won't be there forever xxx
I also had one of those surgeons who was kind enough to tell me "No". I will forever be grateful to him and recommend him to any of my friends who are looking for a doctor (he may tell them "yes", but at least it will be an honest opinion). I think so highly of him and always will. He's a good man. I'm glad you found someone like him.
i'm in my mid-twenties, and after having had full cheeks my entire life, i'm starting to lose some of the babyfat in my face now. it's a much less drastic look than what was shown in the video, but it certainly makes a difference! So yeah, embrace your youthful cheeks while you have them, and at the same time you can look forward to aging and gaining a more mature kind of beauty 👵
I must say I appreciate this plastic surgeons’ transparency. As a mom of 5 daughters it terrifies me that this is even a thing. There is a reason we have this deeper fatty tissue in our face!!
@Trinity M I'm going to surprise you but we actually need your appendix. It's lymphoid tissue and it promotes maturation of our immune cells. So it's not just chillin, it's working 😄
StephanieLange's video & your previous video were the only 2 I watched before canceling my buccal fat removal appointment. So it's cool to see you both in one video like this.
I considered this at one point as I got the characteristic "moon face" from Cushing's disease and I hated it, but my doctors assured me I'd most likely lose weight after having my tumor removed. They were right, my face was the first place that my weight loss has been noticeable. Glad I didn't go through with this.
I'd love a podcast about people talking about their plastic surgeries and their thought process through it. I mean, we have tattoo artists and piercers talking with clients explaining what's behind their decisions. It would be interesting to hear the rest of the modified peeps.
I have aged and I’ve also experienced many occurrences of sickness and lost so much weight and my face has slimmed down. I have naturally high cheekbones and with Hollow cheeks and-and I guess I’m on trend right now and I try to remember that my face is beautiful regardless but mentally been hard for me because I feel like I must look like a skeleton 💀 I know that’s in my head but it’s really hard when I see my face in the mirror to remember that I don’t look like a skeleton and I don’t look Old and wasted away so this is just like interesting for me to hear but I guess the plus side I am on Trend right now for a moment at least We are always at our worst critics
I'm so happy to be 50 with no plastic surgery. I have no issue looking ordinary. The most ironic thing is both my parents & my siblings all did modelling . I ended up with the hooked nose, masculine jaw & thin lips. I no longer care about the unrealistic expectations of society &, it's very freeing. Not everyone is suppose to look like a Instagram model. Trust me when your older you don't want to have hallowed cheeks . It can make you look older. I like having a fuller softer face .
Beautifully stated. I am in my 60s and almost caved at 50 to do a makeover. Fear of unwanted results finally stopped me. I am finally in a place where I accept and love my face with all its flaws.
I don't know Doc. You've got no makeup, no surgery, and I think you personally, look pretty damn good! A great argument for leaving looks as nature intended. You're a cutie!
These women are crazy to go after a trend that basically hollows out your face. While it may look good in your 20's because you still have collagen that gives a youthful look, in the 30's and 40's is a different matter. I'm in my 40's and my cheeks does not give that bouncy and youthful look any longer. I do not want to look "gaunt" or chiseled. This trend is ridiculous ,imo.
I believe it was called the Buckle procedure in history when starlets of the 1920, 30's would have this done by removing their back teeth to get a more chiseled look to the face. I remember a Joan Crawford interview where she said it was standard procedure for the old Hollywood studio system to have this done to their starlets.
People aren't doing it to stand out, they're doing it to fit in with the latest beauty trend So sad people can't just let themselves look the way they are
Say that.... They all end up looking the same. Having a natural look is considered unique these days. I feel that being natural will never go out of style.
Especially when Zoomer generation is saying what their sexual identity is based on how the identify themselves--- their message is "I am not conforming to society's label of what I should look/sound/act like."
I don’t wanna sound blunt or insensitive, but it’s because a lot of those people don’t have an individual thought of their own. They see an “influencer” or a celebrity do it and think they have to do it too. I’m gonna ruffle some feathers but many people on apps like Tiktok have no independent thoughts or opinions. They’re a collective like the Borg from Star Trek. Sadly, they’ll regret getting this surgery.
Celebrities do it to stand out. Then others do it to be like the celebrities and all look similar. Then another celebrity does something else to stand out...
Lea's face really shocked me the most. She already had a nice face shape. I really did not understand why she did that. Stephanie is really nice to say some of these didn't look bad. They actually really did look bad.
As someone who was always made fun of for having a round face and chubby cheeks, imma let my buccal fat alone 😂 I'm 25 and my face has naturally changed SO MUCH in the past 10 years. I love me my round face
I’m 27 and my face has naturally lost a lot of its roundness in the last 2 years. I can’t even imagine what I’d look like if I had this procedure done in my early 20’s. I’m confident in myself now but in true “you always want what you can’t have” I kind of miss my baby face that I hated when I had it. I think it’s really hard to fully accept your looks, even when you get what you want it’s never going to be enough when there’s a celebrity to compare yourself to.
Same! I wasn't very happy about my rounded and fuller face because it made me look a bit more childish and didn't feel womanly enough. At some point I looked up into the surgery but thankfully never really went for it. My face also changed a lot around 27 (plus I lost a lot of weight, almost becoming underweight) and I've never recovered the look I had before even if I put the weight back on. I'm 32 now and now the fat just doesn't fill the same areas. My face has changed its shape a lot when I compare photos. Surprisingly as my looks became more 'sophisticated' (it made my high cheekbones stand up even more and made my lips appear fuller) I received more attention than before (...), but at 32 I already can see it won't be as great when skin begins to really sage. It kind of worries me, especially when it comes to the lines around the mouth, as in my dad's side they're very pronounced and visible. I know it's a genetic thing and to some degree I'll have to accept it, it does increase with weight loss but putting back on weight makes the fat go to that area, not to the roundness of the jaw lol. So imagine if I had removed that fat! It'd be 1000 times worse.
That's not possible! it's either cellphone or the mirror that's causing your face to look slender. Some mirrors and cameras can make the face look more slender then what it is!
I personally will never get cosmetic plastic surgery, but I really appreciate plastic surgeons with ethics who refuse to do treatments they find unethical, and don’t just push every trendy surgery on you.
Just a reminder: no one is forcing you to jump on a plastic surgery trend. Choose what you want, but take responsibility for your choice, regardless of which you choose.
I agree. I find it weird when people shift the responsibility onto the society. It's just some people liking the look and deciding to chase it even if it takes plastic surgery.
That was my thought too. She’s really going over the top in the main video saying we “have” to have it. No, we don’t. It’s up to us to make our own decisions, and they need to be informed ones. We aren’t mindless drones forced into procedures.
@@Igor-ug1uothank you. What happened to personal accountability??? So tired of ppl trying to rationalize their behavior by saying "society" made them do this.
I'm glad my mother told me I didn't need to copy every fad. Beauty standards are constantly changing and fads are temporary. She taught me that doing something permanent to myself to be part of something temporary is something i would come to regret. She thinned her eyebrows because that was popular in her day but now the thicker eyebrow is the look and her eyebrows are thinning more with age. Now she wishes she never messed with her eyebrows at all. She also told me to hold on to my favorite clothing items because everything comes back in style eventually.
During my whole childhood, my mom’s only makeup was the same one Khôl eyeliner and one lipstick, and she only wore those on big occasions. She taught me by example that natural beauty is more than enough. I did grow up to love makeup, but I’m just as comfortable with my bare face, and that’s thanks to her.
She’s right. I was verbally bullied in school from having natural thick eyebrows in 90s, I didn’t care 😅I think it’s beautiful, got it from my mom’s genetic. I see those people now pay $$ to have thick eyebrows or got their eyebrows tattooed
I tell my girls this! My brows used to be so thick. They thinned with each baby. I make my teen daughters do my brows now. They have to look at them anyway. 😅😅
Never have I ever been more happy to have my high chubby cheeks. Now that I’m in my mid 30s people always think I’m still in mid 20s. Thanks to my mother who told me not to alter my face as trends come and go. Also that small imperfections make a person look unique which will help you stand out from the rest. Looking after your skin is much more important and that when time comes I’ll be grateful for that. Thanks mom !!!
