| Buccal fat pad | |
|---|---|
 Extracted buccal fat | |
 Buccal fat pad diagram | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | corpus adiposum buccae |
| TA98 | A05.1.01.015 |
| TA2 | 2141 |
| FMA | 59799 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The buccal fat pad (also called Bichat’s fat pad, after Xavier Bichat, and the buccal pad of fat) is one of several encapsulated fat masses in the cheek. It is a deep fat pad located on either side of the face between the buccinator muscle and several more superficial muscles (including the masseter, the zygomaticus major, and the zygomaticus minor).[1] The inferior portion of the buccal fat pad is contained within the buccal space. It should not be confused with the malar fat pad, which is directly below the skin of the cheek.[2] It should also not be confused with jowl fat pads. It is implicated in the formation of hollow cheeks and the nasolabial fold, but not in the formation of jowls.[3]
- ^ Zhang; Yan, YP; Qi, KM; Wang, JQ; Liu, ZF (2002). "Anatomical structure of the buccal fat pad and its clinical adaptations". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 109 (7): 2509–18, discussion 2519–20. doi:10.1097/00006534-200206000-00052. PMID 12045584.
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