Everyone wants to get rid of them: why are Hollywood stars removing Bish's lumps again and is it necessary to repeat after them?

“Somewhere I have already seen this,” any person who has at least a little followed the trends of the last 10 years will most likely think. It was during the period of 2014-2018 that the popularity of plastic surgery to remove Bish's lumps fell. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Victoria Beckham, and Megan Fox were among the first stars who had the procedure, having sunken cheeks and sharp cheekbones. And a few years later, plastic surgeons started talking about the fact that the operation, in fact, has pitfalls - after removing Bish's lumps, the face sags faster, and with age, it completely “slips” down.

Outside the window is 2023, and it seems that the circle of plastic surgery trends has closed - the removal of Bish's lumps has again become a popular procedure among Hollywood celebrities. It all started when actress Lea Michele (who starred in Glee and Scream Queens) posted a selfie a month ago with noticeably sunken cheeks. The photo sparked discussions and a new list of suspects. Zoe Kravitz, Khloe Kardashian, and Olivia Munn got into it. True, the stars themselves never talked about the surgical interventions they had undergone.

Consider this material a reminder that removing Bish's lumps is not the best operation at a young age, and a recommendation when it can still be done.

Where are Bish's lumps located and why does everyone want to get rid of them?

Bish's lumps are a dense accumulation of fatty lumps, the so-called fat body, located in the area under the cheekbones between the mucous membrane of the cheeks and the skin of the face. They are responsible for the shape of the cheeks and every person has them. And they got their name in honor of the famous French anatomist Bish.

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1. Mary-Kate Olsen / Photo: Getty Images

2. Mary-Kate Olsen / Photo: Getty Images

3. Zoe Kravitz / Photo: Getty Images

4. Zoe Kravitz / Photo: Getty Images

Bish lumps have an important physiological function - they increase the tone of the cheeks and make it easier for babies to suck. And as children get older, the fat body protects the nerve endings from injury. For adults, Bish's lumps do not carry any functional load, but only give shape to the cheeks. With age, they decrease in size, more precisely, against the background of the growth of other tissues, they remain the same size.

Buccal fat removal is a surgical procedure in which the fat pads are cut out through an incision inside the mouth. This creates a hollow and emphasizes the cheekbones. As a result, the face looks more angular, and thin, and the cheekbones are sharp, in a word - suitable for modern beauty standards.

When is it better not to remove Bish's lumps?

The fashion for a triangle-type face directly influenced the demand for the procedure for removing Bish's lumps. After all, the operation helps to quickly achieve the effect of sunken cheeks by reducing the volume of the lower and middle thirds. Now it cannot be said that this intervention is as popular as it was a few years ago. Now the trend is not the removal of Bish's lumps, but their redistribution during a lift of the middle third of the face, says Lyubov Gaeur. And in order to understand why the trend has changed, you need to understand what the essence of the operation is and what its consequences are.

5. Lyubov Gaeur, plastic surgeon, Ph.D.

“Through an incision in the mucosa, the surgeon takes out Bish's lump, which is a fat pack and removes it along with three processes. Thus, the volume in the middle third of the face under the zygomatic region is reduced.

Anatomically, Bish's lump is involved in tissue retention. With age, the skin becomes less elastic, fatty tissues become thinner, and the face "floats" down. Without Bish's lumps, over the years, there may be an acute shortage of fat volume. Then the appearance of the patient will become even more haggard, and tired. Therefore, it is better not to remove Bish's lumps unnecessarily, but just move them to where you want to add volume, that is, to the zygomatic area. And for the best effect, you can use lipofilling.

When is it possible?

The statement that Bish's lumps cannot be removed by anyone at all is incorrect. According to Lyubov Gaeur, an indication for surgery may be a voluminous middle and lower third of the patient's face, but thinness, on the contrary, is the main contraindication to surgery.

6. Amelia Gray / Photo: Getty Images

7. Amelia Gray / Photo: Getty Images

Additionally, for the best effect of the operation, you can use lipofilling - correction of facial contours.