I'm going to teach my daughter this too. 😁 we have big noses, but it's a unique ancestral nose. I'm never going to complain about my body around her. If she's bothered about something I'll help her find the right haircut, glasses, fit of clothes. We have to work with what we got. 👍a happy and healthy person is always glowing.
I like how you brought up the fact the surgery could go wrong or you can have adverse reactions to certain surgery drugs they use not to mention the stress can not be good for you especially if something goes wrong spin into depression. If you take good care of yourself its free .
I have so much respect for you as a healthcare professional you could be profiting off of this procedure instead you’re telling people why it might be a bad idea. I wish every practitioner had your ethics thank you so much for doing what you do
In Tijuana, Mx this procedure became a trend a couple of years ago and it was easy to access these surgeries in private hospitals and reputable surgeons but for a much lower price than mentioned. Several people I know had it done and I decided not to do it, good thing I trusted my intuition.
@Dr. Gary Linkov: City Facial Plastics marry me, Dr. Gary. As I don't really like myself, knowing how harmful or unnatural some procedures can be keeps me from undergoing them. I wish more surgeons were that honest, empathetic, and cute. I'm a big follower of your channel. Greetings from Italy.
I’m 42 and I used to have a rounded face when I was younger. I used to hate it. With age it naturally slimmed down and I’m so happy when I was young there was no such procedures because I would regret it now.
I lost around 30lbs during my freshman year of college, and my face got noticeably slimmer. I always had fairly angular features, but now at 22 I do look like I've had buccal fat removal (in reality I'm far too broke for plastic surgery). Not really sure why anyone would intentionally seek it out as a permanent feature; I preferred when I could just choose to use contour if I wanted that look. The lighting in a room is a huge factor in whether I will look like a human with hollow cheeks, or a demonic entity from a horror movie.
I absolutely love your comment and relate so much 😂🤗 I have the same rounder face with high cheekbones like you. It seems a bit more rare than many other face shapes and so ironic how the quote on quote insecurity of a chubbier face I thought I had, can become the complete opposite to where I have been self conscious about looking more gaunt. Guess they say to be careful what you wish for for good reason lol. Just showed me once again the grass is always greener on other side. 🙌 I think you may have a diamond shape (I learned this more recently) where cheekbones are widest part of face.💎🤩
Exact same here. I’ve had weight loss due to my health and I look exactly like this! I hate it! I miss my old face 😢 lol. You look like an actress btw but I can’t think of who 🧐 ❤
@@tired.....247 my face got slimmer when I lost weight, but it’s different for everyone and depends on your fat distribution. My friend lost about the same amount as I did but her face looks the same as it did before. There are no diets that can target a particular part of your body for fat loss
I would love a podcast, whether with celebrities, or just people who have had augmentations. Everyone’s story is interesting and worth the listen :D excited to see what you guys do in the new year
I believe there is a real difference between people who follow trends for attention and people who have psychological issues projected onto parts of their body. back in school we had girls who were made self-conscious about their "hamster cheeks" by others. sometimes one mean comment will stick with you for years, and you start seeing things in the mirror that are not an issue to begin with.
I remember this from the 1990s when "heroin chic" was becoming a trend and "House of Style" on MTV followed a model going to a dentist for the procedure so that she could book more jobs. The model complained of pain levels as the dentist was pulling the fat pad out and he told her to "shut up" so he could finish. It was sobering to say the least.
I love this guy. He obviously cares about his patients by really hammering home how dangerous these procedures can be, and how difficult it would be to reverse them, a few more surgeons should take a leaf out of his book.
I think it's amazing to consider that at some point in history in certain cultures the "cherubic cheeks" were the ideal! People wore wax pads to plump out this area and have a rounder face. It's all trends.
although in victorian times, or whatever, chubby may have been stylish, I think the reason being overweight never gains very much traction is b/c it's an indication of eating too much and no exercise, which are indications of a lack of self control, which are usually unappealing traits. It's also often an indication of pregnancy which usually puts someone Off the dating market, again, not highly sought after by potential suiters. Just saying....
I love that he talks about important things not biased. It’s so crazy that we follow trends that require to go through pain and costly procedures just to look “cool”… i get modifications if you are super self conscious about something that is really visible but for little details that will not be cool in a few years… come on please think about things long term 🙏🏼 especially if it’s irreversible 😢
What I love about your candor is that you’re just telling it like it is, even though this is your profession. It’s obviously not just about money for you, it is truly about making people look and feel good long term!!
Same! I love his honesty. It’s what keeps me coming back! I had an epiphany when he brought up how much more approachable Bella looked before. High fashion is meant to be exclusive. The last thing they want is for their models to look approachable. They need them to sell us that idea of something that’s ethereal, out of reach, beautiful in an intimidating kind of way that makes us feel excluded so we’re willing to pay the big buck to be let into their club. Big cheeks give a friendly approachable look, which is the opposite of the image high fashion designers want to maintain. It’s kinda sad, but I guess that’s how all marketing works, by praying on human psychology.
Why can’t be just be Thankful for the faces we have. Thank you Dr Gary for your honesty. Thank you for bringing me to Stephanie’s TH-cam channel. She is delightful. xx
Omg a podcast would be so interesting!!!
My real name is Dana. Shhhh🤫❤
Has Lisa Bonet had the Buccal Fat removed because she's looked gaunt and hallowed for awhile. Because that would definitely be a reason why Zoe had hers done...
I'm not famous but I just had a CO2 facial treatment do help with premature aging & acne scars. It hurtlike hell & after a pretty penny & two weeks later...I see no difference. I'd share my experience!
I'd find this podcast idea very interesting
Interviews, audience questions, absolutely!
I know she's trying not to offend anyone by calling it "high fashion", but most of them just look like they have Handsome Squidward filter on
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Yeah, it looks strange and off-putting
This is what i wanted to say
2 years ago when I was 22, I almost got this done. Went to a plastic surgeon to get submental lipo (I am happy with the results) and asked him about buccal fat removal. He said he wont do it because I look great with my round cheeks. I feel thankful every day that he was a good person first and a businessman second!
What's submental lipo
@@murk959 it gets rids of the double chin.
Same, I asked about it and my doctor said no, I will want all the buccal fat as I age, I'm not a good candidate. Thanks to him for an honest answer!
Two years ago when I was 22 I decided to always lie about my age.
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These are not beauty standards. These are beauty trends.
Agree!
Thank you-well said.
Exactly, and people are taking trends and making it their life style.
if course u wouldnt understand since ur a man and the industry and society are way harsher with womens looks. but this are beauty standards.
@@marbesa22 No, it's a trend, we all know that in a few months buccal fat removal isn't going to be a thing anymore, trends come and go, standards stay for decades.
I live in Brazil and plastic surgery is a HUGE thing here. We had this buccal fat removal hype a few years ago and I've seen a good amount of people who had this procedure turn out to regret it and spending 10x more money to "fix" it (or at least make their faces less flacid).
how do they fix it ?
@@neverlookback7039 they have a few options to minimize the saggy aspect of the skin etc but buccal fat removal is irreversible. I saw one brazilian TH-camr talk about how she spends more money on trying to make her face look less flacid after a few years of buccal fat removal.
@neverlookback7039 they have a fat transfer and/or filler. Watch to the very end of this video
Nunca foi tão famoso aqui não fi
E principalmente se comparado com as outras
Obviamente teve gnt q fez, mas n era a maioria ou os "influencers"
I don't know which Brasil you live in. But certainly it is not the same as mine.
I think social media and Hollywood seems to encourage people with body dysmorphic disorder
Absolutely. I know that personally it's added to my issues with how I see myself. I dislike how I look since my mother told me that I was ugly etc. Growing up.
It definitely drives the economy - comparing one's self to others in all facets of life - the foundation of capitalism is to create a need if there is none i.e. implant insecurities within people's psyche
@@LumiSisuSusi i feel you u.u
They push you to be a part of the consumer society. And i mean To consider yourself as "the product".
Happy people don't spend money on stupid beauty procedures, so yeah every media's purpose is to make you spend money
The difference of energy between you guys is hilarious. It's like the captain of the cheer team and the chief pot head/nerd being best friends and sharing deep thoughts about what the rich kids are doing next weekend.
Hahahaha my thoughts exactly 😂
Very true lol
Yes omg his voice is putting me to sleep 😴
I love his chillness, and yes 😂 great comment!!
