Brazilian Butt Lift Through Smart Lipo?

Both the buttock itself AND the areas surrounding the buttock are key to the appearance of a sexy butt. This recognition lends itself to combining liposuction with fat transfer to optimize the buttock shape and is the technique used in a "Brazillian Butt Lift."

Many techniques have been proposed for fat harvesting for transfer to other areas of the body, but Smart Lipo makes the least sense as it heats and destroys the fat cells. While techniques such Vaser liposuction using ultrasound have been employed for fat transfer, I believe that traditional liposuction make the most sense.

I've heard it said that "I would rather have a Smart Surgeon than Smart Lipo," and I think that applies here. The skill, judgement and experience of your surgeon is the most important factor in helping you reach your goals. 

Hope this helps

Thank you for your question. To provide a valid medical opinion I will need to see pictures of you body from different angles. I would suggest to be treated by board certified plastic surgeon with experience in this procedure, to get the best desired results.
Respectfully,Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-

Smart lipo heats and kills fat cells. Because of this it is not a good option for a Brazilian Butt Lift as it would result in less fat survival.

Thank you for your question!  I would not reccomend smart liposuction for a BBL.  there is a chance it will melt the fat cells were trying to harvest.  Best of luck!Dr Dhaval PatelDouble Board Certified Plastic SurgeonChicagoHoffman EstatesOak Brook

You want to transfer live fat cells so any treatment that destroys cells will lessen your results. Many forms of liposuction can and do destroy cells so these should be avoided.

Smart lipo uses a laser to melt and destroy fat cells. The fat cells are so damaged that they should not be used to transfer to the buttocks because the cells will not survive the transfer. Tumescent traditional liposuction is almost always used with a Brazilian Butt Lift because this technique does not laser or heat up and melt the fat cells. The fat cells are not damaged by traditional liposuction and the "take" of the fat cell is much better. I will sometimes use Smart lipo or Vaser liposuction probes after harvesting the fat in order to heat up the collagen in the skin for more skin shrinkage in areas such as the abdomen when a woman has excess skin after having children.

     The fat needs to removed without damaging it.   The laser used in smart lipo does just that.  It is reasonable to use more conventional liposuction methods to preserve the fat for the best fat take and for minimizing fat necrosis.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Brazilian buttlift Los Angeles, CA

....is not possible for fat harvest.

The laser will kill the harvested fat cells, and there are then useless for transfer.

What can be done, and in fact I have made good experience with that, is first to harvest the fat that is needed for the Brazialin butt lift and then treat the area where the fat has been taken with Smartlipo so that the skin retracts.

This can increase the Brazilian butt lift result via an effect that we call "accentuation". The improtant thing is that Smartlipo is only used for skin retraction and must NOT be used for fat harvest.

A Brazilian butt lift cannot be done through smart lipo. The Smart lipo uses a laser-assisted technique to melt the fat. In essence, a Smart lipo kills all the fat through this process making the fat useless for fat transfer. To perform a fat transfer to the buttocks, the fat needs to be viable and the Smart lipo does not meet this requirement.

There is a big difference in doing a liposuction procedure to improve the contour of the body and a liposuction to harvest the fat and at the same time contour the body. I typically use power-assisted liposuction (PAL) under a low power. This is a liposuction technique that combines traditional lipo with back and forth motion of the cannula for a more effective removal of the fat. Regardless of the technique that your surgeon uses, make sure that it is a fat preservation harvesting method. There are many machines used, which include the following:

1.     Suction-assisted liposuction

2.     Power- assisted liposuction

3.     Tickle liposuction

4.     Jet liposuction

Virtually every one of these replies notes that fat grafting requires living cells to enhance the buttocks; since Smart Lipo kills the fat cells by thermally destroying them via laser energy, this is not the way to go. Even "traditional" liposuction utilizes high negative pressures that can literally "boil" fat cells at room temperature (because of the very low pressures), destroying many of the potential living cells for grafting. When these modalities are used to harvest the fat for transfer, mostly dead cells and lipid (fat) are injected, ultimately removed by your body's scavenger blood cells, and little or no long-term improvement.

Fat grafting requires low-suction harvest techniques, careful placement to surround the transferred fat globules with living tissue, and reduced activity while healing the grafts. The Brazilian Butt Lift is a time-consuming and precision procedure that is not for every patient, and not for performance by every surgeon.

A Brazilian buttock augmentation involves removing fat from one or more areas through the use of traditional liposuction then transferring/injecting the fat into the desired area, the buttock.  Other liposuction techniques such as smartlipo, can destroy the fat, therefore rendering it useless for this procedure.

Smartlipo is indicated for a very specific patient who has minimal fatty deposits with very good skin tone.

Consult with a board cerrtified plastic surgeon who is experienced in buttock augentation before undergoing this procedure.

Best wishes,

Dr. Bruno