Butt Augmentation Done with Fat Injections. Looks Worse Now. Didn't Know This Could Happen? Need a Fix?

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I had a butt augmentation w/fat injections to improve the shape of my butt and to fill in areas where I had cellulite. In recovery I felt my butt. It felt as if fat was injected into the top and bottom of my butt. I now have severe deep cellulite right in the middle of both butt cheeks.I showed Dr the next day,response was it will be ok when the swelling goes down. 6 weeks later, it's worse. She says the fat didn't take in the heavily scarred tissue areas.REALLY? What will fix this?

Stanley Okoro, MD · Answer

Cellulite may sometimes appear to get worst after BBL or ever revision. Most of the time during revision Brazilian butt lift I find it necessary to release fibrous septa to improve cellulite. It requires precise grafting and release. Discuss this situation with your plastic surgeon. Cellulite can be fixed.

Daryl K. Hoffman, MD · Answer

Fat injection can make buttocks dimples worse.  The fibrous tissue that tethers the skin doesn’t stretch as much as the areas around it.   Cellfina is a very good treatment for those types of dimples.

Miguel Mota, MD · Answer

Hello and thank you for posting. A BBL on its own was never intended to correct cellulite. There is no treatment that fully corrects cellulite.  Cutting the fibrous septa that connects the skin to the subcutaneous fat helps release the skin. Releasing the skin and adding some fat to these areas helps reduce the dimples. I would recommend sub-incision release of each specific fibrous septa with precise fat grafting to the depressed areas. Best of luck,Dr. Miguel Mota

Kurtis Martin, MD · Answer

I really need to see a before photo to compare your results. Your deformity is better characterized as depressions which can be improved by release of tissue and repeat fat grafting in this area.

Marco Gonzalez, MD · Answer

Difficult to asses your problem due to the nature of not being able to asses your preop photos.  Again a BBL is not the treatment for cellulite.  But then again It should improve it.

Butt Augmentation Done with Fat Injections. Looks Worse Now. Didn't Know This Could Happen? Need a Fix?

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