Brazilian butt lift - how is this different from a regular butt lift?

So how is a Brazilian butt lift different from any other type of butt lift?  How many types are there?  Is there some sort of regular butt lift that is different or better? 

I just want my booty to look rounder and more of the Apple Bottom look... is that Brazilian? 

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A: Difference between Brazilian Buttock Lift and Buttock Lift

Scott W. Mosser, MD

The Buttock Lift procedure involves removing excess skin in the buttock region and tightening the skin in the upper part of the buttocks. This results in a lifting of the buttocks. It effectively cuts away tissue at the lower back and buttock junction, and elevates the buttock tissues for reshaping of the... more

A: Brazilian Butt Lift and Butt Implants

Daniel P. Markmann, MD

If you want your buttocks to look rounder, there are basically 2 options: Buttock Implants or Brazilian Butt Lift. Both of these procedures can make your buttocks larger and sometimes rounder. The big difference is feel and safety. Buttock implants have a very unnatural feel, frequently an unnatural appearance... more

A: Benefits of a brazilian butt lift

Steven H. Williams, MD

Thanks for the question - A brazilian butt lift uses fat transferred from other parts of your body.  Traditional butt lifts rely on incisions to remove excess skin to improve the shape whereas this technique counts on increasing volume to improve the shape. In my San Francisco area practice we are finding... more

A: Different techniques, different goals

Armando Soto, MD

Hi there- A traditional butt lift involves excision of loose skin from the upper buttock and lower back area, in order to reshape the buttocks in a patient who has experienced a significant weight loss and who has experienced sagging of the butt as a result. A Brazilian Butt Lift involves removing unwanted fat... more

A: How is a Brazilian Butt lift different from a traditional Butt lift or enlargement

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

There has been much talk about the Brazilain Butt lift. It is different from a traditional butt lift in which skin is removed from the lower back and the sagging buttock skin is lifted. It is different from Buttock Augmentation which is typically performed with implants that are most commonly fabricated... more

A: They are very different

Manish H. Shah, MD

A regular butt lift will take sagging buttocks tissue and lift it up by cutting out and tightening loose skin. It typically will not add volume to your bottom end unless an autoaugmentation procedure is used at the same time. An autoaugmentation procedure uses the deep tissues over the gluteus muscles and... more

A: Brazilian butt lift... blame it on Rio!

B. Pat Pazmino, MD

There are several ways to improve the appearance of the butt and gluteal regions. In the past, surgeons have used butt implants, which are solid firm silicone pieces. These implants carried the risk of extrusion (coming out of the incision), infection, and displacement. Also, depending on how they were... more

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