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It seems like every other day there’s a new plastic surgery or cosmetic procedure trending on social media. Between brow lifts and baby botox, lip fillers and laser resurfacing, there is no shortage of viral procedures promising to enhance or alter one’s appearance.<\/p>\n

Right now, it’s all about buccal fat removal. The plastic surgery trend has taken over TikTok and Twitter, where many users are speculating that certain celebrities have gotten their buccal fat removed to achieve an extremely chiseled, hollowed-cheek look.<\/p>\n

Some users on TikTok are criticizing the trending procedure for perpetuating unrealistic beauty standards and are urging people to embrace their natural features instead, NBC News reported.<\/p>\n

So what is buccal fat removal exactly? What’s it like to get your buccal fat removed? We spoke to plastic surgery experts to find out.<\/p>\n

What is buccal fat?<\/h2>\n

Buccal fat (pronounced like “buckle”) is basically the medical term for cheek fat, Dr. Basel Sharaf, practice chair of the Center for Aesthetic Medicine & Surgery at the Mayo Clinic, tells TODAY.com.<\/p>\n

The face is composed of layers of skin, muscle and fat, including subcutaneous (or under the skin) fat and fat pads \u2014 which are plump, fat-containing areas that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle and help give the face shape, TODAY previously report.<\/p>\n

Buccal fat is a naturally-occurring fat pad located under the cheekbone and between the facial muscles, says Sharaf. \u201cIf you’re asking someone to blow up their mouth, where the cheek tends to balloon out is where that buccal fat pads tend to be,\u201d Sharaf adds.<\/p>\n

Everyone has buccal fat, but some people are born with more than others \u2014 so the amount you have is entirely genetic, Dr. Jason Roostaeian, clinical professor in the division of plastic surgery at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, tells TODAY.com. People with more prominent buccal fat may have a face that appears wider, rounder or fuller, Sharaf says. This is sometimes referred to as the \u201ccherub look,\u201d Roostaeian adds.<\/p>\n