Normal To Be Getting Liposuction Under Local Anesthesia with Fat Transfer?

Hi, Thank you for your question. I am a board certified Plastic Surgeon and I do about 98% of my lipo cases under local. this includes our fat transfer to buttocks or breasts. However, we use the Body Jet in our practice instead of tumescent lipo. We get less bleeding and the fat is removed gentler than with traditional lipo. In addition, the Body Jet has a Lipo Collector that separates the fat from the fluid as we do the lipo and we are ready to transfer the... more

Thank you for your question! This is one of the most common questions that we receive here in our practice. As you know, a Brazilian butt lift is a multipart procedure that involves liposuction to multiple areas to collect the fat, separation of this fat from the liposuction fluid and cell debris, and then using this healthy tissue to sculpt your new curves. The resulting butt lift can create beautiful results in skinny patients although it can be more challenging. In a skinny patient, I... more