What's the difference between liposculpture and a brazilian butt lift?

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Eugene Kim, MD · Answer

Thanks for your question.  Liposculpture is often part of the Brazilian
Butt Lift (BBL) procedure because a Brazilian Butt Lift has two parts.  The first part is the liposuction to shape
the buttocks and then there is a fat transfer part where you take the fat that
is removed and you re-inject it to the butt to give it a it a fuller, rounder
look.  So essentially, liposculpture is
just part of the BBL procedure.

Roger Tsai, MD · Answer

Liposculpture is basically using liposuction technique to sculpt the body - such as abdominal etching or creating a more narrow and defined waistline, and so on.  A brazilian butt lift is injecting this removed fatty tissue into the buttocks to augment and provide more volume.  Liposculpture only removes the fat and creates improved contours but by itself does not provide more volume to the buttock, however, due to shaping and narrowing the waist and thighs, the butt can appear larger since the surrounding tissue are smaller.  So basically the right procedure depending on your concerns.Best of luck and hope this information helps!- Dr. Roger Tsai@DrRogerTsai

George Marosan, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. This is a great question, since some of the surgeons who answered it, do not know the difference between liposuction and liposculpture. These are not interchangeable terms. Liposuction is fat removal, a debulking procedure. Liposculpture is fat removal and sculpting the areas from where the fat was removed. For example, defining the semilunar line where the lateral rectus muscle meets the oblique muscles, creating the depression between the lateral pectoral muscle and anterior border of the latissimus muscle, defining the paraspinous muscles in the back to create a muscular lower back, creating a "six pack", defining the muscular anatomy of the arm, you get the picture. Liposuction and liposculpture are the same for those surgeons who only know how to make an anatomic area less fat, but cannot do the definition based on the muscle anatomy. A Brazilian Butt Lift or BBL is injecting the fat into the buttocks for shaping and enhancement which was collected with liposuction (liposculpture in the hands of a body sculpting surgeon). Without good liposculpture of the surrounding anatomical areas which border the buttocks, the results are less than optimal. I hope this helps.

Matthew J. Nykiel, MD · Answer

Hello and Great Question.  I appreciate the time you are spending researching this procedure.  My name is Dr. Matthew J. Nykiel.  I am a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, a Fellowship Trained Cosmetic Surgeon, and a Butt Augmentation Specialist.

Liposculpture is a fancy way to say liposuction.Brazilian Butt Lift is a fancy way to say Liposuction and Fat Transfer to the Butt.Best of Luck!  Please reach out if you have any further questions or concerns.

Matthew J. Nykiel, MD#TopREALSELFDoctor#CoreREALSELFDoctorButt Augmentation SpecialistLiposuction SpecialistBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

William Bruno, MD · Answer

Liposculpture referes to performing liposuction and contouring an area. Brazilian buttock lift refers to injecting fat into the buttock to augment size and change shape. Watch this brief video for more information.Best wishes,Dr.Bruno

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Liposculpture is the same as liposuction, which involves harvesting the fat, and the transfer of the fat is the Brazilian buttlift.

Moneer Jaibaji, MD · Answer

As a more effective form of liposuction, liposculpture can literally sculpt the body in addition to removing localized deposits of fat. A brazilian butt lift via fat transfer utilizes fat harvested from one area of the body and transferred to the buttocks in order to alter its size and shape.

Umeng David Thao, MD · Answer

Thanks for your question. Liposculpture is often part of the Brazilian
Butt Lift (BBL) procedure because a Brazilian Butt Lift has two parts. The first part is the liposuction to shape
the buttocks and then there is a fat transfer part where you take the fat that
is removed and you re-inject it to the butt to give it a it a fuller, rounder
look. So essentially, liposculpture is
just part of the BBL procedure.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

I agree with the majority of the posts regarding your question.

Bodysculpture is more of a marketing term and anything else.

Well performed liposuction should be sculpting  the body to it's ideal shape and contour.  A similar term is high definition body contouring or high definition liposuction.

There are times when some fat is left behind to give the impression of the muscle definition.

Some plastic surgeons will refer to this as sculpting or high definition.

Regardless the bottom line is the person performing the procedure will either do a good job or not regardless of what they called the procedure.

I think the definition of a Brazilian has been answered appropriately.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom M.D.

Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS (license on probation) · Answer

Liposculpture refers to a group of methods used to remove fat from specific body areas. BBL involves the transfer of fat from different parts of the body, including: lateral thighs, tummy, and flanks, to the buttocks.