Brazilian Butt Lift with Fat Grafting on Hips

During the previous years, the only way to augment the buttocks was to use a solid silicone implant, which does not pose risk of leak unlike the one used in   .

But after plastic surgeons have found ways to increase the survival rate of the grafted fats, using these tissues to augment the buttocks has become possible.  The procedure, which is called the Brazilian butt lift, is increasingly becoming popular in the US and other parts of the world.

However, many women with small, deflated-looking buttocks also have narrow hips which look disproportional to the body especially for those with a wide chest or large breasts.  For these patients, targeting only the derriere and leaving the hip untreated may not provide the best result.

It is important to note that injecting fats to the narrow hips and small buttocks will likely result to the much coveted figure in a woman—the hourglass.  But unfortunately, treating these two areas with fat grafting may be challenging or sometimes even impossible due to the limited amount of excess fats.

During a fat grafting procedure, plastic surgeons conduct a liposuction surgery to remove the fatty deposits from the donor site—it can be the abdomen, thighs, flanks, hips, upper arms, and other areas abundant with these tissues.  

But after liposuction, the collected fats are not immediately injected to the body as doing so can result to temporary result as they are just reabsorbed by the surrounding tissue.  To prevent this from happening, these are subjected to a purification method that separates the blood, connective tissue, and other impurities from the fatty cells.

However, a 500cc of liposuctioned fats can only provide about 60cc to 50cc of purified fats, making it challenging to augment both the hips and buttocks at the same time.

Nonetheless, the amount of excess fats from the body can still determine the possibility of treating both the hips and buttocks.  This approach is achievable for patients with a large abdominal area and narrow hips that almost result to a “barrel-shaped” figure.

While injecting fats to the narrow hips is not a well-prescribed procedure, a handful of plastic surgeons have successfully performed this on their patients.

To treat female patients with a “barrel-shaped” figure, cosmetic surgeons liposuction the abdominal area to remove the fats.  The procedure alone can significantly define the waistline and make the hips appear less narrow.

The collected fats, which are purified to increase their survival rate to at least 65 percent, are injected to the buttocks; any leftover fat is then introduced into the narrow hips to make it wider and appear proportional to the body.