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While I respect your profession, watching your videos have confirmed to me that I am satisfied with my body because I don't know how any procedure will age on me.
Yeah I really enjoy learning about it
Agreed. I'm in my mid 30s and majority of my peers are undergoing work. I'm much more satisfied with my body seeing the unnatural look my peers are subscribed to.
@@pamelaparsons3945 hello Pamela, im 63, please believe me it keeps getting better and better until 50, which i admit was a bit of a shock and at which point i passed the torch, but at 60 i managed to somewhat find my strength again, admittedly different, but blablabla- all this to say - Pamela - you have your best years still in front of you to enjoy xo
Maybe a lil botox in the future, but no huge shape altering surgeries for me. I'll stick to my moisturizer and sunscreen chile.
I also enjoy watching those videos and I really like Dr Linkov, however, for myself I am more and more sure that I don't want to spend a big amount of money to change whatever about my appearance surgically. I am thinking for myself that my life won't be about looking perfect and forever 35.
I used to hate my round, rosy cheeks and oily skin but at 37 I’m starting to appreciate that maybe these are things I will be thankful for in 10-20 years. I am not against plastic surgery but it makes me sad that so many people get it done because they want to follow a trend or because they don’t recognize their own unique beauty as something to be proud of 😢 Imagine how friggin boring and gross the word would be if we all looked the same!
I have round face and I had oily skin when I was young, now I’m 39, but people give me 25 because of it. Still have no single fine line in my face and pimples are gone since I stopped eating dairy .
@@mightymashak yep same for me with the dairy I always blamed my face being oily for my acne but then I went vegan for health benefits after getting a chronic illness and to my surprise it also had aesthetic benefits of my acne completely subsiding over 4 months even the scars (as well as hair growth). So basically I am left all the pros of having oily skin with none of the cons. 😊
I hate my full lips when I was a teen/early 20s cuz’ everyone loves a thin lips like Paris Hikton at that time. Now I’m in my late 30s and no need for fillers to my lips for the trend😂
Yep. I have been criticized in my earlier years for my well-padded face and still, at 63, have them, as well as oily, acne prone skin. Other than bit of crepiness around my eyes, I am wrinkle-free with nary a surgery or injection or laser. I don't look like a model, but appreciate what I have and am glad that I resisted getting on the plastic bandwagon.
@@ophtimisticbaker3935thin lips were a trend?!!
Sophie Turner has really done herself a disservice. She was stunning before! Honestly the surgery is just making these women look emaciated like how when you’re starving to death, your cheeks hollow out.
I agree 💯 it makes them almost look scary ( I am trying to think of a better way to say it ).
she's also been open about having an eating disorder at one time. i don't think its appropriate for a surgeon to perform these kind of things on someone that's struggling w body image but maybe they didn't know
Yes. Out of all of them hers was the worst. She was so beautiful before .
I agree. Stick to contouring and hold onto your facial fat. You'll be thankful in the future.
I agree, she now looks like a middle aged woman in her menopause...
This procedure isn’t making most of these women in their 20s look like they’re in their 30s, it’s making them look like they’re in their 40s, or some of them even in their 50s.
hollywood kills souls
Me and my sisters all got our great grandpas so-called chubby cheeks and it is what makes us appear 5 to 12 years younger than we actually are. We have cheeks like a baby and love the fact! Not some sucked in cadaver, who wants to look like that my goodness!
It makes them look like men if you ask me. They look terrible.
I’m 56 yo and my face looks waaaaay younger than these chicks. They look like walking skeletons; they look horrible. There’s nothing “high fashion” about removing buccal fat from your face.
@@Frenchblue8 same here. I am 51 and feel my chubby cheeks make me look younger than some women in their 30s-as we age, we need that extra fat.
Notice how literally EVERY SINGLE ONE of the examples for this is NOT a girl with fat cheeks reducing them to 'normal' but girls with normal cheeks going skeleton mode... why...
Models.
The funny thing is, the older you get, this happens anyway. They’re gunna look even worse later on. They’ll probably get injections to fill it back out later on 🙄
Everyones face loses facial fat as the get older. Now the fat has been removed at a younger age, their faces will cave in even more , if the fat had never been removed. They will end up looking odder and older than they do now. I had a round face when l was younger, now my cheeks have hollowed out over the years, my cheek bones are now dominant.
@@lee-annebarrett366 This makes me wonder if any of these people were even explained to about how things will work out eventually.
Sophie Turner is even an anorexic (in recovery). She has been stick thin since we've known her as a young teen..
My face was wayyy to chubby for my liking when I was in my 20s. Now, in my 30s, I’ve lost a lot of the natural fat just by aging and love what I look like. Have I had a buccal fat removal done in my 20s, I’d probably look way older than I am now ! I love that our bodies and faces are constantly changing (sometimes we like it more, sometimes less) and we should not play the nature’s role in this.
Agreed, it all evens out in the end
Yes but how to not hate myself in the time being while my cheeks are still big
But what if the person you decide be with loves your supposed imperfections? @@oliviaharris3959
Exactly. They look so much older without that fat. Also more masculine. Who thought making a female face more square would look good? They look like 40yo women who try to look younger when in actuality they are in their 20s that's crazy.
@@oliviaharris3959 i used to have a lot of self hatred too because of what i look like. but then my dad died and a lot of things changed. how absolutely absurd would it be for me to hate somebody i had a beautiful relationship with, because of the way their face is shaped! how ridiculous would it be for me to ever feel disgust or hate for my loved ones, because of a chubby cheek or a big nose? you have to put yourself in the same perspective that you look at others. using words like “hate” is actually ridiculously unnecessary. come on now, you’re gonna hate someone for chubby cheeks?
I had a friend who got that surgery at 20 and it immediately made her look like she is 40. No one believes her real age because of how old the surgery made her look, specially because she was already quite refined facially
Oh no. That sucks!!
Woww, that's sad.
Silly woman 😢
That is so sad. Especially since it’s permanent.
Was it buckle fat removal?
I’m so thankful for the plastic surgeon I was a nanny for in my early 20’s. He told me to not do anything to my face until I was in my late 30’s, no botox, nothing, because you don’t know how you’re going to age and doing things to your face too early augment’s your facial structure. I’m now 41 and so happy I listened, because I’m happy with how I’m aging.
what do you mean by "augments your facial structure" ?
Getting Botox in your 20s won’t change the shape of your face, it just prevents static wrinkles, which is superficial.
@@padelackles botox over time spreads to different parts of your face, so yes it changes the shape of your face
Same. I didn't start until my 40s. And it's only been to preserve, not change. I think that's the huge mistake in the trends. I feel sorry for the generation growing up with fake photos on Instagram everywhere so the comparisons are endless.
@@keysjams4leo965 I don't think that's correct. Filler spreads through your face - but Botox just temporarily paralyzes the muscles into which it's injected, so its presence is very temporary, and your muscle gains its strength and mobility back after a few short months and you have to keep getting Botox to continue to paralyze the muscle, forever, until you don't want to paralyze it anymore.
I used to hate my round face when I was younger (teens/20s). One pleasant surprise that came after I turned 30 is how I now appreciate my whole face, including my round cheeks. (They also make me look younger so it's a win/win)
Everything trendy I might want to try can be done with makeup 🤷♀️
When I was in university I lost a lot of weight and my baby cheeks were gone, everybody kept saying that...i didnt look great and finally i was able to look at myself and see that what made me "me" was what i used to dislike : my cheeks. Now I love them, Im 35 looking like a 20 year old person but I love it because while others look way way older I still keep my young look
@@MonBriella exactly!
buccal fat removal makes majority of women look worse but it makes majority of men look better.really don't understand all these women making themselves look worse
Same I hated my round face growing up but I am 22 now, and my face has slim down naturally a bit and I finally love my look.
I am glad I never changed any part of my face with surgery, you really do grown into your features
Absolutely. That's what I do. Not that difficult.
I have a full face, its genetic, my whole family does. Its something I don't particularly like about myself and I had looked into buccal fat as the trend moved that way. However as I am only 27, your video among others, has been so helpful to steer me away from it, as now I know that over time, the surface fat will go down, and ill be grateful to not have removed my buccal fat in another 10-20 years!
