How Many Pounds of Fat is 700 Cc?

asked 1 year ago by Salt Lake City6805 in Salt Lake City, UT
Latest answer by Ricardo A. Meade, MD
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i am 5' 5'' and weigh 140 lbs and want a brazilian butt lift but want to lose more weight. I am scared that i wont have enough fat to transfer. How many pounds if 700 cc?

5 answers to How Many Pounds of Fat is 700 Cc?

Wt loss prior to bbl

I would not lose any weight if I were you prior to this operation. We need this raw material to get tissue from and shape you better, curvier. Once your grafts take and your waist is curvier, you'll have a different weight goal because of your new shape.

Ricardo A. Meade, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

www.DoctorMeade.com

Fat transfer in 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. 700 mL of fat is approximately 1 1/2 pounds. When we consult with our patients, we do not emphasize the numbers or amount of fat... more

B. Pat Pazmino, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

www.miamiaesthetic.com

Brazilian butt lift

My suggestion is not lose any weight. I have performed many fat graftings for buttock augmentation and I have found that the more fat that can be transferred the better. You should consider that between 20-30% of the transferred fat will get absorbed.

Shahin Javaheri, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

www.AdvancedAesthetic.com

How much do 700 cc of Fat weigh in pounds?

Cubic centimeters (CC) is a unit of volume not of weight. But 1 cc of water weighs 1 gram (or .o4 ounces) and 700 cc of water (or grams) weigh 24.69 pounces or 1.54 pounds. Dr. Peter Aldea

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Brazilian Butt Lift Requires Enough Abdominal and Waistline Fat To Be Transferred

The answer to your specific question is that 700ccs is roughly 1.5 lbs. I am not exactly sure how that question relates to your concern about having enough fat for a Brazilian Butt Lift however. I am assuming you are trying to correlate your weight loss with the usual amount of fat that is injected into the 'average' buttock which is around 350ccs. per side. Weight loss and fat availability, however, are not an exact correlation. But at around 140 lbs at your height, you may... more

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

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