Hi Tracyface!! The most important considerations in harvesting fat for a Brazilian Butt Lift are that we get enough of it, and that the technique for its harvest and grafting is sound. To this end, it would be in your best interests to harvest from as many areas as possible in order to collect as much fat as... more
Fat sources for Brazilian Butt Lift?
I would like to have a brazilian butt lift. I am 40 and at a steady weight (135 to 140 pounds) Genetically, I have BIG arms and would like to know, can this fat can be harvested in conjuction with other fatty areas such as the back, abdomen, and thighs, for the injection into the buttocks?
3 answers to “Fat sources for Brazilian Butt Lift?”
A: You can take fat from multiple sites
The fat for a Buttock augmentation, or Brazilian Butt lift, can be harvested from multiple sites. As part of the procedure, I like to suction some fat from around the butt as well, from areas like the waistline and outer thighs. I find that I can not only use this fat for the augmentation,... more
A: You can harvest fat from all available sites
A brazillian butt lift requires a significant amount of fat harvest to obtain appropriate volume to place into the buttocks. This is often 3 Liters or more. I doubt that your fat deposits will satisfy this necessity, however, using all available stores, including your arms if available will help to satisfy... more
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28 Jun 2009
when you harvest fat from the upper arms, will the arms droop or sag worse than before, or will the skin "bounce back"? (I would hate to lose the fat but retain deflated droopy arms.)