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Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)
What Is a Brazilian Butt Lift?
- Brazilian butt lift uses your own fat to enhance the size and shape of your butt.
- Liposuction is performed to remove fat from other areas of your body (often stomach, hips, thighs, love- handles).
- The fat removed is filtered, cleaned, and then injected into the buttocks to provide a fuller and more desirable contour.
- The Brazilian butt lift is advantageous for several reasons. First, it is natural and does not involve placing an artificial implant into the body. This natural approach eliminates the risk of the body rejecting the implant and other complications. Secondly, the donor fat area is liposuctioned and looks slimmer after the procedure which will also help enhance your new shape.
Who is a good candidate?
- If you are unhappy with a small or poorly defined buttocks, and desire a more balanced look.
- You need excess fat in order to harvest and inject into the buttock. If your BMI is too low, you may not have adequate fat supply for this procedure. If this is the cause buttock augmentation with implants may be a better option for you.
- You should be at or close to your ideal weight, with a BMI less than 35
BMI
- The best candidates are non-smokers. Smoking increases the chance of complications including impairment in wound healing
The Procedures
- This is an outpatient surgery performed under general anesthesia.
- You will see Dr. Gupta prior to surgery, and he will make some marks on your body for his surgical plan
- Liposuction will be used to remove surplus fat from the desired areas: this is commonly the abdomen, hips or thighs.
- The fat will be purified and prepared for injections, using the Puregraft system, to maximize the fat’s survival for longer-lasting results.
- Fat is injected into the buttocks, concentrating on the upper quadrant to give the buttocks a “lifted” effect.
- You will wake up with a special compression garment on. Continue always wearing the surgical compression garment. This is very important to promote a comfortable post-op period. The compression garment will reduce swelling and ensure optimal results.
- DO NOT PLACE PRESSURE ON THE BUTTOCKS
- DO NOT ICE THE BUTTOCKS.
- This will cause the newly placed fat to die.
- You may ice the areas that liposuction was performed.
The Incisions
Procedure Video
[Title screen for Procedure – Brazilian Butt Lift]
[Dr. Gupta speaking to the camera like an interview]
Brazilian butt lift is actually a fat injection into the buttock area to enhance
[Image of female butt and thigh]
the volume of the buttock. Brazilian butt lift is a procedure where we
[Illustration showing a needle injected into fat during liposuction]
liposuction some of the fat from some of the other areas in the body where the fat is not desired and use that fat and put it in the buttock area which enhances the buttock contour as well as provides it with a lifted appearance.
[Dr. Gupta speaking to the camera like an interview]
They will need to have some extra fat in other parts of the body. Sometimes we see patients who are overall slim and they want buttock enhancement. In those cases, buttock implants work better.
[Illustration showing harvesting, to purification and transfer, to placement]
Since the fat injected for the butt lift is coming from your own body, your body actually does not reject that fat.
[Dr. Gupta speaking to the camera like an interview]
There is some absorption of the fat over the first few months or so, but whatever fat is retained at the end of that is permanent.
[Before and after images of brazilian butt lift patients]
[Dr. Gupta in a consultation with a brazilian butt lift patient]
So patients love it because they lose the fat from their undesired areas and they gain the enhancement of the buttock contour. The buttock appearance is lifted and it’s a permanent result.
[Closing title screen with Verve Plastic Surgery logo]
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FAQs
- You will need to keep pressure off the buttocks for 6 weeks after surgery. This is necessary to ensure that all of the fat which is transferred survives.
- There are special pillows and positioning cushions which can be purchased to help you remain comfortable while you recovery.
Surgical drains will not be required for BBL.
It is recommended to wear your provided compression garment for at least 6 weeks. Often there is a lot of swelling with liposuction and fat transfer and the garment will help reduce swelling.
Lymphatic massage is often recommended following a BBL. There is a lot of tissue trauma which can lead to prolonged swelling. Working with a lymphatics massage therapist can help decrease the swelling.
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