BBL: Would the Lipo Include Visceral Fat and Would It Make my Upper and Lower Abs Flatter?

Question

Im 44y/o with 2 grown children, the 2nd one was born at 9lbs on my very small frame 100 lb prepreg and 150 postpreg. I am 5'1 1/2", 169lbs but don't look it. The majority of my weight is in my stomach(35-41)and breast(38D). I would like a BBL w/700+ cc's per cheek but my stomach size shrinks and enlarges based on what I eat and I was told I have visceral fat. I would like hips, shelf, volume & a more curvy womanly figure w/no sagging skin. I want to stay realistic with the results.

William Bruno, MD · Answer

The only way for you to decrease the amount of visceral or intra-abdominal fat is by way of diet and exercise. This is the fat that is located internally, around your intestines and abdominal organs. I recommend losing weight before your surgery so that you would have a better outcome. You would need a tummy tuck at the same time as your fat transfer to remove the excess skin of your abdomen, this would give you a flatter appearing abdomen.

	Consult with a board certified plastic surgeon for a complete evaluation of your overall health and your particular anatomy.

	Best wishes,

	Dr. Bruno

George Marosan, MD · Answer

The short answer is no. Visceral fat is intraabdominal fat around your organs. This fat can be reduced with a change in dietary habits and exercise. Thank you for the photos. You already have a good curvature of the lower back, but it has excess fat. This is the fat that can be used for the buttock augmentation. The end result is defined by subtracting excess fat from the back, hips, waist line to define the underlying anatomy and inject the prepared fat into the buttocks for increased projection and width. Your abdomen has significant amount of fat that could be harvested sa well. If you lie down on your back and your abdomen goes flat, that tells me that your problem is more muscle laxity/separation than increased intraabdominal or visceral fat. This is best treated with an abdominoplasty. I personally do not prefer to do the BBL with an abdominoplasty, since I do not allow my patients to sleep on their backs or sit for 7-10 days. I have them sleep on their abdomen which would be difficult with an abdominoplasty. I prefer to do the BBL first and about 3-4 months later do the abdominoplasty.

Tania Medina de Garcia, MD · Answer

Hello dear!
Thanks for the pictures and provided information as well.
Based on your photos, you are a great candidate for liposuction with a BBL and a tummy tuck, to give you a nice tight tummy and to get rid of the extra skin, and I think you'll get very good results. 
Liposuction allows your plastic surgeon to transform your entire shape. You can improve your waist, back and flanks, and of course your buttock, to give you a beautiful heart shape, along with the tummy tuck.
In general, you need to be physically healthy and at a stable weight, have realistic expectations, be a non-smoker and your BMI needs to be 30 or less.
l recommend you to make an appointment with a board certified plastic surgeon to talk about your goals and anything you need to know.
Good luck :)

Kenneth R. Francis, MD, FACS · Answer

Carolyn,

	No form of liposuction, with or without buttock lifting, removes visceral fat.  From your photos it appears that you do have enough external fat to provide a very nice result from a Brazilian Buttock Lift.  You do also have a fair amount of visceral fat, so don't expect to have a perfectly flat abdomen afterward.  Good luck!

Daniel P. Markmann, MD · Answer

It appears as though you have enough fat to have the Brazilian Butt Lift.  However, it's impossible to tell from pictures how much of the fullness of your abdomen is fat under your skin and how much is inside of your abdomen around your intestines (visceral fat). 
	I would first recommend you try to lose some of the excess weight prior to surgery, attempting to get closer to your ideal body weight.  This will make the surgery safer for you and provide for you a better result in the long term.

BBL: Would the Lipo Include Visceral Fat and Would It Make my Upper and Lower Abs Flatter?

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Answer: Brazilian Butt Lift does not use visceral fat

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Answer: Brazilian Butt Lift does not use visceral fat

Answer: Brazilian Butt Lift does not use visceral fat

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Answer: Enough fat for Brazilian Butt Lift?

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