Will my butt shrink after a fat transfer?

    If the buttock appeared to be perfect at 6 days, after 3 months you would not be satisfied with the result.  After the swelling is gone and some of the fat does not survive, the buttock will be considerably smaller than at day 6.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Thank you for question. I can understand being concerned about the intial size, however you are still early in the recovery phase and about 40-50% of the fat transferred to the buttock will not take. You can expect to see your final results about 3-6 months after your surgery. If you have any questions, I recommend contacting your plastic surgeon as only they know the details of your case. Good luck!Kamran Azad MD, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

About 60% of fat from the transfer is retained and the results are permanent. The size will change with your weight just as the rest of your body does. In other words, the fat acts like it was naturally there. You can get a good idea of the final result after 6 months.

Some of the transferred fat will die after a Brazilian Butt Lift. This amount of fat loss will vary by technique and surgeon. I tell my patients to expect to lose about 30% of the fat over the first 3 months. Some docs say that they lose 50% of the fat, which in my opinion is way too much fat loss and may be because they are failing to use modern harvesting techniques or are trying to transfer too much fat.

You are still in early stages of healing and there is a lot of swelling. In general, it might take a few months to achieve final results. About 60% of the transferred fat will survive and if you lose weight, the fat will also shrink proportionally with your body. 

In my patients the buttocks shrink the first 2 to 3 weeks and after that the size will remain the same but the buttocks will still be swollen and will take 2 to 3 months to soften.

Yes, you have a lot of swelling.  It takes 6-12 weeks for most of the swelling to go away, and in some patients it takes 6 months.  Be patient, it sounds like you are probably going to get an amazing result.