What is Buttock Augmentation

Buttock Augmentation involves the use of your own fat to increase the size of the buttock and improve its shape. The most common procedure uses your own fat. Another name for this procedure is the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL). This procedure uses liposuction to contour your back and thighs. It also harvests fat for injection in the subcutaneous plane of your buttock. The result is an improved contour with added projection. For a BBL Fort Lauderdale, please visit us at Thomassen Plastic Surgery.

Goals of a Buttock Augmentation

Remove wrinkles and depressions in your buttock
Symmetrically increase the size of your buttock
Results in a more toned and proportionate appearance
Contour your waist, flanks, back and thighs in the process
Use small stab incisions strategically placed to avoid perception to achieve this

Is it right for me?

In general, candidates for an arm lift include:

Adults with loss of buttock volume from weight loss or heredity
Adults of any age whose weight is relatively stable.
Healthy individuals who do not have medical conditions that can impair healing or increase risk of surgery
Individuals with a positive outlook and realistic expectations

Anesthesia

We perform this procedure under general anesthesia.

The incisions

Dr. Thomassen will place the incisions strategically so they are not visible. They are small, 1 – 1.5 cm in length, and placed in the inguinal region. Additional incisions are in the inter or lower gluteal crease.

Liposuction and Fat Grafting

A solution of saline, a local anesthetic, and epinephrine is injected into the subcutaneous fat of the abdomen and sides. The solution also targets the back and the medial and lateral thigh region. Fat is liposuction with care not to exceed a negative pressure that will injure the harvested fat cells. The lipoaspirate is allowed to settle, separating the fat from the fluid part of the aspirate in a sterile fashion. The fat is collected in sterile syringes for grafting. The fat is then grafted to the buttocks in to create an aesthetic result.

Fat Grafting to Buttock and Lateral Thigh

The Results

The results will be instantly visible. Swelling from the liposuction procedure will gradually resolve over a period of 4-6 weeks. During this period, please limit pressure on the buttock as much as possible. This helps keep the desired volume. We will give more details about how to recover successfully.

For a BBL Fort Lauderdale, visit Thomassen Plastic Surgery. For more information about fat grafting to the buttock and safety, visit the American Society of Plastic Surgery website.