Is There a Maximum Amount of CCs of Fat One Can Inject into the Butt?

Jasmine, There really is not a maximum amount of fat that can be injected into the buttocks. Basically, the amount injected depends on the 4 factors. 1) the amount of fat harvested, 2) the amount of good fat after processing, 3) the volume of the your buttocks, and 4) the amount of buttock augmentation requested. One size does not fit all when it comes to Brazilian butt lift. I hope you saw a Plastic surgeon. To ensure your safety, make sure you consult with a board certified Plastic Surgeon. If you are not sure, ask your surgeon this question: Board certified in What?

I have not heard about a maximum or limit on the amount of fat injected into the buttock but I have heard one national speaker state, that in his experience, the incidence of complications increase as the volume injected exceeds 850 cc. This is an anecdotal report and it is difficult to confirm an exact number. Certainly, the potential for greater necrosis increases as the volume injected increases but other factors such as techniques of harvesting, processing and injecting can also effect graft survival.

There is no maximum amount of fat that can be transferred into a buttock. It has more to do with the amount of fat harvested and the quality of the skin/tissue in the buttock area that will be the donor site.  This amount can range anywhere from 300 cc to 1000cc, possibly more.

An experienced board certified plastic surgeon can estimate how many cc's of fat you may have or need transferred.

Best wishes,

Dr. Bruno

I routinely inject at least 1200 cc of fat for buttock augmentation. therefore, there is no maximum volume. But, the maximum volume depends on how much fat can be harvested from a patient and how much volume the buttock muscle can accomodate.

A Brazilian butt lift is a safe and effective procedure that can improve the contour of your butt and beautifully increase its size. This procedure consists of aggressive liposuction of the abdomen, hips, waist, flanks, thighs, and lower back. This collected fat is then processed and strategically grafted to the gluteal region. There is no set amount of fat that can be injected into a butt. In our practice, we work closely with the patients to deeply understand their aesthetic goals and what they wish to accomplish. We then evaluate the patient's to determine if they have enough tissue to meet these goals. If patients do not have enough fat we will offer them other techniques or we may advise them to gain weight before their procedure. In our practice, we have injected anywhere from 200 mL to 800 mL of fat per buttock.

There is no true "maximum" amount of fat that can be injected into the buttocks.  There is a limit regarding how much can be harvested, then there is the idea that you must thread the fat in layers into the buttocks so the fat strands are adjacent to healthy tissue.  If you start with a smaller stature, then there will be less fat to harvest and less room in the buttocks for the fat.  The converse is also true.

Regarding: "Is There a Maximum Amount of CCs of Fat One Can Inject into the Butt?
I was speaking with a surgeon earlier today about getting the Brazilian butt lift. He something along the lines of 500cc's is the most one can inject and anything over 500cc's would not last. Is there a maximum amount of fat that one can inject?"

Your question can be taken several ways in terms of strict limits, techniques and aesthetics.

LIMITS - you are limited by the amount of fat you have, by the amount of fat that can be harvested and by the amount of fat that can be safely placed in the buttocks. Obviously if you are a 125 pound woman of which 40 pounds are body fat, it is a physical impossibility to safely liposuction 40 pounds of fat off of you and then using hydraulic, industrial injectors place them in your butt.

TECHNIQUE - for a Brazilian Butt Lift to work, the transferred fat has to be alive and remain alive. Cramming large volumes of fat in one area will result in fat lakes where most of the cells are NOT exposed to the blood supply and will die. Therefore there is a physiologic limit of how much fat can be transferred even if we had a large supply of living fat. Depending on the person, as much as 2 liters (over 2 quarts) of fat could be transferred.

AESTHETICS - Big butts is NOT where it's at. For buttocks to be attractive they should NOT look like a hot air balloon but should have certain features such as symmetric half spheres, a V zone or diamond zone over the vertical crease where the cheeks diverge and a low back forward curve among others. While volume addition is important, it is MORE important to make it look like an attractive butt than a Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade blimp.

Good Luck.

Dr. Peter Aldea