Brazilian Butt Lift BBL Beverly Hills

While a certain number of those cells will not survive, the ones that do will remain in place indefinitely. The current estimate is that about 50 to 70% of the fat transfer to your buttocks and hips will survive. I do slightly over inject fat in order to account for some loss of volume over the next three months. The best results come when you are able to make adjustments to your daily routines that avoid sitting down or placing any weight on your buttocks during this initial healing period.

You will also notice a degree of swelling and discomfort at the fat transfer origin site. These side effects will subside, and you’ll enjoy the full results of your procedure around six months afterward.

Safety in gluteal augmentation is a hot topic now. There has been a number of documented deaths associated with the procedure. This was obviously concerning to both the public and plastic surgeons. Our societies immediately investigated and what was found was that the fatalities were associated with fat placement within and under the muscle of the buttocks. I was actually a part of some of the anatomic investigations. The anatomy is unfavorable in this region and some large blood vessels are at risk for being injured. This scenario can lead to fat going into these vessels and bringing the fat to the heart. Because of these findings, it is recommended that fat is injected only in the fat that is already in the buttocks and not in the muscle at all.

I personally have never learned to do the technique with the muscle injection the way it was originally performed and I have never had a patient become sick from a fat embolism and certainly have not had a death associated with this procedure. I take great care to place the fat exactly where I want it and I am always aware to not inject into the muscle.

When invisioning a beautiful buttock, some peoples expectations and desires are different than others. Because fat is a relatively soft building material, it can be occasionally difficult to build the projection of the buttock. These patients may have a particularly deflated buttock or they may have a goal to have a particularly large buttock. Because fat is soft it can only create a certain level of projection before it gives way. Think of it like building with wet sand. You can build a mound to some height but after that the sand begins to fall to the sides.

A second round allows the fat that has been injected to consolidate and become a better foundation. The second round will allow the new fat to sit “on the shoulders” of the previous surgery and really enhance the projection and curvature. These can be some of the more extreme cases.

There are a few ways to make a straightforward liposuction with fat grafting to the buttocks the best result possible. I recommend that all of my patients to undergo lymphatic massage. Lymphatic massage can be started a couple days before surgery and can begin as early as 2 to 3 days after surgery. This has become an essential part of high level liposuction. It basically mobilizes the inflammatory fluid that has been created, reduces swelling within the tissues, helps to contour the body, and helps with recovery overall. I think it is essential to commit to at least a month of lymphatic massages once or twice a week.

You should also commit to a low sodium diet and stay well hydrated particularly in the first three months after surgery.

Optimizing your diet and exercise will super charge results. After surgery you will be in a special metabolic state that will allow you to enhance your results with diet and exercise that will have long lasting effects.

Your compression garments, also known as a Faja, should be worn nearly all the time for the first three weeks. This will help to reduce swelling in your body and help to contour your results. Additionally, for these three weeks, the garment helps the skin stick down to the muscle below to reduce fluid collections that will hurt your result.

You’ll find that the compression garment feels good and helps to offer some support to your body while it heals and I do recommend that you continue to wear one for at least half the day for 3 months.