Tummy Tuck First or Brazilian Butt Lift?

This is a frequent question in my practice as women who come to me for the Brazilian Bottock lift do not always have the proper amount of fat elsewhere to provide enough donor fat for the buttick lift. Looking at your pictures, I would stage the procedure, to ensure that we would have enough fat for the buttock lift by also liposuctioning your abdomen. which I do not like to do in combination with an abdominoplasty. Finally, I am very careful what procedures I combine with abdominoplasty,... more

Hi there- Especially when there is some question about whether there is enough fat available for a pleasing Brazilian Butt Lift outcome, it is imperative that the fat present not be disturbed by another procedure... (provided the patient already know she wanted this) I would therefore ALWAYS recommend doing the Brazilian Butt Lift first. In my practice, it is our routine to do the Brazilian Butt Lift, and follow 6 weeks later with the tummy tuck, and I can tell you our outcomes have been excell more

These are both very complementary procedures and in all likelihood, should be performed at the same time. I would recommend that you find a plastic surgeon willing to do both procedures at the same time. The fat obtained from the tummy tuck and liposuction portion will be very useful in providing fat for transfer to the buttocks. If it is done before the buttock lift, then there will be less fat for buttock augmentation. If you are planning on doing them separately, then I would do the... more

You clearly need adequate fat to perform a buttock lift with a fat transfer. If the procedures are performed together, you can accomplish your goals with one stage. Liposuction would be performed on your lower and lateral abdomen. Liposuction would also be done on your hips and flanks. The washed fat would be injected into the buttock. The lax skin from the liposuction of the abdomen would then be removed with a mini or standard tummy tuck. It would take a significant recovery, but would... more

Livy, Many of my patients combine tummy tuck and Brazilian buttock lift surgery. The sequence is to first liposuction the belly, then perform the tummy tuck, turn you over and complete the liposuction and Brazilian. I wouldn't expect an enormous buttock enhancement, judging from the limited view picture that we have, but overall, your results would be quite dramatic. Good luck!

I would first perform the liposuction and tummy tuck, then prepare all the fat from both the lipo AND the skin/fat that was removed from your tummy. A lot more fat can be removed from the tummy skin than with liposuction, and with much less trauma. This would give you one downtime and one exposure to anesthesia. Even using all your available fat, however, I agree that you will have a modest improvement in your buttock contour as you are a thin individual.

Dear Livylive, It would be helpful to have pictures of your back as well, but from what I see you are very thin. Although that makes for a GREAT tummy tuck (assuming you are not a smoker or have other health concerns), you simply do not have sufficient fat in your tummy for a major fat transfer to the buttocks. UNLESS you are willing to EITHER gain weight just to have more for transfer (illogical in my opinion), or are willing to pay for and have liposuction of arms and thighs to try to get... more

In my practice, I perform butt reshaping very frequently. To answer your question in regard to having multiple procedures done at the same time, including a tummy tuck, you have to understand what involves the postoperative recovery of the fat transfer procedure to the buttock area and what the procedure is about. The fact is that as much fat as possible is needed to reshape the person’s butt and make it proportionate to the body frame. In other words, fat will be taken from the... more

I think you are a good candidate for both surgeries. I would recommend doing both at the same time. Fat is obtained from the abdomen, Hips, flanks and back to inject into the buttocks.ana an abdominoplasty done at the same time. That combination and the liposuction will give you the figure you desire.

SEE VIDEO FOR BRAZILIAN BUTT LIFT WITH TUMMY TUCK: It is possible that both can be performed together. I understand that your surgeon does not perform both. If you have a choice I would recommend the Brazilian Butt Lift first and then the Tummy Tuck to allow for additonal contouring or fat grafting. see video

Hi Kim, First of all, the Brazilian Buttocks Lift is a GREAT procedure when done correctly. I have never had an unhappy patient and have done many. From looking at your picture, I would probably recommend performing both the tummy tuck and Brazilian at the same time. You don't look as though you have a lot of fat to donate to your buttocks. Performing these procedures at the same time allows me to remove even more fat from the area of abdominal skin that is going to be removed during... more

Forget the but lift -- it is not a good procedure. The tummy tuck is great and will give you a good result. But look at the satisfaction index re butt lifts. They are usually not worth it.