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Brazilian Butt Lift Revision w/ Stored Fat?

asked 1 year ago by ANTOINETTE4008
Latest answer by Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS
Question viewed 724 times
Tags: bigger, revision

if you have a bbl and a few months later want you butt bigger can tha doctor store your fat then you can later go get more injected?

13 answers to Brazilian Butt Lift Revision w/ Stored Fat?

Do not store fat for buttock augmentation

I do not believe that stored fat provides the survivability and longevity of fresh fat cells. It is hard to believe that these fat cells can actually grow and thrive. They may give more scarring and inflammation effect as an illusion for real augmentation. This is especially a disadvantage in the buttock when you need such a large volume of fat. If you want a second injection for more augmentation, all you have to do is gain a bit of weight between surgeries. Most likely... more

Ashkan Ghavami, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.Ghavamiplasticsurgery.com

Brazilian Butt Lift using stored frozen fat not best choice

If in fact your fat was removed and stored by protocol by a company specializing in this sophisticated process then yes it it possible, but not practical for the following reasons: Fat Cells outside the body die over time. This is why Frozen Fat Transfer is Possible but not in your best interest. First of all it must be done in absolute sterile conditions using a protocol and utilizing a company that specializes in stored fat. Freezing fat is not a standard procedure and... more

Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Brazilian Butt Lift with Stored or Frozen Fat

I do not recommend that you undergo a revision Brazilian Butt Lift with stored or frozen fat. Fat cell survival rates using fresh fat and the most ideal, atraumatic technique average only about 60-70%. Freezing fat causes the cell membrane to burst, killing a majority of fat cells, and results in a significantly decreased fat cell survival rate. Fat grafting or fat transfer (whether to the face, breast, butt, etc...) is very surgeon and technique-dependent. Results, which are... more

Jaime Perez MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon

www.jaimeperezmd.com

Frozen fat for fat grafting is viable

We freeze fat for future touch-ups for our fat grafting patients - we have re-grafted fat into faces, breasts and body and have noted no significant difference in post-grafting viability and volume. I would say that 'fresh' fat is better than frozen fat for large volume touch ups.

Scott Sattler, MD
Bellevue Plastic Surgeon

Freezing Fat for a Future Fat Transfer

It is possible to freeze the fat from the initial procedure but the fat must be used within 6 MONTHS from the time it was harvested.

Usha Rajagopal, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Only use fresh fat for a Brazilian butt lift

The Brazilian butt lift is a safe and effective technique that can improve the contour of your bottom and create a beautiful result. It is a combination of procedures that consists of aggressive liposuction of the abdomen hips and waist and lower back, separation and processing of the fat that has been collected, and strategic grafting to the gluteal area. In our practice, we have performed this surgery on patients of all shapes and sizes and as a revision surgery as well. Keep in... more

B. Pat Pazmino, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

www.miamiaesthetic.com

Fat to be used same day of surgery for Brazilian Butt Lift.

We use the fat right away and do not freeze it. Some surgerons may freeze it but we don't . see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Brazilian Butt lift with stored fat

Nothing is as good as fresh fat, when it comes to fat transfer. It is possible to store fat, but I would not recommend it for butt augmentation. Clinical and scientific evidence does not support re-injecting fat for butt augmentation. I prefer to obtain all the fat needed and inject at the same time. It is better to do a good job the first time.

Stanley Okoro, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

www.georgiaplastic.com

Frozen Fat = Dead Fat

Using frozen fat will be a total waste of your time and money. When you freeze fat cells, the water in the cells expands and crystallizes, rupturing the cell membrane and killing the cell. When we do fat grafting, essentially all of the cells we inject are alive and we expect 70-80% to remain alive. So if we injected 1000 cc, about 700-800 should survive. When you freeze fat only about 10% of the fat cells are alive after being thawed. Therefore if you have 1000cc of frozen fat... more

Daniel P. Markmann, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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Using Refrigerated Stored Fat for Buttock Augmentation

It is one thing to freeze a good steak to thaw and enjoy later and another to store fat in a doctor's freezer and hope it would work as a graft. When we freeze tissues, the water inside the cells freezes and the cells are no longer capable of division and are essentially dead. When thawed and transferred months later into the buttock in large quantities, there is an extremely low likelihood (Medical doublespeak for nil / zip / nada) of graft survival. Besides being ineffective for this... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Storing Fat for Brazilian Butt Lift

It is not unreasonable to stage fat transfer but I am unaware that there is a good way to preserve fat once it has be removed during liposuction. Your best bet is try to improve your contour during your initial surgery. If more contour is desired 3-6 months later it is not unreasonable to repeat the process depending on how much fat is available. Dr. ES

Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Stored Fat Not Proven To Work As Well As Fat Injected Immediately After Harvest

To date, the reported scientific evidence does not support that stored fat survives when injected later. There are enough unpredictability issues when harvested fat is immediately used that the use of stored fat only magnifies. There is also the issue of sterility when harvested fat is stored and the secondary risk of infection with its use. Be safe and only use fat harvested at the same time for any brazilian butt lift touch-ups.