Is A Lot of Natural Tissue in the Butt Removed During Lift?

I'm 47 years old and I don't like what gravity & time have done to my butt.I would like to get it lifted but I don't have much fat to work with for augmentation. I have a BMI of 19.4. Can just the existing fat in the butt be used, but only lifted back into place? I know in a breast lift much of the sagging natural tissue is removed so an augmentation is often needed, is it the same with the butt?

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4 Doctor Answers | Asked by Misty H. in Anaheim CA

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Butt lift

WIth an exam, a better appreciation of your anatomy can occur. From the exam a plan can be designed to accomodate what you want.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Better Butt Lifts

In most cases, very little tissue is removed with a butt lift. A more rounded, youthful and natural shape can be achieved by preserving the tissue that is there, and simply re-contouring and repositioning it. In some cases, the result can be improved by actually adding tissue with a fat graft harvested from elsewhere on the body. Every butt is different, and your surgeon should be able to describe the options to you as well as make suggestions for what will be the most beneficial in your... more

Buttock lift

Good question...the famous Brazilian Butt Lift typically uses the fat harvested from other areas of your body through liposuction and transfers it to your Buttock area in order to lift and shape the buttock. Liposuction in the hip and flank area sculpts the upper portion of the buttock/lower back which accentuates the hour-glassing effect. If the buttock is saggy and there is drooping tissues, I typically do a buttock lift and rotate the extra skin and soft tissue (not muscle) into place more

Butt lifts are usually done with auto-augmentation

Buttock lifts are usually done thes days without actually removing any tissue, but rather using the tissue to augment and round out the butt. Of course I'd need to examine you or at least see photos to tell if you're a good candidate.