| Procedure | From | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Buccal fat removal (Bichat fat pads) | $6,000 MXN | All-inclusive |
| Submental liposuction (double chin) | $35,000 MXN | All-inclusive |
| Buccal fat removal + submental liposuction | Set at your assessment | One operating session |
| Assessment consultation | $800 MXN | Fixed price · charged separately |
6-month interest-free instalments (MSI) are available with participating Mexican credit cards. Terms are confirmed at your assessment consultation.
"All-inclusive" means operating theatre and facilities, pre-operative laboratory work, the post-surgical recovery package and follow-up until discharge — not the surgeon’s fee alone. Approximate figures in Mexican pesos, current for 2026; results may vary from person to person. Every figure published on this site is approximate and is not a quote. Any procedure or treatment first requires a private assessment consultation with Dr. Arístides Arellano —$800 MXN, charged separately— and it is at that consultation that the definitive cost of your case is determined.
How much does buccal fat removal cost in Mexico?
From $6,000 MXN approx. with Dr. Arístides Arellano in Puebla. It is the most accessible procedure in the whole surgical catalogue, and it is worth saying why: the work is done inside the mouth, it takes under an hour and it is usually performed under local anaesthesia.
The surgery removes the buccal fat pads — two fat deposits sitting in the cheek — to slim the middle third of the face. It does not slim the whole face and it does not define the jawline; that is a different operation, covered below.
Buccal fat removal price: what it includes and what it does not
Included: theatre and facilities, pre-operative labs, the post-surgical recovery package and follow-up until discharge. Sutures are absorbable and sit inside the mouth, so there is no visible scar to treat.
Not included: the assessment ($800 MXN, charged separately) or hospital and anaesthetist fees if your case calls for a hospital theatre rather than the clinic’s own. When combined with another procedure, the estimate is made as a whole.
How much is buccal fat removal with submental liposuction?
It is the most requested combination, for an anatomical reason: buccal fat removal slims the cheek but does not touch the double chin. If what bothers you is the neck contour and the jaw angle, the procedure that works there is submental liposuction, from $35,000 MXN approx.
Done together they are quoted as one operating session — one anaesthetic, one recovery — which is why the table says "set at your assessment" rather than adding the two figures: the combined estimate is not the arithmetic sum. What your case needs is decided in profile, which is where this result is judged.
Does buccal fat removal age the face?
It is the most searched question on the subject and it deserves an honest answer rather than a commercial one. The fat removed does not grow back — the procedure is permanent. And with age the middle third of the face loses volume naturally in everyone, operated or not.
Hence the conservative approach: removing too much from a slim face, or from someone young who has yet to lose volume, can leave a hollowed look ten or fifteen years on. Not every round face is a candidate, and a serious surgeon sometimes answers "not you". That is exactly what the assessment is for, and it is the part that saves money.
Who should perform buccal fat removal?
It is surgery, not an aesthetic treatment: there is an incision, and dissection in a plane where the parotid duct and branches of the facial nerve run, and it takes knowing exactly where to stop. Here it is performed by Dr. Arístides Arellano Huacuja, plastic and reconstructive surgeon, holding Mexican professional licence D.G.P. 1125959 and specialty licence 0002008.
Both licences are public and free to verify in Mexico’s National Registry of Professionals. Checking who operates takes two minutes and is the most useful comparison you can make before comparing prices.
Why can an exact price not be given without examining you?
Because it depends on whether it is combined with another procedure, where the surgery is performed, and whether your case is genuinely a candidate. The assessment costs $800 MXN, is charged separately, and you leave it with the plan and the definitive cost in writing. Every figure published on this site is approximate and is not a quote. Any procedure or treatment first requires a private assessment consultation with Dr. Arístides Arellano —$800 MXN, charged separately— and it is at that consultation that the definitive cost of your case is determined.
Related pages
- Buccal fat removal in Puebla — technique, candidates and recovery.
- Submental liposuction · Facial harmonization
- Full price list · Medical tourism
Want to know whether you are a candidate? It is settled at the assessment — and sometimes the answer is no.
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