Bichectomia: revisão de literatura

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Currently, faces increasingly thin and delineated, with striking, salient and symmetrical contours, especially with maximum fullness in the malar region, have become the most desired standard of beauty. Thus, Bichectomy with an aesthetic approach has rapidly gained the field of plastic surgery, due to the fact that the removal of the bichat ball is capable of refining facial harmony. (SANGALETTE ET ALL, 2017). OBJECTIVES: To review the scientific literature on the surgical technique for performing bichectomy, as well as its indications, contraindications, limitations and effectiveness. METHODOLOGY: The study proposed a literature review through bibliographic research and published articles, using the PubMed, Scielo and Lilacs databases. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: Although the procedure appears to be relatively easy to perform, it involves risks and/or postoperative complications of serious consequences, and difficult to resolve by professionals who are not properly prepared, so it is necessary to expand studies on the subject .