I'm glad that you reconsidered having the surgery. I am almost 60 and my face is much more angular and slim than it was when I was younger. I wish that people wouldn't have unnecessary surgeries. Its one thing if you've been in an accident and need facial reconstruction but to carve your face when the real problem is that you think you're ugly or have to compete with others won't solve the problem. In that case its an interior, not an exterior problem.
I’ve always had a naturally sculpted face. Now at age 41 I’m really noticing fat loss in my face. Please don’t do this to yourself! I really believe most people will regret it later.
36 & same story! it seems insane that people (with naturally beautiful & completely normal facial shapes) are removing fat from their faces, of all places.
At 61 I've really noticed my face slimming with age. I wonder how well these women will age that have had the fat removed from their faces. I also wonder if they'll have to put fat back after they age!
Wouldn't it be better to just get cheekbone implants or something. I am getting to the age where I am looking at things. Just see so many weird choices. This doctor is my favorite though.
@@jessicah7755 I mean, if you are super insecure about your face, but most people don’t need it and different face shapes are nice. I think you shouldn’t change your face, especially for a trend. But there are many things that can go wrong and it can also ruin your face, so I’d make sure you have thought about it for a long time..like maybe a few years. Make sure you find a good surgeon and never go for a deal….cheaper prices means less quality. I had a nose job a few years ago and I had wanted one since I was very young. I was 100% sure, found the best doctor and I also didn’t drastically change my nose. It’s the same, just smaller.
7:51 she when from hottest young girl on the block to a 45 yo trout choking on a bicycle saddle
My ex-wife was from Russia and she had body dysmorphia that was mostly centered around her face. She would constantly get the puffy lip procedure done. I tried for numerous years to tell her how beautiful she looked and did not need to fatten her lips. It actually became a huge issue. It was never enough. Now our daughter is doing it. It really broke my heart to see my daughter do it, since she was always naturally gorgeous.
So sad :(
i'm sorry to hear this. sometimes u just gotta tell people how stupid they look in order to help them. it is wrong to emulate these celebrities because they are so extreme.
I'm really sad that the mother's personal issues got passed down to her daughter too, someone needs to break the cycle of insecurity
Your daughter???
This is EXACTLY why I have refused to get anything done, despite not always being happy with the way I look. I always, always, always saw my momma as such a beautiful woman growing up (everyone else does too) and now that I am older, I am starting to look like her. If she would of gotten something done, as a young and impressionable girl who looked up to my mother, I would of certainly thought something was so wrong with the way God made me, that I would need to alter it permanently. I don’t have children, yet (Lord willing 🙏), but I know there is a chance they will come out looking like me, and would never want them to think that anything was wrong with the way they look.
This is absolutely wild to me. I was always told growing up that faces thin out with ageing. I was skeptical as i still had a full face in my 20s, but now in my 30s it has indeed thinned out. Why are we all obsessed with being young but not looking young
So much this. I’m 41 and this surgery is a long term disaster. Yikes.
Same
Im 48 years old and I still have a full face and people think I’m much younger because of it. Do not do this surgery under any circumstance because it ages you.
@LC I'm 38 and people peg me as being in my mid-late 20s bc of my youthful face. It's not super full/round like some people's. But man, if I removed my buccal fat I'd immediately look like a corpse.
Exactly!!!
"Consider keeping it and not getting it cut out" the sweetest line. I love how you are educational but non-judgemental and kind at the same time - really beautiful. Anyone would be lucky to have you as their doctor!
I’m only gonna say this: I’m 36 and I am seeing my face getting more and more chizzled as I get older and lose some wieght, I am truly happy that I had a rounder face to start with! I feel like people in their early 20s don’t really think much about the Impact that their tweakments may have in the future.
Yea people with less fat in thst area definitely age differently. Very important point to remember!
I can't wait to sit back & watch 😅
Yea I'm 33 and started off with a normal/skinny face, I'm noticing that I'm starting to look gaunt under my cheekbones, in my temples, and under my eyes. Not skeletal gaunt, but like Bella Hadid gaunt. I look at my friends who had really puffy round faces in their 20s (now 33) and they still look like they're 25. I look my age, but I can tell I'm going to look VERY gaunt when I'm like 70.
@@tammyszu3570 same plus I lost 28lbs. I just turned 39 and would say I look around 30 but when I get older im gonna look gaunt for sure
@@tammyszu3570 I also have a skinny face. When I was a teenager I really wanted to have a chubby face. I'm also concerne how I'm going to age.
I love how chill he always sounds. It’s so soothing. Also rlly like how respectful he is when reacting.
Agree
I agree too.
Stoner vibe haha
Great example of someone who thinks b4 they speak
He is very tranquil and cool. His honesty is refreshing.
I am actually really glad I clicked on this video! My face is naturally more rounder and fuller and I’ve been feeling a little insecure because I didn’t have that “high fashion” look, but now I can tell that the insecurity is stemming from pop culture rather than having full cheeks! Thanks for covering this!!
Same here :) I'm doing my best to learn to love my face, and you should too! If your pfp is a picture of you, you're drop dead gorgeous!
Your natural look is always better, no matter what the society tells you.
Same! I have no prominence in my cheek bones and super soft features and I've always felt like it was super out of fashion.
Stay the way you are, you look beautiful.
You can always get different looks with makeup, too. I have kind of a big face and I use bronzer to give my cheeks some contour. Wouldn't have it any other way.
Your voice and way of speaking are so soothing.
I’m 54, almost 55 and just over the last 3 years have accepted myself for all it’s beauty. ❤ no surgeries or treatments. I’m very pleased to be middle aged. ❤
Yeah but what is middle aged anymore some of the hottest women out there now are all over 40 . Being 55 now is not what it was just 30 years ago.
@@kh9242ou can still be middle aged and hot, 50 is literally middle aged
Good for you. Aging is inevitable for everyone that is lucky enough to live a long life.
You can enter it with fear and fighting it kicking and screaming (you will loose) or see it fit what it is. A new phase.
Good for you! And looking at your profil picture you look younger than your age 😊
Yes. A lot of people are scared to grow old, but. . . After some health issues in my early 20s I am hoping to reach your age one day. You look beautiful and happy in your pic
I have to say, this whole trend around buccal fat removal has made me have a new appreciation for my full cheeks. Trend cycles in cosmetic procedures are so alarming to me, as you said it’s not exactly something that can be easily reversed, if at all
as a guy, the buccal fat removal seems to make women look masculine, which of course most men dislike. Most men dislike all plastic surgery that women get actually. we like natural, and the only men that will tell you otherwise are those that only are interested in hookups.
@@Falcons8455 I know you probably meant this comment genuinely, but it’s worth noting that not everything women do is hinged on whether or not a man will like it
@@Strawberryforlifeoh yeah u do it for yourself lol
@@Falcons8455 Funnily enough, the world doesn't revolve around men's opinions
@@Strawberryforlife it is simply natural that men want to attract women and women want to attract men. Maybe some genuinely do it for other reasons, but I'd say it is fair to say that most do it to look attractive to the other sex.
"What may look good now may not look good in 10-15 years" 👏
No problem. Than the buccal filler will become popular :)
@@Guus115 as the doctor said you can not fill the buccal fat compartment properly as it is so deep.
it never looks good though imo
This type of removal makes these celebs look like they are getting ready for a Tim Burton movie!
HAHAHAHAHA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 nice one
It’s nature , just a man skull
As someone who would’ve killed to have high sculpted cheekbones, I’m soooo glad these videos are being done and now I appreciate my full face and just contour my cheeks, it really helps! 😁
EXACTLY what I was thinking! Do the skull contour. It’s $20-50 for brush & contour, and it’s REMOVABLE.
I've watched enough plastic surgery videos to know that removing any fat from the face (except maybe a double chin) is a bad idea. Some of these celebrities don't even look like themselves any more. They just looks like a generic trendy face. People with full faces look much younger when they age!
