Will Filling out the Lateral Buttock with Fat Grafting Make my Hips Look Rounder? Im 23, 5'11 166lbs (photo)

Thanks for your question. It looks like you would be a great candidate for fat grafting to the butt and hips based on your photos. The fat grafting procedures also involve liposculpture of your mid section to give you the hourglass figure you are seeking. Fat grafted to the hips has the same chance of survival as fat grafted to the buttocks. Certainly, not all fat will survive the transfer, but fat on the hips is no more likely to resorb than fat on the butt. more

Here is the "skinny" on fat transfer to the hips or buttocks: Liposuction aspiration collects a mixture of healthy fat cells, injured and disrupted ones which looks like oil, and the tumescent fluid consisting of local anesthetic, epinephrine and sterile saline. Only live healthy cells will survive and so they must be isolated first from the general liposuction harvested fat material.The Fat Transfer Procedure involves harvesting by liposuction with a small cannula, rinsing... more

Allow me to share with you what you may not hear from others. Currently the only two safe and effective methods for Buttock (and Hip) Augmentation are Autologous Fat Transfer (transfer of your own fat to the buttocks, aka "Brazilian Butt Lift") and Buttock or Hip Implants (semi-solid soft silicone rubber implants). Both are very good options so what it comes down to, like any surgery, is proper patient selection. Indeed because at least 50+ % (and more for the hip area) of... more