Will heavy weight lifting make my hips smaller or bigger after a Brazilian Butt Lift?

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I had lipo and fat transfer to my hips only (no transfer to butt) I’m wondering if heavy weight lifting will make my hips smaller and burn the fat since your hips are all fat, or if it will make my hips wider? Most people talk about weight lifting and your butt after bbl. Which I know because your butt has muscles, but I’m wondering if heavy weights will make my hips wider along with my butt? I notice a lot of bbl girls do Pilates instead of weight lifting. Is it because it will burn your fat

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear corellam,
weight lifting after BBL will probably build some muscle but it should have no negative effect on BBL results. I suggest you discuss with your plastic surgeon. 
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Alan Gonzalez, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello @corellam, thank you for your question. Weight training can help to strengthen muscles, but it cannot directly affect the size of your hips. as it does not manipulate fat distribution or reduce its quantity. Exercise may help with sculpting the area around the hips (such as the glutes), but it cannot directly alter their overall size. Best wishes! Alan Gonzalez MD. American Society of Plastic Surgery Member (ASPS), International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science” Member (IFATS), Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery member (SCCP).

Geuris Cruz Quiroz, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question dear @corellam. As a plastic surgeon I always recommend to start doing exercises after a BBL procedure to help your muscles develop better but this has nothing to do your fat grow or reduce, doing exercises after this type of surgery also can improve the appearance of your body, you can do Pilates or lifting weight and the results it will be the same. Hope this helps!

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

You cannot manipulate your own fat distribution through exercise.
Weight training strengthens muscles nothing more.
Good muscle definition generally requires thin layers of subcutaneous fat.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD

Will heavy weight lifting make my hips smaller or bigger after a Brazilian Butt Lift?

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