Haha in Korea it's the opposite most people want narrow faces with no noticeable cheekbone. I have high cheekbones and was constantly teased about it growing up😂 I still don't see how its desireable
@@bria7885 I think these cross cultural comparisons are really helpful because it shows how arbitrary and harmful these 'trendy beauty standards are'. For example in the US caucasian women are pressured to look like thin models whereas I have some Black model friends who want to be more curvy and voluptuous because they were criticized for being 'too skinny' and not 'feminine' enough. It's really toxic and harmful to women. I was watching a Korean show on Netflix and all the young actors had these porcelain complexions that looked pale and flawless like china cups. I think they actually blurred the cameras even on the men to get it to look like they had no skin texture.
I have high cheek bones…it makes me look like I have a HUGE face. My mom’s face is even bigger. Not looking forward to aging with high cheekbones.
I was shocked to find out Amelia Hamlin is only 21. She looks a solid 35 with all those procedures. All buccal fat removal does is age you, which is ironic coming from a society that’s so youth obsessed.
Your name and comment fit perfectly
She is trying to look like another model who naturally looks like that it’s actually kind of scary
she went to a surgeon to get gabbriettes face😵💫
@@jadoreejasminee i was thinking the exact same thing. the first time i saw her i was like who tf is this gabbriettes clone. i had no idea who she was but looking at her mom im not surprised she disfigured herself like that... in general celebrities shouldnt be anyones source of inspiration for anything ever, sorry.
She looks like she could be my mom and I'm 22.
The pics of Sophie Turner shocked me too. Especially the pic where she's pregnant and instead of glowing she looks like skeletor in the face 😱
It makes faces look older. The surgery adds 20 years to their age.
Madonna looks like the caricature of an alien from outer space. Her look gives me goosebumps.
madonna is so gross now
Madonna is a shadow of herself, if she thinks she looks great good for her she is 65. Most people at 65 are fat and look terrible. So I can't blame her.
Be nice. We’ve al had promises made, by drs. That were not true, nor healthy.
I grew up Catholic in the 50’s,and I give a pass to ANYONE doing nonsensical things after having a Catholic childhood.
I live by the motto that people should live as they want as long as they don't not harm their fellow human beings. But that doesn't mean I have to be blind to things that some people do to THEMSELVES.
Dude, I just like how chill you sound and look, it's awesome. Keep it up.
This is very random, but I am so glad for your success, Doctor! Last year I put down a deposit for a consultation, months later found out I was expecting, and your office was so kind about refunding the deposit and congratulating me. I live in buffalo, but I still dream about taking a trip to NYC and getting a lip lift from you!
He seems like a great guy! Congrats on the baby! 🍼❤
You have no idea how these videos have helped my self esteem + have made me realize it's just not worth it, particularly right now in my age to undergo risky procedures for fickle body "trends"
Same girl
Absolutely! I always kinda wondered what I would look like if I did one thing or another, Dr. Gary has really shown me how we all have unique beauty and age uniquely. I am glad I didn’t do anything earlier, I like the way I am aging. I love my 40s face. Maybe do some “lifting” later , we’ll see.
Same here
I think one of the worst part is the "I want to stand out" thought process. People did the same thing at one point when nose jobs were ESPECIALLY popular. They wanted a pretty and "unique" button nose, but ended up having the same type of nose as everyone else that had nose jobs as well.
I'm not against plastic surgery in any way, but I AM against getting it done because it's trendy.
Khloe kardashian has a bad nose Job for sure
You are more than a plastic surgeon. You are an honest caring human being. There are too many plastic surgeons that do not completely inform patients of the possible "cons" of a procedure , In it for the money. Just me, but I find the "trendy surgery crazes" rediculous. I dont want to look like everyone else. I want to look like me. I've learned make up tricks to contour my nose, cheek, jawline.. Other days I'll I'll go makeup free. Thank you for fully explaining this procedure. and the risks.
I always had chubby cheeks (even when I was younger and really thin) but now, at almost 57 years old, it seemed to help maintain youthfulness. Thank you for being generous in sharing your knowledge and opinions on this channel. 💜
57???? Girl what I thought you were 35-40 at most wtf
you look absolutely amazing! im so glad i decided not to have buccal fat removal last minute.
The lies in this comments thread 😂😂😂
yes!! I still get carded sometimes! decade of smoking has given me some lines that give away my age up close, but few steps away I read 15 years younger hehe. From your profile image I literally would have though you were 32
No way ur 57
A high fashion model who looks great with her full cheeks is Adut Akech. They are her signature feature, and she definitely helped me to embrace my fuller cheeks, which I inherited form my mother's side. She always looks stunning on the runway and in campaigns.
she is very beautiful her full cheeks are adorable
Yes, she’s absolutely STUNNING 🤎
I just looked her up and WOW 🥺✨
I've always appreciated models with full faces. I think they're incredibly doll-like and the prominence of their cheeks in conjunction with other "unconventional" features can have a very ethereal and striking effect. Lily Cole, Devon Aoki, Gemma Ward, Lindsey Wixson are all names that stood out to me growing up
She's indeed a beauty and looks so youthful.
I think full cheeks look so cute and Adut really helped me to get over one of my biggest insecurities that was full and round cheeks (even though I have an oval face shape, it looks rounder because of my chubby cheeks) and now I feel so satisfied about them💗
This guy has a beautiful heart for not loving the money he could get from doing this surgery over having actual care for people and their wellbeing. It's refreshing to see!
I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and my face naturally looks like this, it's wild that people are trying to look like sick people.
Same here. I don’t even think plastic surgery would work on us as our skin is so stretchy and thin.
If there's anyone on youtube that should do interviews with celebrities about their cosmetic procedures, it's Dr. Gary!
Thank you! Would love to do it
@@drgarylinkov love you Dr. Gary
i think a better fit is to talk about procedures with youtube celebrities
With the ocasional guest star Stephanie and/or Lori Hill ❤
@@drgarylinkov Your mannerism, they way you convey your knowledge, and compassion for people you talk about is unmatched. I've learnt so much from your channel. You don't slam people, even when you disagree with their choices. We can only hope all the doctors we meet regularly have a fraction of your personality. Wish you and your family all the best!
I hated my round cheeks when I was younger but they've slimmed a lot as I've gotten into my late 20s. Now I love my face shape, I'm 28 and consistently get mistaken for 21-22. People are shocked when I tell them my age. I'm very happy with how I've been aging naturally.
So true!
I'm also very blonde (unlike my parents and sisters... I tried making it black but it turned green... Brown went pink or orange if not green... Anyhow I just kept it blonde...) and as a teen people thought I was around 18/20 years old whereas in my 20/30s people thought I was in my early 20s even thinking I had my child during my teenage years 🤣. I don't feel more than 20ish so I guess it helps 😂 as well as proper "normal" cheeks
that likely has more to do with the fact 28 year olds look almost the same as 21 year olds
Round cheeks don’t equal youth… you probably just have a young look… it has nothing to do with your cheeks
I'm in the same boat. I look young for my age as well, although I don't think it has much to do with my cheek bones specifically. I'm kinda surprised by all the "instant aging" comments because I love how my face looks now vs my early 20s
Same here. I am forty and most people think I am in my late twenties
What a coincidence! I just watched your other buccal fat removal video last night because it was in my suggestions.
same
its not a coincidence its just a youtube AI works
lmao we are all the same
same though💀
Sammmmr
I've always had a very round, full face and wished to make it slimmer. Although I still don't love my big cheeks, videos like this do a great deal to help me see things objectively and rationally. Thanks for educating people like me so that we don't jump into something we may later regret
As someone with a chubby face you’ll be thankful for it since it helps a lot with the aging process
I love Steph’s channel, she is doing great things to help young girls and women in a world of social media fakery.
Me too ❤
One remark though : it's easier for her to criticise other women , because she ticks the ' thin and model type cute ' box naturally ( ? ) To be clear : i like the much more buxom ' girl next door ' type way more .
@@guntertorfs6486 Yeah, I got similiar thoughts... I think it's easier for her to critisize how much people can be obsessed with beauty standards, because she can easily fit in it, so she don't need to obsess that she can't fit when she already achieved the goal of fitting beauty standards, so she don't need to worry that it's not achievable for her... She's an influencer, after all... It's just a whim for her if she's obsessing about her beauty and acceptance problem, not the real struggle of a person who don't fit in but would like to fit and diet or undergo surgical procedures to prove themselves that they can be pretty if they want to. And even despite talking so much about how natural is good, she's always (from all videos which I've seen) presents herself in a makeup, and quite a heavy one, which comes across for me as hipocritical... But I'm forgiving her as she's doing good job anyway :) She's just basically very much the same to the people she critics (which don't invalidates points she makes actually).
