What Happens to the Extra Skin After Being Lipoed for BBL?

Question

If fat is taken from different body parts, what happens to the extra skin? Is it tightened by the Dr?

Martin Jugenburg, MD · Answer

When you undergo liposuction for a brazilian butt lift, the excess skin is left behind.  More often than not, the fat take out leaves more loose skin and additional surgery is required to tighten it.  Skin elasticity is good when you're in your early twenties, after that it likely is insignificant to compensate for the laxity generate by the liposuction - ie don't count on skin elasticity to correct excess skin.

If you were to be left with excess skin, would you want to have it corrected?  Talk to your board certified plastic surgeon about what he / she recommends and you may find they'll talk about skin tightening such as a tummy tuck (if it's your tummy that has the extra skin)

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA · Answer

If you have loose skin prior to liposuction and desire buttocks enhancement then two separate operations should be performed.  The first surgery should be liposuction with fat transfer to the buttocks.  The loose skin should be allowed to shrink as much as possible.  Skin of the abdomen is usually the issue and so the second surgery at least 6 months later should be a tummy tuck.  This should further to enhance the buttocks size by narrowing the waist.  Some surgeons will perform these procedures at one operation.  I do not.

	Dr. ES

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

If you have loose skin prior to liposuction and desire buttocks enhancement then two separate operations should be performed. The first surgery should be liposuction with fat transfer to the buttocks. The loose skin should be allowed to shrink as much as possible. Skin of the abdomen is usually the issue and so the second surgery at least 6 months later should be a tummy tuck. This should further to enhance the buttocks size by narrowing the waist. Some surgeons will perform these procedures at one operation. I do not.

Dr. ES

Katherine Feliz Camilo, MD · Answer

One of the skin properties is elasticity , that is why after liposuction skin contracts and shrinks . The use of compression garments after liposuction also help the skin to reduce and stick to the underlying tissues .  

	If the fat is taken from a very flaccid area , another procedure must be added in order to achieve good results  .

	Best wishes

Samir Shureih, MD · Answer

If you have excess lax skin then the area for liposuction should include skin tightening procedure as well. Otherwise you will have saggy skin. In person evaluation will give you all the options to improve on the saggy skin and do a proper Brazilian Butt Lift

Alan M. Engler, MD, FACS (retired) · Answer

Good question.  It's the same issue as if the areas were having lipo alone (ie, ignoring that the fat will be used for transfer).  The final result depends to a certain degree on the inherent ability for contraction.  That varies according to many factors; weight gain and loss, pregnancies, skin type, etc.  You should talk to your PS to get an idea of what your donor areas can be expected to look like after this procedure.

	Good luck,

	Dr. E

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