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Is 2000 ccs too much to harvest for aqualipo fat transfer?

asked 9 months ago by atrain315 in Pflugerville, TX
Latest answer by Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS
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Tags: amount, Aqualipo, weight gain

I am wanting to get a buttllift via fat transfer with aqualipo and my PS said i have about 1000 ccs of total fat at this point to harvest, he is recommending i gain 20 lbs to try to obtain 2000ccs . I feel like this is alot and am not sure how typical this is and im concerned that i will have left over fat that I do not want. I know some fat cells get lost in the process, but isnt 600 ccs per cheek plenty to get a brazillian booty?

4 answers to Is 2000 ccs too much to harvest for aqualipo fat transfer?

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How much back side is enough?

It is my opinion that injection of 1000 cc into each buttocks is excessive in MOST cases. You may be better served by getting a second opinion.
Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Brazilian butt lift and fat tranasfer

The amount of fat that can be collected depends on various factors. For example, visceral fat cannot be harvested because this is the fat around the gut, liver, etc. The only fat that can be removed is the fat that you can grab with you hands. As a rule of thumb, only 30% of the fluid removed during liposuction is usable. For example, whenever I do liposuction, I inject a fluid called tumescent fluid. This fluid contains epinephrine (to control bleeding) and lidocaine (a pain control). The... more
Wilberto Cortes, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.rejuvenusaesthetics.com

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Brazilian butt lift and preoperative weight gain

The Brazilian butt lift is a liposuction and fat injection. Liposuction and fat injection is a fat surgery. Gaining weight before surgery in my opinion does not improve the results of a fat injection. Fat cells do not replicate. You're born with a certain number of fat cells and keep the same number of fat cells throughout life. When you gain weight each cell gets larger and when you lose weight each cell gets smaller. So gaining weight does not increase the number of cells. When you... more
Wendell Perry, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

www.wperrymd.com

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Brazilan Butt Lift

The avarage Brazilian Butt Lift take about 400-600 cc of pure fat. To get that amount of fat one needs to get a total aspirate (with fluid)about 3000 cc. Gaining 20 lb is a lot and some of that gained fat will not be liposuctioned. However we do not know your weight and height. Nore we have any pictures to advise you. Aqualipo has a lot of fluid, and there is very little studies about the viability of fat in Aqualipo. I prefer low pressure liposuction to lessen the injury to the... more
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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