Still dunno, it's a weird that she is not going for more natural look with the topic of her channel from even just business point of view... Especially that it's not like she would need to give up all beauty treatments. Currently it's in fashion to present yourself as natural, and due to that there is wide range of treatments available, so she could easily still have multiple beauty enhancements on her which would give her much effortless look, which would suit her channel domain better... But maybe she just don't want to be hipocrite after all and pretend that she's all natural while in the same time she had permanent makeup (henna + nude lips), natural looking fake lashes, natural looking make-up no make-up and all of that stuff.
@@magdadom2505 I agree with you that she comes across hypocritical. She can’t be this strongly against others tweaking and editing themselves to fit the unrealistic beauty standards when she has caked on make up. Like if she wants to go hard on exposing others then practice what you preach sister 🙌
@@Panda-hf4xs she’s allowed to look the way she wants… just because she’s matching current beauty standards doesn’t mean she’s not allowed to speak out and help other people… YOU are the hypocrites in this case
I am 74 and I always had a fat, round face, and one time my aunt who was a Beautician was doing my hair and I was complaining and she said this..." you will never look old! You will always have that youthful look! I didn't care then but NOW, I still look like a kid! People have guessed my age as much as 25 years younger than I am.
round face doesn't always give youthful looks no offence but reason why people remove some is when they age their cheeks get saggier and droop and makes them look extra old. or else no one would actually pay big amounts without getting their infos before. its not following a trend even its science people who have higher cheekbones gets to age slower + genetics but again, no one really tops any trend everyones naturally beautiful and thats the thing.
@@FM-nf6fx I have high cheekbones and a 74 I have very little sagging as I've done facial and neck exercises for decades!! I don't have jowels or a sagging neck, or a double chin.
@@missmarple8429 Just start doing facial exercices or chewing big gum every day, it can make a huge difference. Why considering plastic surgery if there are natural hacks for it...
@@FM-nf6fxyeah Selena Gomez looked like she would look young forever but then she suddenly rly ages around 30. Not saying that to be mean she’s a pretty girl but you rly did think she might look like a child forever but I don’t think it’s always like that
@@openyoureyes4799I do some of those and it’s good to hear it works long term i ontl rly started a couple of years ago so nice to see long term evidence
As a kid, I was constantly compared to Wednesday Addams (Christina Ricci) and hated how round my heart shaped face was. I wanted to look more like my hero, Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver). However, as I aged and lost a lot of baby fat due to puberty, my features have become sharper and more defined. At 39 years old, it's kinda awesome to have people constantly think I'm nearly 10-15 years younger due to my chubby cheeks and I'm definitely okay with that ^_^
I have a feeling we look a lot alike lol. I too was compared to Ricci as a kid (sometimes still now), I’ve also been compared to Sigourney Weaver now such my cheekbones became really prominent. That’s so random and funny
I always wanted to look like Christina Ricci! Cute features, petite with curves in the right places. But I'm tall, thin & Sigourney Weaver-ish LOL I'm 41 & I look 41. 😁
This ! I’m 33 and due to my baby cheeks ppl say I look 23
I feel so similar!
And look at Ricci now -- her face is very angular in her 40s. No one needs buccal fat surgery -- nature does it all for you.
The doctor seems like one of those chill friends in your group who you'd be able to rely on for good conversation and advice. So chill and calming.
“These trends they’re fleeting yet the surgical results are permanent” 💯💯💯 This statement is so true, and it’s the real issue people need to be aware of.
Amazing video, specially highlighting the fact that these procedures come with serious risks, which nobody seems to think about before getting many risky cosmetic surgeries in general, and not just about beauty standards.
My 92 year old father had fat [and muscle] wasting due to aging. This trend is definitely alarming, especially given the body’s natural aging process and fat wasting. Yikes.
@Xuěhuā it's elevating a sick-looking emaciated face.
Ppl who can't afford plastic surgery will attempt to get this look other ways. Do you think those ways will be healthy? No.
Back in the late 80s and 90s, we had "heroin chic" glorifying a gaunt sickly look. How many young women suffered and died from anorexia nervousa as a result of trying to restrict their food to be thin enough to fit the beauty standard.
Myself, as a sick person with a wasting disease, do you know how many ppl started telling me how beautiful and gorgeous I looked when my face was skin and bones?
I was a skeleton and extremely ill, but younger women especially said I looked like a model.
Now that I've fought so hard to survive and to be a good healthy weight, now ppl think I'm insecure about my weight gain lol.
We've completely lost sight of what a "healthy" weight looks like on women. So yes, buccal fat removal does mimic illness, and being underweight. It's nothing ppl should emulate.
I have a very round, full face and I HATED it for so long I always dreamed of having such a slim face like the celebs that have gotten this procedure done. But tbh, after seeing what these celebs look like post surgery, I think I’ll just start to embrace my very round face 😌
I know, I like my rosy round face😊 back in the day a round full face was considered the best, so its all just trends. Just embrace and be happy with however you where born. ☺️
If that is you in your pfp, your face looks normal. I don’t see that it’s unusually round at all.
Relatable, I’m never hating on my natural face again
You don't even have a full moon face
And to boot...the face filters 🥴don't do any justice...the celebs don't even look like their photos..lol
Good video portraying interesting and educating comments between the doctor and Steph.
My friend got her buccal fat removed and under eye filler/lip filler. Now idk if it’s because the filler has migrated but it doesn’t look like she had anything removed. Her face actually looks swollen and bigger now. It’s been over a year and it hasn’t really looked any different other than bigger.
Did she gain weight?
Weird
Filler does migrate and not all of it is removed.
Oh god 🤦🏽♀️
@@1Skorpia how does a small amount of lip filler swell up your whole face with migration though?
I was in my 20’s during the 1990’s and had a very full face. I went to see a plastic surgeon to see if he could do this surgery on me. He said no bc I would regret it in my 50’s as your face reduces volume at this age and I would look older and gaunt. I’m glad I listen to him as I am now 55 and my face looks actually younger thanks to leaving my 20 yr old full face alone. 😅
I knew a very sweet woman who had filler in her cheeks. By her 70s they had hollowed so much it really bothered her. She had a very nice result. You're right, this is the other side to it. And these ladies are likely to see a day they regretted doing this so young.
That said, some people truly do have an uneven heaviness to their cheeks and this procedure can look great. I'm not seeing that kind of face on any of these celebs.
I am also 55 yo and I still have a very full face. I never thought of having any procedures done though. Not to brag, but I have always looked younger than I am(good genes?). I do think these young women will regret the procedures because I thought I wanted my face to get a little thinner as I aged, but now I see how beneficial it is to have a nice full face!
Me too, i had chubby cheeks and I was very fit and in shape. I had it done and loved it, I still love it today.
And also I get mistaken for being in my 20s-early 30s so I don’t think I look older at all.😊
I am over fifty and have chubby cheeks. People always thinks I'm much younger.
I liked when he talked about normalizing what risks there are with this. Nobody talks about the risks and I'd like to hear more about that
i remember being a teen and listening to "mr brightside" on repeat, and one thing i loved about that song was its music video. i was enchanted by the girl's full, baby cheeked face and considered her the absolute embodiment of beauty.
fast forward to me being 23, i was super insecure about my image and was bombarded with this "high fashion", hollowed out look. i went to my surgeon and asked for this procedure and im glad he debunked it all and talked me out of it.
now, 1½ year later, im very happy with my buccal fat and im thankful for surgeons like him and dr. Linkov for not endorsing this surgery.
embrace and cherish your buccal fat ! it won't be there forever xxx
She is called Iza Miko and I agree, she was (and still is) gorgeous in that music video
I also had one of those surgeons who was kind enough to tell me "No". I will forever be grateful to him and recommend him to any of my friends who are looking for a doctor (he may tell them "yes", but at least it will be an honest opinion). I think so highly of him and always will. He's a good man. I'm glad you found someone like him.
i'm in my mid-twenties, and after having had full cheeks my entire life, i'm starting to lose some of the babyfat in my face now. it's a much less drastic look than what was shown in the video, but it certainly makes a difference! So yeah, embrace your youthful cheeks while you have them, and at the same time you can look forward to aging and gaining a more mature kind of beauty 👵
I must say I appreciate this plastic surgeons’ transparency. As a mom of 5 daughters it terrifies me that this is even a thing. There is a reason we have this deeper fatty tissue in our face!!
