Methods To Maximize Fat Survival After a Brazilian Butt Lift?

Thank you for your question!  Avoid sitting on you but for about 2-3 weeks after,   200 cc is not going to give you much of a desired result. Seek a plastic surgeon who performs hundreds of these procedures, has great reviews and photos, and is an expert in this field. Best of luck!Avoid sitting on it but in general 200 cc is not enough. Seek a plastic surgeon who performs hundreds of these procedures, has great reviews and photos, and is an expert in this field.

The Brazilian Butt Lift utilizes your own natural fat for
the augmentation. One of the keys of the
fat transfer is that it is incorporated and becomes your fat just in a better
place!



The key is how do we maximize the amount of fat that is
going “take” or survive for the augmentation.
One of the things that can help increase the amount of fat that stays
after the transfer is preventing any trauma to the buttock area, that includes
sitting. The pressure of sitting can be harmful to the fat for the first couple
of weeks after the transfer.



I typically have patients avoid sitting for two weeks after
the surgery. They can walk and sleep on
their belly, just no sitting. After the
first two weeks they can sit for an hour with a 10 minute break in between
sitting sessions. After six weeks they
can return to all of their normal routines.



There are special pillows that patients can purchase that avoids any pressure
on the buttock in the post-operative period so that they can sit at work and
still protect their fat transfer procedure.



I hope this helps, be sure to discuss this with your board
certified plastic surgeon.

It’s important to realize that fat cells are very fragile in
the immediate post-operative period.In
fact, 20-40% of fat cells may not survive fat grafting.This situation doesn’t improve until fat
cells have re-established blood supply with the surrounding tissue.In most cases, this takes about two weeks.At this point, fat cells become less
sensitive to the effects of pressure and are less likely to be damaged by
sitting or lying on the buttocks.Several
steps can be taken to increase fat cell survival.For instance, we limit sitting or lying on
the buttocks to one hour intervals for the first two weeks following
surgery.When patients do sit in a
chair, they should rest their weight on their posterior thighs, away from their
buttocks.In addition they should
utilize an inflatable pillow whenever possible.When sleeping they should lie on either their side or abdomen to avoid
pressure on the buttocks.These
routines place obvious limitations on physical activity for post-operative
patients. Unfortunately, failure to comply with these recommendations can
result in cell damage from pressure.This can result in contour irregularities and a less than optimal
result.