Complicações associadas às cirurgias de remoção da bola adiposa de bichat

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Although performed long ago, bichat ball surgery is still considered a controversial procedure, as there is no systematic surgical technique in the highest literature, highlighting that the procedure is safe and reproducible. OBJECTIVES: To raise a literature review on the complications of the surgical procedure of removing the bichat fat ball; present the main aspects of the buccal adipose body; highlight the anatomical implications of the area where the bichat ball is located and; report the security techniques for removing the bichat ball. METHODOLOGY The mention of this work is of bibliographic nature, with study of review of articles, having as object of data the indexed periodical of PUBMED. The articles selected for the research occurred in the period from 2018 to 2020, having as keywords: bichat ball, removal of bichat adipose ball, complications associated with surgeries to remove bichat adipose ball and security in the removal technique of buccal adipose body. EXPECTED RESULTS: Through this literary review, the techniques of the procedure, their limitations and thereby reducing the cases of complications were presented. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: Possible complications as a result of surgery to remove the bichat fat ball are not frequent, however, certain bruises, infections, facial nerve damage and facial vessel damage may occur.