Butt Lift or Brazilian Butt Lift?

I recently lost 100lbs and even though I have hips, my butt kind of deflates and sinks in. I was interested in getting a Brazilian Butt Lift, but two plastic surgeons have said to do a Butt Lift (even though I don't have much sagging), and they can overlay the fat on my hips on top of fat in order to not get flat buttocks. Does this sound right or should I pursue the Brazilian Butt Lift?

4 answers to “Butt Lift or Brazilian Butt Lift?”

A: Butt Lift vs Brazilian Butt Lift

Michael A. Bogdan, MD

After 100lbs weight loss, I'd be more willing to bet you are a candidate for a Butt Lift via skin removal rather than fat grafting (the Brazilian Butt Lift).  If you carried so much weight and then lost it, you are both deflated and your skin tone is likely poor.  It would take a large amount of fat... more

A: Butt Lift vs Fat Transfer

Steven H. Williams, MD

Thanks for your question - It is somewhat complicated to determine what is best.  Many times patients with massive weight loss (congratulations by the way!) have significant amounts of excess skin.  This can be a challenge for a traditional brazilian buttock lift. You may need to have some excess... more

A: Butt Lift or Brazilian Butt Lift?

Ricardo Rodriguez, MD

 You need a Butt Lift if you have an excess of skin and a lack of fat which is causing your butt to sag. You need a Brazilian Butt Lift if you have fat in other places of your body, but not in your Butt. If you have lost a lot of weight, and the skin sags, it would take an enormous amount of fat... more

A: It depends!

Manish H. Shah, MD

To perform a Brazilian butt lift you need to have excess fat that can be removed by liposuction and then reinjected into each buttock to increase the volume. It is a procedure that is best designed for patients who have small, but not saggy buttocks, and need more volume to fill out their clothes. Problems can... more

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