These pads of tissue can sometimes thin out over time, leaving you uncomfortable and causing pain. This condition is called heel fat pad syndrome, and it’s more common than you might think.

It is one sign of lipodystrophy, which is the medical term for a problem with how your body makes, uses, and stores fat. A hump by itself doesn't always need to be treated, but it could be a sign ...

Then she came across her symptoms of fat pad atrophy in a brochure. "The brochure talked about this fat grafting. And I thought, oh my God, it's me! Maybe there's hope for me yet," she says.

Q: I have walked barefoot all my life without any problems. But now, the ball of my right foot has started to hurt when I do. I’m 55, a woman and a runner. I read that the fat pads on your fe… ...

"Our buccal fat pads settle and 'mature' when we are about 21," he says. "Most patients will see a slow, progressive, and ongoing reduction in the buccal fat starting at 30 or so.

Buccal fat, or the buccal fat pad, is a naturally-occurring pad of fat deep in the hollow area beneath each cheekbone. Everyone has buccal fat pads, though the size of the fat pads varies.

Buccal fat (pronounced like buckle) consists of small pads of fat in each of your lower cheeks. Removing it is a quick procedure that may make your face appear more sculpted and slimmer.