Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Akanksha Choudhary: Rs 60,000 facial fat reduction yielded 'zero result'
A woman named Akanksha Choudhary really wanted to take part in the Miss Universe contest.
Many people in that world told her she needed a thinner, sharper face.
They suggested she get a surgery called buccal fat removal, which takes out extra fat from the cheeks.
She started saving money for it, even eating only one meal a day.
She even went to Mumbai to talk to a doctor about it.
In the end, she decided not to get the surgery because she was scared it could change her face forever.
Instead, she tried injections meant to shrink the fat in her face.
The injections cost a lot of money, between Rs 40,000 and Rs 60,000.
She took them for several weeks, but she says they changed nothing.
A doctor also says these procedures are not right for everyone and should be chosen very carefully.
Akanksha Choudhary spent Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000 on facial fat-reduction injections over 4-5 weeks, which she said produced 'zero result.'
While preparing for the Miss Universe pageant, she was repeatedly told she needed slimmer cheeks and considered undergoing buccal fat removal.
She travelled to Mumbai to consult a doctor and saved money by cutting expenses, including eating only one meal a day.
She decided against buccal fat removal because she feared it could permanently alter her face shape, and she denied rumours of nose surgery.
Dr. Manajeet Patil of Aster RV Hospital, Bangalore, said buccal fat removal is not suitable for everyone and should follow an individualised facial evaluation.
- Who
- Akanksha Choudhary, a model and Lock Upp participant, with medical commentary from Dr. Manajeet Patil, Senior Consultant – Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery at Aster RV Hospital, Bangalore.
- What
- She spent Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000 on facial fat-reduction injections over 4-5 weeks, which she said gave 'zero result,' and she previously considered buccal fat removal.
- When
- While she was preparing for the Miss Universe pageant; the article does not give specific dates.
- Where
- Mumbai, where she consulted a doctor about the procedure; Dr. Patil is based at Aster RV Hospital in Bangalore.
- Why
- Because she was repeatedly told that a slimmer, more chiselled face was needed to succeed in the industry and in the Miss Universe pageant.
- Celebrity
- Akanksha Choudhary
- Treatment
- Injectable facial fat-reduction series over 4-5 weeks
- Cost
- Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000
- Result
- "Zero result," according to Choudhary
- Surgery considered
- Buccal fat removal
- Why surgery was declined
- Concern it could permanently alter her face shape
- Expert quoted
- Dr. Manajeet Patil, Senior Consultant – Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery, Aster RV Hospital, Bangalore
- Nose surgery rumours
- Denied by Choudhary