Comparison of Bichectomy Techniques Through a Clinical Case and 6-Month Follow-up.

Bichectomy consists in the partial removal the Bichat ball (BB) of its buccal extension and smoothing the facial contour. The objective of this study is to present, by means of a clinical case, bichectomy surgery with the use of a high-power diode laser and cold scalpel on different sides of the same patient, analyzing the trans-surgical phase and the pain and edema like consequence operative of each technique and 6-month follow-up. A 20-year-old female patient reported the occurrence of involuntary trauma to the cheek mucosa and rounded facial appearance.