I've heard that it is best to have fat injected deep into the muscle when performing a Brazilian butt lift, because fat there is most likely to find a blood source and to last, vs fat injected in superficial layers near the skin; and that this is the South American way of performing the operation. They've been doing this procedure longer than US doctors. Is their method better? My US doc has never heard of this and says there is no benefit to deep injections. Is he just ignorant on this subject?
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Answer: Deep fat injections are best for buttock augmentation
A Brazilian Butt Lift consists of harvesting fat from one area of the body, processing and purifying it, and then injecting it back into the buttocks area to increase volume and enhance shape. When the fat is first injected it has been pulled out of its usual ‘home’ environment, stripped of its...
In my experience butt out is better, that way the fat stays because tiny little blood vessels grow into the fat. A lot of compression may hinder this and you may lose more. I also recommend putting very little pressure on the buttocks for the first few weeks.
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