I'm not sure anyone REALLY knows the answer to this. All liposuction requires a hollow tube connected to suction to suck out the fat as the end maneuver. The differences lie in before that step and the types of canulas and suction strength used to suck it out Years ago, before the days of widespread fat grafting I invested in a VASER. The company rep claimed at that time that the ultrasonic waves used to break up the fat prior to sucking it out "blew up" the fat cells and that the surgeon didn't even have to suck out the fat because it would reabsorb! Of course, they recommended that you still suck out the fat because your results would happen faster. Years later, after I had stopped using VASER because of increased costs associated with it, I heard a VASER rep claim that the fat cell viability for grafting "just as good" as that obtained for traditional methods of fat harvesting. Forgive me for being a little skeptical. I think the great unanswered questions about fat grafting are: -Do methods of enhanced fat harvesting such as laser (Smart Lipo), ultrasound (VASER), water pulses (BodyJet Lipo), or osscilating canula tips (Microaire) affect the viability of the fat cells? -Is it necessary to centrifuge or wash the fat or is gravity separation enough? - Does the suction intensity affect the the fat cell viability? -Do larger fat particles survive better or worse that smaller fat particles? Studies are being done all the time but it is difficult to quantify the results. Currently, I use Microaire power-assisted liposuction to harvest the fat. I set the suction about half of the maximum intensity. I let the fat separate by gravity. With Brazilian Butt lifts, I think it is much more important to find a surgeon who is up to date on the latest safety techniques to avoid potentially fatal fat embolism.