How Painful is Liposuction with Butt Injections?

Pain can be difficult to gage. People respond to pain differently. Liposuction is usually not extremely painful. There is a lot of soreness that can limit your activity. Severe pain with liposuction and fat transfer is not the norm. Seek the opinion of several board certified plastic surgeons and their experiences with the procedure. Good luck. Dr. ES

Although it may look like it should hurt, liposuction is one of the easier recoveries after surgery. Most patients are up and around right away, and return to work within a few days. It is not uncommon for patients to not need any prescription-strength pain medication. Same for fat transfers, including the bottom. There are of course exceptions, but that is typical.

Most of my patients liken it to a deep bruising feeling. At first there is some burning pain then it just gets sore. It is a well tolerated procedure.

Hi. Of course, there is some discomfort, but compared to other operations, having liposuction with butt fat injections (the Brazilian butt lift) has little pain.

Pain varies according to individual tolerance and donor sites. Generally speaking, as an indication of pain, patients tend to take prescribed medications for about 10-14 days. Thereafter, they tend to experience a deep bruise type of sensation that can be aggravated by contact or impact activities. This is commonly treated with motrin like products at that point in time. In general, most tenderness is completely resolved by 3 months.

Post operative pain is a very subjective. Some are having very little pain while others are having very high levels of pain. I always give Rx for pain, leaving it up to the patient if she wants to use them or not.