I had a BBL and the post-op notes state most of the fat was put at the top and sides of my butt. Hardly any fat was put at the bottom area near the gluteal crease. My butt looks round and full at the top but kinda flat in the middle and a bit saggy at the gluteal crease. I’m hoping as it all softens it will all drop or migrate down my butt filling more the middle area and bottom. Does this occur?
November 15, 2018
Answer: Does fat injected during a BBL migrate down or drop at all as it softens and swelling goes down? The fat typically should not move far from where it was placed. You will lose some volume as the swelling goes down and there is some resorption of the fat (only 60-70% of what is transferred survives) but the volume should not change locations if it was injected properly. That being said, there are a lot of different techniques for doing a BBL and there are unfortunately a lot of surgeons doing BBL that don't actually have a technique and just put a big pool of fat in the butt. In that case the volume could easily move. Assuming you used a board-certified plastic surgeon that's an unlikely scenario. I'd suggest booking an appointment with your surgeon to be examined so your question can be more specifically answered by the person who performed your procedure. Hope that helps!
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November 15, 2018
Answer: Does fat injected during a BBL migrate down or drop at all as it softens and swelling goes down? The fat typically should not move far from where it was placed. You will lose some volume as the swelling goes down and there is some resorption of the fat (only 60-70% of what is transferred survives) but the volume should not change locations if it was injected properly. That being said, there are a lot of different techniques for doing a BBL and there are unfortunately a lot of surgeons doing BBL that don't actually have a technique and just put a big pool of fat in the butt. In that case the volume could easily move. Assuming you used a board-certified plastic surgeon that's an unlikely scenario. I'd suggest booking an appointment with your surgeon to be examined so your question can be more specifically answered by the person who performed your procedure. Hope that helps!
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November 14, 2018
Answer: Does fat injected during a BBL migrate down or drop at all as it softens and swelling goes down? This is actually a pretty technical response, but the answer depends upon who did this procedure and how this procedure was performed. If a great deal of fat was injected into the gluteal musculature, the musculature will be in spasm and will appear higher. When the muscles relax, the buttock will not appear high. Just think about when you flex your buttocks - they appear higher.
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November 14, 2018
Answer: Does fat injected during a BBL migrate down or drop at all as it softens and swelling goes down? This is actually a pretty technical response, but the answer depends upon who did this procedure and how this procedure was performed. If a great deal of fat was injected into the gluteal musculature, the musculature will be in spasm and will appear higher. When the muscles relax, the buttock will not appear high. Just think about when you flex your buttocks - they appear higher.
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