What is the Legal Amount of Fat That Can Be Lipo'd for BBL in Texas, Mexico & Florida? (photo)

I think you will get the best result from performing liposuction of 5 liters of the upper and lower abdomen, flanks, upper and lower back with BBL first.  The tummy tuck can be performed later.  In this manner the liposuction can be more aggressive.  In addition, given the contour irregularities you have now, you are more likely to have contour irregularities that will persist.  Doing the tummy tuck after the liposuction may allow slightly more skin to be removed.  I perform about 500 Brazilian buttlifts each year, and this procedure is the most surgeon dependent plastic surgery procedure.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of Brazilian buttlifts each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.

Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

The widely held national limit is 5 Liters of lipo.  Some states have narrower limits, particularly Florida, where the limit is 4L, though only 1L with combined surgery. 

Wherever you do this, I would suggest beginning with liposuction and fat injections for the BBL. With a planned TT done later, the liposuctioning can be aggressive enough to  harvest the amount needed for a successful BBL.

All the best. 

There are regulations in place in Florida that restrict the amount of fat that can be liposuctioned as an outpatient or office based surgical center when combined with an abdominoplasty to 1 liter.  The American Society for Plastic Surgery (ASPS) recommendation for liposuction as an outpatient is 5 liters or less.  Lord only knows what if any regulation there is in Mexico.  The key is to make the surgical procedure safe and not take any unnecessary chances.   Never compromise on safety.