Brazilian butt lift is a buttock augmentation. It is a surgical procedure that is based on
liposuction and fat injection. The basic concept is that by adding volume to the central and
lateral compartment of the buttocks, we can create an expansion of the whole anatomical
area and so a powerful lift. Liposuction can be performed in so many anatomical areas including
the lower face, neck, arms, thighs, knees, calves, and certainly the anterior abdominal
wall of the flanks and the full back. The fat then needs to be purified from blood,
water, local anaesthesia, and also from some oil that comes from damage to the fat cells
before we can inject it in the areas where we want it to stay.
I tend to inject an average of 600 to 900cc of fat on each butt side in order to achieve
a more dramatic result. The overall satisfaction rate is extremely high.
It is very obvious how aging is associated with an increase of volume of fat over the
abdominal wall and the flanks and at the same time the fat
in the buttock area tends to shrink or reduce in volume. So what we call the love handles
become the most prominent part of our profile when we look at ourselves from the frontal
view, side, and particular from the back view. This is where a successful Brazilian butt
lift to recreate a much more youthful profile by reducing the abdominal circumference at
360 degrees giving a fuller and more lifted buttock. This will become the most prominent
part of our profile, from the side view, in particular the male population, or from the
front and back views in the female population. The procedure can be performed under the general
anaesthesia or under sedation. Most of the time is spent doing liposuction and it’s
amazing how accurate this body sculpting can be when we select the appropriate technology
such as the VASER and the power-assisted. Overall time for surgery can be anywhere between
one hour and a half to four hours. During this time, the patient is rotated continuously
on the surgical bed in order to understand exactly how the body is shaping by reducing
the volume. This is extremely important also to optimize
the level of symmetry and also to reduce the chances of irregularities that sometimes will
show only when we look at the body from very specific angles. Towards the end of the surgery,
I use drains in order to reduce incidence or seromas and very rarely, use sutures because
the incisions are so small that they really tend to fade within one year or two.
The surgery depends on a number of factors. How many areas the patient will have liposuction,
how large are those areas, how much fat will be needed to extract? Certainly, patients
are aiming for definition for their abdominal wall will have a procedure that takes much
longer than those that require a flat, volume reduction.
The addition of VASER technology certainly adds time and cost to the procedure. The starting
price in my clinic is £5,500 and the average cost of the procedure is £8,500. This includes
all the hospital and anesthetic fees and follow-up appointments directly to me for a lifetime.
A careful assessment and surgical plan will reveal different types and the severity of
complications will change from patient to patient. Certain complications are specific
for liposuctions such as perforation of the abdominal cavity or the chest wall, seromas,
tissue indurations, irregularities, and asymmetry. Early management of swelling is critical in
reducing the chance of complications and also reduce the risk of horrible results. For this
reason, in my clinic, we insist in three aspects. 1. Use of excellent compression garments.
2. Unaudible? massage performed by a well-trained professional.
3. Early mobilization. These three points are so important that myself
and all my team are constantly available to guide patients towards the whole healing process.
The fat injection is associated with completely different pattern of complications such as
lumps, cysts. Fat embolism is also being reported. Certainly, the fat can be reabsorbed partially.
In order to recognize the complications in an early stage and to treat them accordingly,
it’s very important to have a good collaboration between patient and doctor. Patients are invited
to follow the prescription strictly and the follow-ups schedule.
Patients are able to stand up, eat and drink straight after surgery but I usually recommend
for them to stay one night in a hospital in order to stay on the safe side. There’s
an agreed no sitting policy for two weeks and during that time, patients will have to
sleep on their side or on their tummy. In absence of complications, I like to tell
my patients that they will be back to their very full activity within four to six weeks.