How many ccs usually go into a mini Brazilian butt lift versus a full Brazilian butt lift?

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I’m trying to keep in mind how much weight not to lose for my procedure and if I think a mini is really all I need.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

The more research you do, the more you will realize that the results are very surgeon dependent. Some surgeons will liposuction much more and transfer much more. Without knowing your BMI, I am unable to recommend how much weight you should lose prior to the lipo/BBL. I have found that all but the smallest patients need 600 cc or more per buttock to get a noticeable difference. After the initial resorption phase, about 50 to 70% of the fat survives long term so you could see 400cc per buttock.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear Warmhearted424676,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. I am not sure that there is mini nd full BBL surgery. Your plastic surgeon should be able to harvest and transfer enough fat until he reaches your goal size and shape. If you are considering a surgery, I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

Your question is a bit like saying how many gallons does it take to fill up the gas tank?

The answer to that depends on how much fuel is in the tank already and if you’re filling up the tank of a moped or a hummer.

Judging results by numbers is in accurate and inappropriate. There are multiple variables to take into consideration. Without posting pictures or putting things in reference giving you a single number really means nothing.

Personally I’ve never used a term mini BBL but I suppose that would be the same as the skinny BBL for those who have insufficient sufficient amounts of fat to harvest.

In these cases the variable that’s important is the amount of fat available from each anatomic area and estimating those before the procedure to justify if the procedure is worthwhile.

Speaking generally I would say grafting less than 400 mL probably doesn’t justify the procedure except for those whom having even small amounts of increased volume has a big impact on quality of life. This may be a slim smaller female transgendered person for example.

400 mL on a large framed person with a large pelvis it’s probably insufficient to justify having any procedure done.

My average BBL fat grafting number is 850 mL. this represents an centrifuged fat which always has a certain percentage of water mixed in it that’s part of the liposuction treatment.  if centrifuged 850 mL a fat may be spun down to less than 600.

Aggressive BBL results on patients with a larger pelvis sometimes require closer to 2000 mL per side.

I question if my answer despite putting time and effort into writing it is useful for you.

I will include some general recommendations for those seeking cosmetic surgery. Perhaps you’ll find some of those helpful even if not requested.

In the end there are really only two variables that matter. They are the individual candidacy of each patient combined with the skill and experience of each individual plastic surgeon.
I suggest patients seeking cosmetic surgery fuckers most of their efforts directly on investigating these two primary variables.

1. I recommend patients avoid traveling long distances for elective surgical procedures. There are of course instances where there is a lack of local talent and traveling to some degree is inevitable. If traveling for the procedure patients should be ready to travel to have the consultation, post operative appointments and follow up should there be issues or complications.
Patients sometimes do not appreciate the importance of in person consultations, that complications do happen or the number of people who have issues with their results or need revisions.

2. Schedule multiple consultations with different providers in your area who seem to have a good reputation for the procedure you’re interested in. Starting with at least five consultations seems like a reasonable number to me.

3. Whenever possible schedule in person consultations.  
4. During in person consultations ask each plastic surgeon to show all of their before and after pictures for the procedure you’re interested in.

The goal is not to see the best results of their career but to get an idea of what average results look like and get some type of confirmation of how many of these procedures that provider has performed.

Ask to see results that were not as good as the doctor would’ve hoped for and talk about the differences in outcomes.

Honest and experienced providers should have no problems presenting this type of information.

A highly experienced plastic surgeon should have hundreds of before and after pictures for the procedure you’re interested in. At a minimum at least 20+.

5. Read all the reviews on various physician review websites paying close attention and avoiding providers with any significant number of justified negative reviews.  Providers with an abundance of reviews often have aggressive marketing campaigns.

The plastic surgeons I respect most all have the single variable of not having justified negative reviews on their online profiles. 
In my opinion justified negative reviews are far more telling than an abundance of positive reviews.

6. Avoid scheduling for surgery or making a deposit on the day of the consultation.  Give yourself some time to think about the decision and make sure you finished all scheduled consultations before committing to having surgery that will permanently and irreversibly change your body.

When in doubt slow down and schedule more consultations.

Choosing the right plastic surgeon is the single most important variable to having a positive experience.

7. Don’t go chasing after technology or names of certain equipment. Instead focus all your efforts on finding the most experienced and talented board-certified plastic surgeon.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD

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