Across social media, many users, primarily younger women, are buzzing about a plastic surgery technique called buccal fat removal. While the procedure is simple and has been around for years ...

Right now, buccal fat removal is just one of dozens of plastic-surgery procedures made popular online. Dr. Shafer says social media has changed why people come into his office for procedures ...

However, not everyone can attain this angular appearance naturally, which is why many are turning to plastic surgery to remove their "buccal fat," located in the lower cheek and jaw area.

Teigen alarmed her followers this week when she appeared on Instagram Live from a hospital bed with her face wrapped in ...

"We remove a little more fat from that vertical line above the ... the medical director at Gabbay Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills, California, told Fox News Digital. "They are coming in with ...

"We already routinely remove fat cells with liposuction and put them back via plastic surgery," said Nadav Ahituv, PhD, director of the UCSF Institute for Human Genetics and professor in the ...