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Kenneth R. Francis, MD answers: Brazilian Butt Lift through Smart Lipo?

Can Brazilian Butt Lift be done with fat obtained through Smart Lipo, or does the fat have to be harvested through traditional Liposuction?


Kenneth R. Francis, MD
10 months ago

Fat melted down by Smart Lipo is not live fat.  The Brazilian Butt Lift relies on live fat being reinjected into the buttocks. 

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A: Fat transfer requires non-traumatized fat cells.

David Shafer, MD
11 months ago

MS76,

Fat transfer requires non-traumatized fat cells. Smart Lipo uses a laser to melt the fat. These fat cells would not be viable for transfer techniques. Depending on how much fat you need transfered, it would be possible to do traditional liposuction to get enough fat for transfer and then perform Smart Lipo everywhere else.

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David Shafer, MD
New York City

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A: Fat injection and smart lipo

Steven Wallach, MD
11 months ago

Using fat from Smartlipo to augment the breast is probably not a good idea.  SInce Smartlipo uses a heating component to melt the fat, I do not think that the fat cells will be viable to take in the buttock tissues.

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