Brazilian Butt Lift Retouch Advice

If the swelling and the healing is complete, and the areas are soft, a retouch or redo is very effective when the transfer of fat is done right. I would recommend waiting 12 weeks for complete healing to occur.

Hi there- As long as you don't have any residual swelling or tenderness from the original procedure it should be safe to proceed with the touch up procedure you describe. If there is residual swelling or tenderness, I would wait until these have resolved in order to maximize the chances that the second procedure achieves your goal for you with maximum take of the grafted fat. Hope that helps!

Six weeks after the initial Brazilian is too early. I would wait at least three months to allow everything to settle down before considering further fat grafting. 400 cc's is enough to make a substantial difference but you should wait for now. Best, Talmage J. Raine MD FACS

Thank you for your question. It is possible to do a retouch after a Brazilian Butt lift. However six weeks after the initial surgery is a little too soon. After your surgery, you undoubtedly have swelling from the liposuction and also from the fat grafting. It is best to wait for all the swelling to subside. I would recommend that you wait 4 to 6 months until most of the swelling is gone. At that time, you and your surgeon will be able to see your final final result. If both of you... more

Jema, noone can give you a better assessment of your situation than your operating surgeon, as long as they are qualified to perform this particular procedure and regularly perform this same procedure with successful results. I perform this type of surgery regularly in addition to frequent liposcultpure procedure. Personally, I would not perform a re-operation for the reasons you stated so early in the postoperative period, although this is ultimately up to your surgeon. Also, I... more

If the area is soft and supple and demonstrates no areas of firmness or irregularity, I would not see any contraindications to proceeding with additional lipoinjection, if you are up to it.