Fat distribution- 30 yo, South Asian, 5’3, 129 lbs (Photo)

Question

I had lipo 360 + arms in March of 2022, at the time I decided against a fat transfer to buttocks. I’ve been eating well and going to the gym very regularly since, but this month have noticed the contours in my flanks are starting to revert to my pre-surg shape. I have been going to the gym to build my butt and have been eating in a slight caloric surplus. I thought that fat cells wouldn’t regenerate in the lipo areas (esp such minimal weight gain 1-2 lbs max incl. muscle). Do I need 2nd round?

Ajaya Kashyap, MD · Answer

Thank you for your query! You do not seem to need a second round of liposuction based on your photographs. However, if you preferentially gain more weight in certain areas, you may consider a touch up in the future. Meanwhile, please continue to exercise and follow a reasonable diet plan. All the best!

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

Great series of posted photos! Fat is NEVER totally removed in any lipo area, so weight gain can result in fat returning to previously lipo areas. In my opinion you need a round 2 lipo 360+/Hip Dip BBL.... Fee from $6,000. Best to virtual consult with.....

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

Liposuction results are permanent and irreversible. Waking after surgery will happen based on your new fat distribution. To make an assessment on the outcome of a plastic surgery procedure we always need to see proper before and after pictures. If you don’t have proper before and after pictures and ask your surgeon to forward the pictures they took. It would also be helpful to include your preprocedure weight and your current weight in making an assessment. Most patients will have higher patient satisfaction with successful weight loss after liposuction procedures.
Consider re-posting with proper pictures in order to get an assessment. What do you look like now? Doesn’t help us if we don’t know what you look like before the procedure.
Delivering consistent quality, liposuction, results is more difficult than most people realize. The number of plastic surgeons who truly mastered this procedure is an a small minority. Liposuction has more variability in outcome based on provider selection than any other plastic surgery operation.
The importance of choosing providers correctly cannot be overstated. To find the best provider I suggest patients have multiple in person, consultations with local, board-certified plastic surgeons, who have a proven track record for delivering quality liposuction results. During each consultation, ask each provider to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before and after pictures of previous patient who had similar body characteristics to your Round. An experience plastic surgeon should have no difficulty showing you the before and after pictures of at least 50 previous patients. Seeing numerous before, and after pictures of patients, who had similar body characteristics is the best way to get a clear understanding of what the typical results will look like in the hands of each provider. Being shown a handful of pre-selected images, representing the best results of a providers career is insufficient to get a clear understanding I would average results look like from that provider. 
There’s no correct number of consultations needed to find the best plastic surgeon. Considering how much variation there is in skill and experience, and how difficult it is to master this procedure I suggest patients consider having at least five in person consultations before scheduling surgery.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD

Sealtiel Machuca, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

Hello, I am Doctor Sealtiel, in response to your question, your care and post-operative habits are excellent, but if you want more athletic results and with greater definition, I could recommend HD marking with the support of some technology, you have a very good previous liposuction .

Jose Segura, MD, PhD - Account Suspended · Answer

Hi, thanks for sharing your photos; I think you have an excellent body and if you want a little more volume in the buttocks, a revision liposuction could be performed and with it define your figure more and remove all the fat deposits and apply them to the buttocks. I hope you consider this opinion

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