@Trinity M I'm going to surprise you but we actually need your appendix. It's lymphoid tissue and it promotes maturation of our immune cells. So it's not just chillin, it's working 😄
@Trinity M The surgery looks fucking awful regardless, they’re going to be fucked once they hit 50 and other problems start flooding in
@@tattva_jnana I came to say this. The fact that you can live without it, doesn't mean it doesn't do anything. Is he even a scientist? Ignorant words.
@Trinity M wow, you sound very uneducated on these topics to be commenting so forcefully.
@@trinitym5552 4:19
StephanieLange's video & your previous video were the only 2 I watched before canceling my buccal fat removal appointment. So it's cool to see you both in one video like this.
@Elmhart thank you so much💙
I considered this at one point as I got the characteristic "moon face" from Cushing's disease and I hated it, but my doctors assured me I'd most likely lose weight after having my tumor removed. They were right, my face was the first place that my weight loss has been noticeable. Glad I didn't go through with this.
I'd love a podcast about people talking about their plastic surgeries and their thought process through it. I mean, we have tattoo artists and piercers talking with clients explaining what's behind their decisions. It would be interesting to hear the rest of the modified peeps.
Lorry hill❤️
I have aged and I’ve also experienced many occurrences of sickness and lost so much weight and my face has slimmed down. I have naturally high cheekbones and with Hollow cheeks and-and I guess I’m on trend right now
and I try to remember that my face is beautiful regardless but mentally been hard for me because I feel like I must look like a skeleton 💀
I know that’s in my head but it’s really hard when I see my face in the mirror to remember that I don’t look like a skeleton and I don’t look Old and wasted away
so this is just like interesting for me to hear but I guess the plus side I am on Trend right now for a moment at least
We are always at our worst critics
I'm so happy to be 50 with no plastic surgery. I have no issue looking ordinary. The most ironic thing is both my parents & my siblings all did modelling . I ended up with the hooked nose, masculine jaw & thin lips. I no longer care about the unrealistic expectations of society &, it's very freeing. Not everyone is suppose to look like a Instagram model. Trust me when your older you don't want to have hallowed cheeks . It can make you look older. I like having a fuller softer face .
Me too! Just turned 62
Beautifully stated. I am in my 60s and almost caved at 50 to do a makeover. Fear of unwanted results finally stopped me. I am finally in a place where I accept and love my face with all its flaws.
So refreshing to see a doctor who is honest about procedures!
I don't know Doc. You've got no makeup, no surgery, and I think you personally, look pretty damn good! A great argument for leaving looks as nature intended. You're a cutie!
Cuz he got lucky with the genetic lottery
You're so calm, so chill. Tuned in for professional opinion, but will stay for the attitude. Love it. Also, protect buccal fat at all cost.
Every surgeon I’ve met and had personally is calm and chill. I think it’s essential for the profession. Either that, or a big ego.
@@katie.e.g. the oral surgeon I assist is super calm. So I deffinetly have witnessed that. Deffinetly a thing .
These women are crazy to go after a trend that basically hollows out your face. While it may look good in your 20's because you still have collagen that gives a youthful look, in the 30's and 40's is a different matter. I'm in my 40's and my cheeks does not give that bouncy and youthful look any longer. I do not want to look "gaunt" or chiseled. This trend is ridiculous ,imo.
I would not say crazy, body dysphoria affects people to take surgeries just as eating disorders. And sadly hollywood is carnage
True. I’m in my forties too and the skin is surely more loose. I just don’t want to imagine hoe I looked like without buccal fat.
same i naturally lost fat and i wanna have that bouncy look back with fat grafting
I love how Dr. Gary doesn't pretend like he doesn't understand patients' motives and is still able to give solid, educated advice.
I believe it was called the Buckle procedure in history when starlets of the 1920, 30's would have this done by removing their back teeth to get a more chiseled look to the face. I remember a Joan Crawford interview where she said it was standard procedure for the old Hollywood studio system to have this done to their starlets.
There is something very calming and poetic about Dr. Linkov's voice. 🤗🤗
People aren't doing it to stand out, they're doing it to fit in with the latest beauty trend
So sad people can't just let themselves look the way they are
Say that.... They all end up looking the same. Having a natural look is considered unique these days. I feel that being natural will never go out of style.
Especially when Zoomer generation is saying what their sexual identity is based on how the identify themselves--- their message is "I am not conforming to society's label of what I should look/sound/act like."
It's paradoxically both...
I don’t wanna sound blunt or insensitive, but it’s because a lot of those people don’t have an individual thought of their own. They see an “influencer” or a celebrity do it and think they have to do it too. I’m gonna ruffle some feathers but many people on apps like Tiktok have no independent thoughts or opinions. They’re a collective like the Borg from Star Trek. Sadly, they’ll regret getting this surgery.
Celebrities do it to stand out. Then others do it to be like the celebrities and all look similar. Then another celebrity does something else to stand out...
Lea's face really shocked me the most. She already had a nice face shape. I really did not understand why she did that. Stephanie is really nice to say some of these didn't look bad. They actually really did look bad.
As someone who was always made fun of for having a round face and chubby cheeks, imma let my buccal fat alone 😂 I'm 25 and my face has naturally changed SO MUCH in the past 10 years. I love me my round face
I’m 27 and my face has naturally lost a lot of its roundness in the last 2 years. I can’t even imagine what I’d look like if I had this procedure done in my early 20’s. I’m confident in myself now but in true “you always want what you can’t have” I kind of miss my baby face that I hated when I had it. I think it’s really hard to fully accept your looks, even when you get what you want it’s never going to be enough when there’s a celebrity to compare yourself to.
Same! I wasn't very happy about my rounded and fuller face because it made me look a bit more childish and didn't feel womanly enough. At some point I looked up into the surgery but thankfully never really went for it. My face also changed a lot around 27 (plus I lost a lot of weight, almost becoming underweight) and I've never recovered the look I had before even if I put the weight back on. I'm 32 now and now the fat just doesn't fill the same areas. My face has changed its shape a lot when I compare photos. Surprisingly as my looks became more 'sophisticated' (it made my high cheekbones stand up even more and made my lips appear fuller) I received more attention than before (...), but at 32 I already can see it won't be as great when skin begins to really sage. It kind of worries me, especially when it comes to the lines around the mouth, as in my dad's side they're very pronounced and visible. I know it's a genetic thing and to some degree I'll have to accept it, it does increase with weight loss but putting back on weight makes the fat go to that area, not to the roundness of the jaw lol. So imagine if I had removed that fat! It'd be 1000 times worse.
same ! its crazy how different my face looks in just a few years , slimmed out real fast after 25
Me too. I wish I could get it back.
That's not possible! it's either cellphone or the mirror that's causing your face to look slender. Some mirrors and cameras can make the face look more slender then what it is!
I personally will never get cosmetic plastic surgery, but I really appreciate plastic surgeons with ethics who refuse to do treatments they find unethical, and don’t just push every trendy surgery on you.
I never thought Lurch from the Addams family would become the beauty standard
I see men in makeup. Strong jaws and sunken cheeks.
Just a reminder: no one is forcing you to jump on a plastic surgery trend. Choose what you want, but take responsibility for your choice, regardless of which you choose.
I agree. I find it weird when people shift the responsibility onto the society. It's just some people liking the look and deciding to chase it even if it takes plastic surgery.
O but fashion Magazine manipulate young people that this is necessary vogue front page model done buccal fat surgery
@jasonblack4208 - Yes, take responsibility and start saving the money for the reversal you'll need down the line.
That was my thought too. She’s really going over the top in the main video saying we “have” to have it. No, we don’t. It’s up to us to make our own decisions, and they need to be informed ones. We aren’t mindless drones forced into procedures.
@@Igor-ug1uothank you. What happened to personal accountability??? So tired of ppl trying to rationalize their behavior by saying "society" made them do this.
