How long does a fat transfer in the hips last? I have very bad hip dips that I'm very insecure about and need fixed.

Allow me to answer your question as best i can without any photos. However, please keep in mind that an in-person consultation with physical exam, or at least a virtual consultation, is first necessary before any legitimate evaluation or final surgical recommendations are made.

In general, cosmetic hip implants are the most reliable, predictable, and permanent option for filling in the hip dips and creating more of that feminine hourglass figure, whether slim or not. On the other hand, fat transfer to the hip area tends to survive quite poorly in most patients, especially lean patients as you describe yourself, and thus produces only short term results (often less than 10-12 months). Injections/fillers such as Sculptra ir hyaluronic acids are cost prohibitive (i.e. guaranteed to be the biggest waste of money of your entire lifetime), short lasting and possibly deadly with high volume injections. Others such as silicone/PMMA/hydrogels/etc are cheap but extremely dangerous and a personal commitment to a life of serious and sometimes deadly consequences. Typically hip implants are best custom designed and created for each individual patient’s anatomy. Because an extremely few number of board-certified plastic surgeons perform this procedure, make sure you seek consultation with a reputable and experienced cosmetic hip implant specialist. You may have to travel a long distance from home to find this particular surgeon. Glad to help.

Dear nicoletaylor1228,
fat viability depends a lot of surgeon technique. The fat has to be placed back into the buttocks as soon as possible so that it has a greater chance of survival. It has to be placed carefully so that not too much fat is placed in only one area. In most cases 30-50% of fat tissue is lost after some time.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thanks for your question, it’s really important and so many patients don’t know what’s the best option in those cases, definitely in our case, our recommendation will be to perform butt implants with fat transfer to your hips, this combination always has great results, obviously as you said every patient and every procedure is totally different for everybody but mostly of patients have a great response with both of them, it is necessary to study your case deeply to give you the best advice!Good luck with your surgery and feel free to ask more questions about your case..!!