Fat moving to another area. Is there a way to fix this by working out?

Fat cannot migrate or move after liposuction or fat transfer procedures.

The procedure will create a new with permanent fat distribution. People can gain weight and lose weight based on their new fat distribution but fat does not migrate or move on its own. It’s not uncommon for patients to notice untreated areas getting larger after having high-volume liposuction. This is due to actual weight gain. Even if the scale reads the same patients need to consider the weight of the fat removed during the procedure even if that is grafted back. there will still be an overall net loss in weight from Liposuction with or without fat transfer.

If patients are at the preprocedure wait after surgery and they have technically gained weight.
If they are above their surgery wait then it is simply weight gain.

This is a normal and reasonable explanation but fat moving or migrating is not.

Being cognizant of your weight at the time of surgery and postop is important and something I encourage all my patients to do.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD

Hi and welcome to our forum!Your transplanted fat cells are well anchored in place by ingrowth of blood vessels and scar tissue 6 months post surgery. Migration should not occur. However, any significant weight fluctuation may change the volume and size of the transplanted fat. If the disparity of buttock size is of concern to you, revisit your plastic surgeon. 15% of cosmetic surgeries benefit from a secondary touch-up procedure.Best wishes...