I'm glad my mother told me I didn't need to copy every fad. Beauty standards are constantly changing and fads are temporary. She taught me that doing something permanent to myself to be part of something temporary is something i would come to regret. She thinned her eyebrows because that was popular in her day but now the thicker eyebrow is the look and her eyebrows are thinning more with age. Now she wishes she never messed with her eyebrows at all. She also told me to hold on to my favorite clothing items because everything comes back in style eventually.
Good mom and good advice
During my whole childhood, my mom’s only makeup was the same one Khôl eyeliner and one lipstick, and she only wore those on big occasions. She taught me by example that natural beauty is more than enough. I did grow up to love makeup, but I’m just as comfortable with my bare face, and that’s thanks to her.
She’s right. I was verbally bullied in school from having natural thick eyebrows in 90s, I didn’t care 😅I think it’s beautiful, got it from my mom’s genetic. I see those people now pay $$ to have thick eyebrows or got their eyebrows tattooed
Your mom is and was wise woman.
I tell my girls this! My brows used to be so thick. They thinned with each baby. I make my teen daughters do my brows now. They have to look at them anyway. 😅😅
I enjoy Stephanie’s videos and it’s great to hear your professional take on her comments.
Never have I ever been more happy to have my high chubby cheeks. Now that I’m in my mid 30s people always think I’m still in mid 20s. Thanks to my mother who told me not to alter my face as trends come and go. Also that small imperfections make a person look unique which will help you stand out from the rest. Looking after your skin is much more important and that when time comes I’ll be grateful for that. Thanks mom !!!
I'm going to teach my daughter this too. 😁 we have big noses, but it's a unique ancestral nose. I'm never going to complain about my body around her. If she's bothered about something I'll help her find the right haircut, glasses, fit of clothes. We have to work with what we got. 👍a happy and healthy person is always glowing.
@@amberblack6908 I ❤️ big noses!!! It's unique, and distinctive, and is something that doesn't need "fixed"!
Me too!
I like how you brought up the fact the surgery could go wrong or you can have adverse reactions to certain surgery drugs they use not to mention the stress can not be good for you especially if something goes wrong spin into depression. If you take good care of yourself its free .
This man has the most calming demeanor. 🕊
I have so much respect for you as a healthcare professional you could be profiting off of this procedure instead you’re telling people why it might be a bad idea. I wish every practitioner had your ethics thank you so much for doing what you do
Same. Probably only surgeon I would go to, because he would actually really give me a proper advice and suggestions.
In Tijuana, Mx this procedure became a trend a couple of years ago and it was easy to access these surgeries in private hospitals and reputable surgeons but for a much lower price than mentioned. Several people I know had it done and I decided not to do it, good thing I trusted my intuition.
It's still a trend, and some dentists do.that!?!
@@youtube_user9110 yeah, they literally sell you as a combo lol. buccal fat removal and lipo in the chin/jaw area
@@youtube_user9110 yes! Some dentists do it too!
When you are young , they want to hollow it out, when you are old they want to fill it up! Good grief 😂😅
lmao ikr you can’t win 😅😭😭
So true. 🤚
Your other buccal video JUST popped up in my feed and now this one, the procedure is so fascinating to me
@Dr. Gary Linkov: City Facial Plastics marry me, Dr. Gary. As I don't really like myself, knowing how harmful or unnatural some procedures can be keeps me from undergoing them. I wish more surgeons were that honest, empathetic, and cute. I'm a big follower of your channel. Greetings from Italy.
I’m 42 and I used to have a rounded face when I was younger. I used to hate it. With age it naturally slimmed down and I’m so happy when I was young there was no such procedures because I would regret it now.
I lost around 30lbs during my freshman year of college, and my face got noticeably slimmer. I always had fairly angular features, but now at 22 I do look like I've had buccal fat removal (in reality I'm far too broke for plastic surgery). Not really sure why anyone would intentionally seek it out as a permanent feature; I preferred when I could just choose to use contour if I wanted that look. The lighting in a room is a huge factor in whether I will look like a human with hollow cheeks, or a demonic entity from a horror movie.
I absolutely love your comment and relate so much 😂🤗 I have the same rounder face with high cheekbones like you. It seems a bit more rare than many other face shapes and so ironic how the quote on quote insecurity of a chubbier face I thought I had, can become the complete opposite to where I have been self conscious about looking more gaunt. Guess they say to be careful what you wish for for good reason lol. Just showed me once again the grass is always greener on other side. 🙌 I think you may have a diamond shape (I learned this more recently) where cheekbones are widest part of face.💎🤩
All these AFTER looked like demonic possession or AI demon took over. The BEFORE look was SOOOO MUCH better.
Exact same here. I’ve had weight loss due to my health and I look exactly like this! I hate it! I miss my old face 😢 lol. You look like an actress btw but I can’t think of who 🧐 ❤
Did you naturally lost it or because of diet or something because I do want my face to be slimmer but definitely not going under a knife for it
@@tired.....247 my face got slimmer when I lost weight, but it’s different for everyone and depends on your fat distribution. My friend lost about the same amount as I did but her face looks the same as it did before. There are no diets that can target a particular part of your body for fat loss
congrats Dr. you are looking great!
I absolutely LOVE your reactions to Stephanie's videos. Thank you
I would love a podcast, whether with celebrities, or just people who have had augmentations. Everyone’s story is interesting and worth the listen :D excited to see what you guys do in the new year
Those people wouldn’t tell the truth.
I love ❤️ this doctor 👨🏽⚕️!!
He seems so humble, genuine and honest!
I believe there is a real difference between people who follow trends for attention and people who have psychological issues projected onto parts of their body. back in school we had girls who were made self-conscious about their "hamster cheeks" by others. sometimes one mean comment will stick with you for years, and you start seeing things in the mirror that are not an issue to begin with.
I remember this from the 1990s when "heroin chic" was becoming a trend and "House of Style" on MTV followed a model going to a dentist for the procedure so that she could book more jobs. The model complained of pain levels as the dentist was pulling the fat pad out and he told her to "shut up" so he could finish. It was sobering to say the least.
OMG!!!! 😳
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Wow I wish I could see that episode.
A dentist could do that?!
@Molly H. Johns Dentists ARE doing that. Even injecting fillers 😬
I love this guy. He obviously cares about his patients by really hammering home how dangerous these procedures can be, and how difficult it would be to reverse them, a few more surgeons should take a leaf out of his book.
I think it's amazing to consider that at some point in history in certain cultures the "cherubic cheeks" were the ideal! People wore wax pads to plump out this area and have a rounder face. It's all trends.
At least those weren’t permanent. Just don’t get too close to the candles at dinner, maybe? 😂
I hated my "dutch cheeks" as a child and now at almost 40 I just hope not to grow whiskers on my face 😆
although in victorian times, or whatever, chubby may have been stylish, I think the reason being overweight never gains very much traction is b/c it's an indication of eating too much and no exercise, which are indications of a lack of self control, which are usually unappealing traits. It's also often an indication of pregnancy which usually puts someone Off the dating market, again, not highly sought after by potential suiters. Just saying....
I love that he talks about important things not biased. It’s so crazy that we follow trends that require to go through pain and costly procedures just to look “cool”… i get modifications if you are super self conscious about something that is really visible but for little details that will not be cool in a few years… come on please think about things long term 🙏🏼 especially if it’s irreversible 😢
What I love about your candor is that you’re just telling it like it is, even though this is your profession. It’s obviously not just about money for you, it is truly about making people look and feel good long term!!
Same! I love his honesty. It’s what keeps me coming back!
I had an epiphany when he brought up how much more approachable Bella looked before. High fashion is meant to be exclusive. The last thing they want is for their models to look approachable. They need them to sell us that idea of something that’s ethereal, out of reach, beautiful in an intimidating kind of way that makes us feel excluded so we’re willing to pay the big buck to be let into their club.
Big cheeks give a friendly approachable look, which is the opposite of the image high fashion designers want to maintain.
It’s kinda sad, but I guess that’s how all marketing works, by praying on human psychology.
I really admire the honesty of Dr. Linkov with wise advice.
Love how you bring up the risks. Finally a surgeon who cares
Why can’t be just be Thankful for the faces we have. Thank you Dr Gary for your honesty. Thank you for bringing me to Stephanie’s TH-cam channel. She is delightful. xx